TAHSR Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2024 CONTACT: Desi Burns Porter EMAIL: desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com EMBATTLED DALLAS TO HOUSTON HIGH-SPEED RAIL OWES NEARLY $850,000 IN DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES AND ATTORNEY FEES Proposed Texas HSR project is delinquent on its property...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2024 EMAIL: info@TexansAgainstHSR.com TEXAS HSR FOCUS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INQUIRY REQUEST Request to US Department of Justice to review potential violation of Federal Agents Registration Act. Jewett, Texas – Last Friday, US...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 CONTACT: Desi Burns Porter EMAIL: desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com Landowner files petition seeking court-ordered deposition of Texas Central Jewett, Texas – On Monday, Harris County landowner Calvin House filed a petition seeking a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2022 CONTACT: Desi Burns Porter EMAIL: desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com TEXAS HSR PROMOTER OWES $622,000+ IN DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES Texas HSR project is delinquent on its property taxes in all counties in which it owns property and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2021 Contact: Desi Burns Porter desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SOLICITOR GENERAL STAND WITH LANDOWNER IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL EMINENT DOMAIN CASE Texas AG Ken Paxton and SG Judd Stone Weighs in at Texas Supreme...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2021 Contact: Desi Burns Porter desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com TEXAS SUPREME COURT WITHDRAWS DENIAL, REVERSES COURSE AND REINSTATES LANDOWNER PETITION AGAINST TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY Motion for Rehearing by Jim Miles was granted by Texas...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2021 Contact: Desi Burns Porter desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com TEXAS AGRICULTURE and FEDERAL/STATE OFFICIALS STAND WITH LANDOWNER TO PROTECT RANCH FROM DANGEROUS EMINENT DOMAIN RULING Texas Ag Commissioner, Members of Congress, State...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2021 Contact: Desi Burns Porter desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com ***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT*** WALLER COUNTY JUDGE TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS ON HSR WHAT: The United States House of Representatives’ Transportation and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2021 TEXAS LEGISLATURE PROTECTS STATE FUNDS FROM DELAYED, OVER BUDGET HIGH-SPEED RAIL NOW SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING Jewett, Texas – As the Texas Legislature finalizes its State budget in the last 30 days of the regular legislative...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2021 TEXAS COUNTIES AND LANDOWNERS SUE BUTTIGIEG, FRA, AND US DOT IN FEDERAL COURT OVER HSR NEPA VIOLATIONS Texas HSR project in jeopardy as lawsuit seeks to vacate and set aside Federal Railroad Administration’s Final EIS and special...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2021 RESPONSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL Jewett, Texas – In the absence of a responsible framework to implement high-speed rail (HSR) in Texas, Representative Ben Leman filed legislation (HB 3633) that will provide the necessary...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2020 Federal Railway Administration Issues Record of Decision and Regulatory Carve Out for “Conceptual Design” of Dallas Houston HSR Jewett, TX – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a pre-publication of its final...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Desi Porter Email: info@TexansAgainstHSR.com Texas Central Railway Deeds Texas Property To The Japanese Government Jewett, Texas – Despite its claim to be a Texas company building a Texas project to benefit the people...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2020 Contact: Desi Porter Email: desi@TexansAgainstHSR.com FRA Final Environmental Impact Statement Published This morning, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed...