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Lawsuits filed by Texas Central against property owners.
As it stands, not only has Texas Central been denied approval to construct, it has not yet established itself as a “railroad” with eminent domain authority in Texas. Amazingly, recent sworn testimony from a Texas Central representative revealed that Texas Central does not even have the money to buy the land it needs for the project, or even buy one train. Texas Central also admitted that it does not have sufficient financing in place for construction. Despite these undisputed facts, Texas Central continues to bully and has filed lawsuits against landowners across Texas in an attempt to enter private property, knowing full well it does not have that legal right. All the while, no Texas court has ruled in Texas Central’s favor, nor has any court ordered an injunction against a landowner to allow Texas Central access to private property. For a company that preaches fairness to landowners and respect for private property rights, Texas Central’s actions certainly speak louder than its words.
Texas Central’s spin about “key milestones” can be broken down in three minutes by TAHSR Special Litigation Counsel Blake Beckham. We aren’t sure who they think they are fooling.
TAHSR Special Litigation Counsel, Blake Beckham, gives an update on the new spin Texas Central is using to market this private-for-profit business venture to try to gain public support. Texas Central is talking out of both sides of its corporate mouth.
Texans Against High Speed Rail, Inc.
We are a 501c(4) organization formed in early 2015 as a coordinated state-wide effort to protect property, property rights and values, and our way of life from the negative impacts of high-speed rail, as well as prevent the wasteful use of taxpayer dollars or public subsidies for high-speed rail transportation.
As individual Texans, we may not feel that we have the means or reach to coordinate a state-wide grassroots effort, engage lobbyists or attorneys, or push back against a $20 billion project, but by being a part of a unified group, Texans Against High-Speed Rail, you can help stop high-speed rail in Texas. The volunteer staff of Texans Against High-Speed Rail are all impacted by this current high-speed rail project, so you can be assured that we have only altruistic motivation to help preserve our property AND yours, as well as protect us all from the effects of inevitable tax subsidies.
Our supporters include residents, private property owners, business owners and elected officials from all across Texas who share our core belief of combating eminent domain for private use and our opposition to any tax-subsidized passenger railway.
Your opposition phone calls, letters and emails are an important element in opposing this current high-speed rail project, but we also need your financial support to operate a coordinated, state-wide opposition plan. Please consider donating today to help the fight.
Together we are stronger, louder and can do more to make sure our way of life is protected.
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We know you have questions … questions about the high-speed rail project, about the routes, about who we are, about what we are doing to help you, about what you can do to help us. We encourage you to explore our website, starting with The 4 P’s.
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3rd Quarter Update
Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you and your family well. It has been a busy couple of weeks around the virtual TAHSR office, so I wanted to update you on several key developments. Texas Property Deeded To Japanese As you may have heard in the news recently,...
Because eminent domain is typically a last resort, and this project is far from the point of being approved to acquire property through eminent domain, the TAHSR Land Defense Fund was created to offer landowners a collective effort to protect their lands and ecologically sensitive natural resources and wildlife from being harmed long before eminent domain is necessary. This should ease the burden from landowners to retain individual counsel at this point. TAHSR Land Defense Fund is a Texas nonprofit corporation and official 501(c)(3) organization.
TEXANS AGAINST HSR ANNOUNCES LAND DEFENSE FUND AND LITIGATION PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BECKHAM GROUP
Jewett, Texas – As opposition to the Dallas Houston HSR continues to grow, the leadership of Texans Against High-Speed Rail has created a special litigation… read more