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Who filed a lawsuit? Texans Against High-Speed Rail
Who is the lawsuit against? TXDOT & Attorney General Paxton
What’s causing the foray into the courts? A public information request from Texans for High Speed Rail that sought any documents at TXDOT related to Texas Central Parnters.
What was the response to the public information request? Texans Against High-Speed Rail believes that documents were withheld, and the documents provided were heavily redacted without…
Who is issuing the warning? The Obama Adminsitration
What entities are being warned about data security threats?
What’s sparked the warning? The attack n the Ukraine’s power grid 2 months ago. It was the first cyberattack that produced a wide spread blackout
What was the target of the cyber attack? industrial control systems that act as the intermediary between computers and the switches
What could hackers do with control…
Is air share on a digital platform permitted? In August 2014, the FAA shut down air share, and limits open seats to friends of the pilot only.
What fix is in the works to allow air share? Congressman Mark Sanford added an amendment for air share to the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016
Americans for Tax Reform | Planesharing Aims for Liftoff Despite FAA Drag
Where is this issue bubbling? Chicago. A Chicago Alderman wants to allow cabbies to be able to charge a 50cents surcharge for the use of credit cards to put more money into cabbie pockets.
What do cabbies have to do with the sharing economy? Cabs are adjusting their business models to be in the same market as ride share is a cash free business.
Chicago Tribune | Morning Spin: City Hall warns cabbies on 50-cent credit card surcharge
Why does Texas A&M Student Senate oppose eminent domain? The proposed high speed rail that would traverse rural Texas triggered the vote
What did the elected officials, who were present, say about eminent domain? “Their resounding message was that voting in favor the Eminent Domain Opposition Act is akin to advocating for the protection of property owners.”
Which State Representatives and State Senators participated in Texas A&M Student Senate eminent domain debate?
Resident of Waller county at a meeting about the use of eminent domain for proposed high speed rail:
The written response from high speed rail:
Who is proposing a shift in state transportation funding? Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
What is the impetus for his transportation funding proposal? Mayor Turner asserts that widening highways adds to more congestion. “These types of projects are not creating the kind of vibrant, economically strong cities that we all desire”
Under Mayor Turner’s transportation funding proposal, what should be the focus of transportation funding? Shift from automobiles and toward alternatives
What…
In response to a proposal from google, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the driver of a self driving car is the car’s computer.
The machines are taking over the world. 3 Keys from the federal regulators that will matter in Texas:
Members of the Senate Select Committee to study ports are:
Here’s what the committee is to study: