Texas lawmakers have unanimously approved a subpoena demanding financial and operational records from Texas Central, the company building a high-speed rail project linking Dallas and Houston. The ...

PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) — A bill authored by East Texas State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) to stop high-speed rail projects from altering state roadways has advanced to a public committee hearing.

A handful of bills in the Texas legislature could lead the way for more rail development in the state. (Shutterstock | Shutterstock) Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about ...

The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed train used by Central Japan Railway Company in Japan. The same type of train would be used for a proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas. State ...

Rapid growth in Texas’ five largest cities — and in between — is among the reasons state transportation officials are studying several transit options, including passenger rail improvements. The Texas ...

The company behind the high speed rail project between Houston and Dallas revealed new details yesterday about the project, including that it has only secured about one-quarter of the land needed to ...

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Forty-five people were arrested and nearly $74,000 was seized after deputies found an alleged dog fighting ring in Newton County. 45 people arrested, $74,000 seized in alleged dog fighting ring in ...

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A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the Texas Legislature that would ban public money from being spent on altering state roadways in order to facilitate high-speed rail construction. The ...