Texas Central Rail Partner Opponents File Lawsuit.

Who filed a lawsuit? Texans Against High-Speed Rail

Who is the lawsuit against? TXDOT & Attorney General Paxton

What’s causing the foray into the courts? A public information request from Texans for High Speed Rail that sought any documents at TXDOT related to Texas Central Parnters.

What was the response to the public information request?  Texans Against High-Speed Rail believes that documents were withheld, and the documents provided were heavily redacted without justification

What’s procedurally happened to the information request? 

• TXDOT asked the AG for an opinion as to whether information is protected.
• Central Partners offered a brief that their information is proprietary and should be protected from release.
• Texans Against High Speed Rail took it to court.

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