Seen This Movie: TX Lawmakers Planning to Seize Private Land for Bullet Trains

Texas officials plan to use eminent domain powers to take land from private property owners, as the state moves forward with plans for its first-ever high-speed rail.

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Plans are in place for a 240-mile route connecting Dallas and Houston, on which high-speed passenger trains will travel at over 200 miles per hour and help commuters complete this journey in under 90 minutes. The latest proposal would give a significant boost to the project, which has garnered both support and criticism as it moves toward completion.

The proposal was discussed on Thursday during a meeting of the Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy body of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

According to a draft of the group's legislative priorities, efforts to move the rail project forward will require creating a statewide high-speed rail authority.

Beege Welborn

Let's hope they're really not this stupid.

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