5 Things Said about Brazos Valley Council Opposition to Texas High Speed Rail

  • Dallas Morning News editorial: “But the eminent domain scare tactic is getting old.”
  • Grimes County Judge Ben Leman: “Now we know that it will take huge amounts of eminent domain.”
  • Kyle Workman, Texans Against High Speed Rail: ““a strong message to the Japanese investors that one of the main target markets for this project absolutely does not want it.”
  • Brazos Valley Council of Governments media release: “a solid blow to [Texas Central’s] claim of strong support in the Brazos Valley because of its purported station to service the area,”
  • Texas Central CEO Tim Kieth: “We are surprised that the Brazos Valley Council of Government has reversed itself and does not support the billions of dollars in economic benefits to the region, especially to Grimes County, and the number of high-paying jobs it will bring.”

 

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