TREND. Courts v. the Lege. Eminent Domain. High Speed Rail.

The competing timelines: 

• Will the Texas Legislature prohibit eminent domain for high speed rail before the May 29th Sine Die?
• Will the July 3rd Harris County trial on the issue have the final word?

The brewing issues:

• Does the high speed rail project have eminent domain authority under Texas statutes?
• If so, how should land owners and pre-condemantion access to the land work?
  • Sound familiar? It should, its the same issue that land owners in West Texas raised with the Trans-Pecos pipeline?

Houston Chronicle | Bullet train land dispute on track for July trial