TAHSR Press Releases

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...

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...

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...

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...

GRIMES CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUP, GRIMES COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY & TEXANS AGAINST HIGH-SPEED RAIL TO HOST HIGH-SPEED RAIL OPPOSITION RALLY WHAT: Grimes County and surrounding area residents are invited to an informational meeting regarding the currently proposed...

Despite Behind the Scenes Pressure to Derail Legislative Efforts, Texans Against High-Speed Rail Picking Up Steam in Austin JEWETT, Texas, April 17, 2015 – With a $10B high-speed rail project proposed through rural Texas between Dallas and Houston, in February of this...