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The Requestor: Chairman Byron Cook initiated RQ- 0113-KP about Texas Central Rail
The Questions asked of the Attorney General:Do the parties have eminent domain authority to condemn property for Texas High Speed Rail?
The Facts and Statutes key to whether Texas Central Rail has eminent domain power:
The lawyer: Blake Beckham
His legal style: Rottweiler-styled lawyer
Coordination with opponents to high speed rail: Yes. He spoke to Ellis County landowners and was described as putting “wind in the sails”
The Way He Sees to Stop Eminent Domain by Texas Central Rail: By declining Congressional approval of the route, without the route approved, there can be no eminent domain
Which Texas Congressman wrote to the Surface Transportation Board about opposing high speed rail in Texas? Congressman Brady
What is Congressman Brady’s opposition to high speed rail in Texas?
What is Congressman Brady’s opposition to the high speed rail route?
One conservative voice describes Texas Central Rail high speed rail from Dallas to Houston like this:
Add Limestone County Commissioners to the opposition list for high speed rail.
Limestone Commissioners and residents oppose high speed rail | Groesbeck Journal
Which County Commissioners voted to oppose Texas Central Rail high speed rail plan? Navarro County Commissioners
The number of counties staking claim to official opposition: 7
The basis for the opposition in Navarro County? Oppose the granting of eminent domain authority to the private high speed rail
County Judge names legislators who support the County Commissioner opposition resulation: Representative Byron Cook and Senator Brian Birdwell
The Ellis County Press published an Op-Ed from Texans Against High Speed Rail.
What points does Texans Against High Speed Rail make in its Op-Ed?
Ellis County Press | TCR proposes to acquire land it ultimately won’t use to satisfy investors
Will eminent domain be used by Texas Centeral Rail to build its Dallas-Houston high speed rail? Only if deals cannot be reached
How did property owners in Waller County react?
High Speed Rail is turning into a standoff.
What part of high speed rail is the California Legislature looking to reign in? More oversight for the high speed rail project
What sparked this change? Bipartisan concerns over high speed rail after a report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office that triggered questions about the project’s cost, schedule and scope.
What will California’s AB 2847 do?
How did San Jose secure funding for a high speed rail station? In 2 steps:
How did the funding for the high speed rail station come to fruition? A partnership agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority
Does the agremenet include development opportunities? Yes, for transit development and for economic development that creates a “vibrant and urban mixed-use setting…