Bill package shapes fight on high-speed rail
Legislative opponents of a proposed high-speed rail line to zip passengers between Dallas and Houston have filed a package of bills aimed at killing the project.
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, is a member of the group. Texas Central Partners wants to build the bullet train line using Japanese technology and counting on private investors to pay the $12 billion cost.
“This group of foreign investors is threatening to seize family farms, physically divide the state of Texas, and have a gravely detrimental impact on the citizens I represent,” said state Rep. Leighton Schubert, R-Caldwell, in a news release issued Wednesday.
That may be overly dramatic, but there is determined opposition to the project among property owners along the proposed route and among some lawmakers.
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