Contributed artist's rendering
Contributed artist's rendering
Texas Central Railway and its newly formed affiliate Integrated Texas Logistics earned a victory in a state appeals court.
The 13th Court of Appeals sided with the entities this month, ruling they are railroad companies and interurban electric railways under state law. It reverses the 87th State District Court’s ruling that Texas Central Railway and Integrated Texas Logistics did not have eminent domain authority.
Barbara and Jim Miles sued Texas Central Railway in an effort to stop a survey of the couple’s land. The appeals court determined that the lower court was wrong for granting Miles’ motion for summary judgment and denying Texas Central Railway’s motion for partial summary judgment.
“This decision is rooted in state law that allows survey access and use of eminent domain by railroads, pipelines, electrical lines and other industries that provide for the public good and a strong economy,” Texas Central Railway CEO Carlos Aguilar told The Freestone County Times. “This decision confirms our status as an operating railroad and allows us to continue moving forward with our permitting process and all of our other design, engineering and land acquisition efforts.”
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