- 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…
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3 Points on What the Opposition to High Speed Rail Gets Wrong.
The Dallas Morning News editorial isn’t a fan of the Brazos Valley Council opposition to Texas High Speed Rail from Dallas to Houston. Let’s look at what the DMN says the BVC gets wrong:
- There’s a public benefit to businesses along the train’s path and to consumers who won’t have to sit in 6 hours of traffic and can count on a 90 minute train trip
- The risk will be born by the high speed rail investors- so subsidies. no special favors.
- $36 billion in revenue over 25 years is estimated for…
Texas Central Rail Partner Opponents File Lawsuit.
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…
Campaign Trend: Who Opposes High Speed Rail More. 4 Points Informed Intel.
- The Toth v. Brady Congressional race is a he said/he said brawl over who opposed high speed rail first
- A Toth mailer says Brady authored & voted for eminent domain for high speed rail as a state representative in 1993
- Brady says the 1993 bill removed eminent domain from pirvate companies building high speed rail
- Political scientists call the Toth mailer inaccurate
Your News Houston | Brady: Toth high-speed rail mailer a ‘lie’
High Speed Rail Sparks Anti-Eminent Domain Statements. 1 Univeristy Acts. 3 TX Elected Officials Speak.
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?
- Sen. Charles…
Campaign Trend: Tollroads. Eminent Domain by Private Companies. 1 TX House District. 3 Points.
In which house district is this occuring? HD-2 (Flynn)
What are activists saying about eminent domain and toll roads?
- “I never felt like he (the incumbent) cared one bit that a private organization would have been able to use the power of eminent domain over the citizens to build a for-profit toll road.”
- “Even with personal visits by property owners to his office, Rep. Flynn was fully behind this private toll way, and continued to advise us with statements such as, ‘stick…
2 Rural Responses to Texas High Speed Rail + Response from TX High Speed Rail
Resident of Waller county at a meeting about the use of eminent domain for proposed high speed rail:
- “No private company should have the authority of eminent domain”
- We have planes, we don’t need trains
The written response from high speed rail:
- The counties along the route will receive a “financial windfall from high-speed rail, which will provide thousands of jobs and an economic impact of $36 billion over the next 25 years”
Congressman Encouraging State Legislators to get an A.G. Opinion on High Speed Rail. 5 Bits informed intel.
- Congressman Kevin Brady is encouraging legislators to seek an A.G. Opinion on high speed rail in Texas
- What’s the issue that has Brady up in arms? Eminent Domain. Specifically state granted eminent domain powers.
- Who recevived the letter from Congressman Brady?
- Charles Schwertner
- Trent Ashby
- John Otto
- Leighton Schubert
- What is Congressman Brady’s concern? Whether the rail works for local communities, and he does not believe a rural train route works for local communities
- its…
Legal Trend: High Speed Rail in Texas Moving to Courts? 3 Bits Informed Intel.
- Texans Against High Speed Rail partnered with a lawfirm to move their land rights and enviromental concerns to court
- Public Comment will start this summer on the Texas High Speed Rail Environmental Impact Statement
Trending: 1 High Speed Rail. 305 Private Properties. By the Numbers
California High Speed Rail Authority is in the throws of building the first stretch of rail, here’s where the project stands:
- 305 eminent domain actions since December 2013
- Acquiring more then 1,160 acres in Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties by eminent domain
Fresno Bee | More properties up for condemnation for high-speed rail