8 Reasons Texans Against High Speed Rail Oppose It. Courtesy of A&M

  • High speed rail will take the same amount of time to get to Houston or Dallas in door-to-door travel time
  • Does not solve roadway traffic congestion
  • high speed rail “solid embankment may interrupt agricultural operations”
  • high speed rail solid embankment may interupt  migration patterns of local wildlife”
  • ” disrupt the peace and quiet for families used to living in rural areas”
  • Negatively impact rural proeprty values
  • taxpayer subsidies 
  • impair private property rights

The Battalion | Texas high speed rail meets opposition from land owners