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Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill calling for more oversight of California’s high speed rail project for the following reasons:
KQED | Governor Vetoes High-Speed Rail Oversight Bill
California’s AB 2847
What’s the new ride share? Hail a Honda
How is this ride share operating? As a partnership with ACL Music Festival
The researchers: School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis & IndyGo
The study:“State and federal fuel taxes: The road ahead for U.S. infrastructure funding” published in January 2017 Journal of Transport Policy
The reasons why a vehicle mileage tax is the best long term transportation funding source:
The high speed rail project: Texas Central Rail, Dallas-Houston line
The court: a Harris County Court
The issue the court was considering: precondemnation access to land by the rail
Why landowners claim victory: The request for access to the land was withdrawn
Why high speed rail claims victory: No meaningful decision was made by the court
Houston Chronicle | High-speed rail land dispute lands in Houston court
Limestone County Judge Daniel Burkeen lists 4 reasons high speed rail isn’t foreeseable:
Texas Central Railway’s 6 Point Repsonse:
Add Limestone County to the list of counties establishing new eminent domain hurdles for crossing county roads and right of ways.
A local resident told the county commissioners that 3,422 signatures were gathered opposed to high speed rail.
Groesbeck Journal | High-speed rail foes show up at court for vote
Texas energy exports: The 1st oil and gas export left the Port of Corpus Christi earlier this year
Energy exports will benefit from the new Panama Canal with its 50 foot drafts.
How the new Panama Canal sets up a quagmire for Texas: Texas ports can only handle a draft of 45 feet.
The funding issue: Most coastal states fund Port maintenance and expansion. Texas does not. It uses user fees and some local property taxes. The cost to expand the Port of Houston is $55-$60 million.
Which car was hacked? Tesla Model S
Who did the hacking? Researchers
Does Tesla have a bounty program to report vulnerabilities? yes
What were the hackers able to control?
PC World | Researchers hack Tesla Model S with remote attack
The Judge: Judge Richard Posner of the 7th Circuit of Appeals
His explanation of the differences between ride share and taxis:
USA Today | Chicago taxi group asks appellate court to even playing field with Uber
DNA Info Downtown South Loop North River | Shakman, Judge Clash Over Differences…