TAHSR Press Releases

TAHSR CHAIRMAN BEN LEMAN TO SEEK SCHUBERT OPEN SEAT IN TEXAS HOUSE Ben Leman to resign as Grimes County Judge; remain TAHSR Chairman Jewett, Texas – Texans Against High-Speed Rail (TAHSR) Chairman Ben Leman has been a champion for protecting taxpayer dollars and...

BRADY RAISES LEGAL CONCERNS OF DALLAS HOUSTON HSR DRAFT EIS WITH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY AND FRA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR Congressman Kevin Brady made official inquiry on behalf of constituents about illegal surveys and trespass Jewett, Texas – On the eve of the intended...

ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TXDOT CONTINUE HIDING SECRET HSR “FEASIBILITY STUDY” FROM LANDOWNERS Travis County Court Rules State Agency Can Hide Information from the Public Jewett, Texas – In exchange for the use of its taxpayer-funded resources, Texas Central disclosed a...

TEXAS CENTRAL APPEALS GRIMES COUNTY SURVEY INJUNCTION Jewett, Texas – Grimes County officials have released a statement regarding the county’s lawsuit against Texas Central Partners, in which Judge Albert McCaig permanently enjoined Texas Central or its...

ABBOTT HAS OPPORTUNITY TO STEER CLEAR OF TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR REDUX Jewett, Texas – Two bills requiring additional security and precluding state funds for private high-speed rail are heading to the desk of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign the bills...

TEXAS CENTRAL SERVES INJUNCTION LAWSUIT IN KENDALL COUNTY, 250 MILES FROM HARRIS COUNTY WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED Jewett, Texas – Following Judge Halbach’s denial of Texas Central’s motion for summary judgment “in its entirety” in the injunction lawsuit against...

TEXAS CENTRAL IS NOT A RAILROAD, NO EMINENT DOMAIN MAJOR HSR OPPOSITION VICTORY Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure’s motion to be declared a railroad with eminent domain authority denied by Harris County judge. Jewett, Texas – Last Friday, landowner Calvin House...

HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPANY WITHDRAWS REQUEST FOR SURVEY ACCESS Texans Against High-Speed Rail Calls for Texas Central to Drop Remaining Lawsuits Jewett, Texas – On Friday, Texas landowners achieved a landmark victory in Houston, where Texas Central withdrew its request...

HIGH-SPEED RAIL HITS ROADBLOCK IN GRIMES COUNTY HSR Entities or Facilities Must Show Proof of Eminent Domain Prior to Receiving Authorization to Cross Grimes County Roads Anderson, Texas – From the steps of the historic Grimes County Courthouse steps, Grimes County...

***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT*** TEXANS AGAINST HIGH-SPEED RAIL TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING GRIMES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DECISION  WHAT: Texans Against High-Speed Rail (TAHSR) will host a press conference immediately following tomorrow’s...

MAJOR OPPOSITION VICTORY WITH FEDERAL LEVEL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD RULING Surface Transportation Board Agrees with TAHSR, Dallas Houston HSR a State Issue & “Too Speculative and Undefined” Jewett, Texas – Texans Against High-Speed Rail (TAHSR) delivered a major...

FEDERAL FILINGS REVEAL JAPANESE-FUNDED RAILROAD CONSORTIUM PLANS EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE AND NEAR WHOLESALE EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL RULES TCR Proposes to Acquire Land it Ultimately Won’t Use to Satisfy Investors Jewett, Texas – Texas Central Railway (TCR), Central Japan...

OPPOSITION GROWING OUTSIDE PROPOSED HSR CORRIDOR Heart of Texas Council of Governments Passes Resolution Opposing Dallas Houston HSR Jewett, Texas – Joining the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, the Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) has also passed a...

TAHSR LAND DEFENSE FUND FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY AFFILIATE TO CHALLENGE SURVEY PERMISSION FORM Texas Central Survey Permission Form Seeks Unlimited, Indefinite Access to Private Property Jewett, Texas – The TAHSR Land Defense Fund has filed a...

DESPITE PLANNED HSR STATION, BRAZOS VALLEY OPPOSES DALLAS HOUSTON HSR PROJECT Brazos Valley Council of Governments Passes Resolution Opposing Proposed Dallas Houston High-Speed Rail Jewett, Texas – Despite increasingly heavy courting by Texas Central Partners (TCP)...

TAHSR Sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and TxDOT Jewett, Texas – Texans Against High-Speed Rail (TAHSR) has filed a lawsuit against Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) seeking information being withheld from the...

OPPOSITION TO HIGH-SPEED RAIL CONTINUES TO GROW OUTSIDE PROPOSED PATH Robertson County Opposed to Dallas Houston HSR Jewett, Texas – The Robertson County Commissioners Court has recently passed a resolution opposing the Dallas Houston High-Speed Rail proposed by Texas...

TEXANS AGAINST HSR COORDINATES WITH TEXAS A&M STUDENT SENATE TO OPPOSE DALLAS HOUSTON HSR Jewett, Texas – In a nearly unanimous roll call, the Texas A&M University Student Senate, speaking on behalf of the student body, sent a clear message Wednesday night condemning...