Texas Private Rail Proposal: Foreign Company. Eminent Domain. Transportation.

Its deja vu all over again. A foreign company finances a new transportation proposal. The foreign company has eminent domain authority. Opposition forms. Opposition gets stronger. The ultimate result: All eminent domain authority is repealed for the project.

10 years ago, it was Spanish Company, Cintra, and Trans Texas Corridor. Today it’s Japanese financed Texas Central Railway, which is proposing high-speed rail to connect Texas major metropolitan areas.  

Previous opposition to the rail had been rural land owners, but newly organized opposition group, NoTexasCentral.Com, is suburban and urban based.

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