{"id":449,"date":"2016-03-17T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/2016\/03\/17\/5-things-said-about-brazos-valley-council-opposition-to-texas-high-speed-rail\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T02:00:00","slug":"5-things-said-about-brazos-valley-council-opposition-to-texas-high-speed-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/5-things-said-about-brazos-valley-council-opposition-to-texas-high-speed-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things Said about Brazos Valley Council Opposition to Texas High Speed Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Dallas Morning News editorial: &#8220;<em>But the eminent domain scare tactic is getting old.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Grimes County Judge Ben Leman: &#8220;Now we know that it will take huge amounts of eminent domain.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Workman, Texans Against High Speed Rail: &#8220;<span style=\"font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18px;\">\u201ca strong message to the Japanese investors that one of the main target markets for this project absolutely does not want it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Brazos Valley Council of Governments media release: &#8220;<span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);\">a solid blow to [Texas Central\u2019s] claim of strong support in the Brazos Valley because of its purported station to service the area,\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);\">Texas Central CEO Tim Kieth: &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(121,121,121);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);\">We are surprised that the Brazos Valley Council of Government has reversed itself and does not support the billions of dollars in economic benefits to the region, especially to Grimes County, and the number of high-paying jobs it will bring.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/transportationblog.dallasnews.com\/2016\/03\/dallas-houston-bullet-train-company-loses-rural-planners-support.html\/\">Dallas Morning News | Transportation Blog |\u00a0Dallas-Houston bullet train company loses rural planners\u2019 support<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/news\/local\/texas-news\/dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-loses-key-brazos-valley-support\/78205878\">WFAA |\u00a0Dallas-Houston high-speed rail loses Brazos Valley support<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/opinion\/editorials\/20160316-editorial-high-speed-rail-opponents-are-shortsighted.ece\">Dallas Morning News | Editorial | High-speed rail opponents are shortsighted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navasotaexaminer.com\/news\/article_9fbf5e66-eb86-11e5-a248-53c565632841.html\">Navasota Examiner |<strong>\u00a0<span class=\"blox-headline entry-title\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:700;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:38px;\">BVCOG passes resolution in opposition of HSR<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/story\/news\/local\/texas\/2016\/03\/11\/dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-loses-brazos-valley-support\/81676242\/\">KHOU |\u00a0Dallas-Houston high-speed rail loses Brazos Valley support<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Dallas Morning News editorial: &#8220;<em>But the eminent domain scare tactic is getting old.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Grimes County Judge Ben Leman: &#8220;Now we know that it will take huge amounts of eminent domain.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Workman, Texans Against High Speed Rail: &#8220;<span style=\"font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18px;\">\u201ca strong message to the Japanese investors that one of the main target markets for this project absolutely does not want it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Brazos Valley Council of Governments media release: &#8220;<span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);\">a solid blow to [Texas Central\u2019s] claim of strong support in the Brazos 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