TAHSR Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE December 8, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE December 8, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE October 12, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE August 1, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE May 25, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE March 16, 2017
HSR BUDGET RIDER IS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING TAXPAYERS Jewett, Texas – Texans Against High-Speed Rail thanks Senator Schwertner, Representative Ashby and their budget committee members who took the responsible action of placing a rider in the state budget...
read morePRESS RELEASE February 7, 2017
TEXAS CENTRAL ABANDONS LAWSUITS WHILE LANDOWNERS RENEW OPPOSITION TO HSR PROJECT Jewett, Texas – In keeping with their corporate behavior of deflecting and redirecting, Texas Central has released a statement today via their public relations firm regarding “key...
read morePRESS RELEASE January 3, 2017
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE December 20, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE September 27, 2016
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...
read moreHigh-Speed Rail hits roadblock in Grimes County
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...
read moreTexans Against High-Speed Rail to host Press Conference following Grimes County Commissioners Court decision
***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...
read morePRESS RELEASE July 19, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE April 28, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE March 30, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE March 17, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE March 11, 2016
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)...
read morePRESS RELEASE March 3, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE February 25, 2016
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...
read morePRESS RELEASE February 11, 2016
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...
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