Texans Against High-Speed Rail https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/ Texans Against High-Speed Rail. Bad for Property Owners. Bad for Tax Payers. Bad for Texas. Sun, 11 May 2025 11:31:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/favicon.png Texans Against High-Speed Rail https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/ 32 32 PRESS RELEASE July 30, 2024 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/embattled-dallas-to-houston-high-speed-rail-owes-nearly-850000-in-delinquent-property-taxes-and-attorney-fees/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:53:43 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3188 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 taxes in all counties in which it owns property and continues to incur interest and penalties. Jewett, Texas […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE April 9, 2024 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-hsr-focus-of-department-of-justice-inquiry-request/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:50:51 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3185 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 Department of Justice (DOJ) received a letter regarding potential violations of the Federal Agents Registration Act (FARA) […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE January 24, 2023 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/landowner-files-petition-seeking-court-ordered-deposition-of-texas-central/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:47:36 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3179 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 pre-suit deposition to investigate potential claims against Texas Central Railway, the company previously promoting a high-speed rail between Dallas […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE March 31, 2022 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-hsr-promoter-owes-622000-in-delinquent-property-taxes/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:43:12 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3173 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 continues to incur interest and penalties. Jewett, Texas – Related to James Miles v. Texas Central […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE December 20, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-attorney-general-and-solicitor-general-stand-with-landowner-in-high-speed-rail-eminent-domain-case/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:59:04 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3194 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 Court with State Position Regarding Landowner Appeal and Recommends Court Reverse Dangerous Eminent Domain Ruling Jewett, Texas – Solicitor General Judd […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE October 15, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-supreme-court-withdraws-denial-reverses-course-and-reinstates-landowner-petition-against-texas-central-railway/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:02:20 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3199 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 Supreme Court, Proposed HSR eminent domain authority remains in question Jewett, Texas – In what happens in only 3% of […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE August 17, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-agriculture-and-federal-state-officials-stand-with-landowner-to-protect-ranch-from-dangerous-eminent-domain-ruling/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:04:03 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3203 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 Legislators, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Texas Businesses Ask Texas Supreme Court To Hear Landowner Appeal […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE May 5, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/waller-county-judge-to-testify-before-congress-on-hsr/ Wed, 05 May 2021 13:09:17 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3208 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 Infrastructure (T&I) Committee is holding a hearing on “When Unlimited Potential Meets Limited Resources: The Benefits and Challenges of High-Speed Rail and Emerging […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-legislature-protects-state-funds-from-delayed-over-budget-high-speed-rail-now-seeking-public-funding/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:10:23 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3212 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 session, the language protecting the State from subsidizing the prolonged high-speed rail proposal remains […]

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]]> PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2021 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/texas-counties-and-landowners-sue-buttigieg-fra-and-us-dot-in-federal-court-over-hsr-nepa-violations/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:10:58 +0000 https://www.texansagainsthsr.com/?p=3214 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 regulatory carve-out for Japanese HSR technology. Jewett, Texas – Today, Texans Against High-Speed […]

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