Lege Trend Fruition. What happened and didn't happen with high speed rail in Texas Legislature?

  • Bills to stop high speed rail: No
  • High Speed Rail Specific Bills:  2
    • ​ Require reimbursement to local law enforcement for high speed rail security
    •  No State Funding for high speed rail

Response to the legislative action from high speed rail opponents: 

  • Even if no bill stopped high speed rail,
  • The high speed rail porject does not have adewuate funding nor explicit eminent domain authority

Response to legislative action from high speed rail:

““As the Texas Legislature completes its regular session, work on the bullet train remains at high speed,”