Campaign TREND. Regulatory TREND. High Speed Rail + Amtrak = Eminent Domain?

Background: 

• 2016 Surface Transportation Board did not authorize eminent domain for Texas Central Rail proposed high speed rail between Dallas and Houston
• A 2018 partnership with Amtrak triggered a request for reconsideration of the 2016 eminent domain issue

Campaign TREND.

• HD 8 primary run-off candidate Cody Harris says the following about eminent domain use and high speed rail:
  • “dishonest and deceitful scheme by Texas Central”
  • “attack on rural property rights”
  • ” transparent assault on the sovereignty of Texas”
  • “Texas Central now realizes the only way to get what they’re after is to take their case before the bureaucrats and special interests in the DC swamp”

Corsicana Daily Sun | Harris Blows the Whistle on High-Speed Rail Scheme to “Borrow” Eminent Domain Authority from Amtrak

Palestine Herald Press | Harris accuses Texas Central of land grab; company touts jobs

Ft. Worth Star Telegram | Why the makers of Texas’ high-speed rail line want to connect to Amtrak