With lingering skepticism about Texas Central’s ability to build a high-speed rail line, landowners along the route want the company to be more forthcoming about the project’s status.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office released Thursday
“We had some very productive and constructive discussions about the train in Japan,” Turner said. “The leadership in Houston is very supportive and wants it to happen. I look forward to working with Texas Central and our state and federal partners to advance this project. If you build it, people will take full advantage of it.”
The total value of those properties was appraised at more than $38 million, though some counties listed only the market price. McShan said the state’s Supreme Court settled the eminent domain decision, but he has a list of lingering questions for Texas Central. of the project released by the Federal Railroad Administration in November 2020. But since then, Texas Central has stopped communicating with the state’s transportation agency., D-Edinburg, the chair of the state House Transportation Committee, said with Texas’ rapid population growth, high-speed rail would greatly benefit the state but it would likely need to be subsidized.
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