East Central Texas News

For over ten years, rural Texans and private property owners have faced uncertainty about the future of the Texas Central High-Speed Rail Project. Concerns have arisen about its backers, funding, and the project's impact on their lands and livelihoods. Congressman Ellzey expressed these issues, stating, “For more than a decade, rural Texans, especially private property owners, have been left in uncertainty, questioning the backers, funding sources, and future of Texas’s Central High-Speed Rail Project. Meanwhile, their land and livelihoods have been at risk.”

Congressman Ellzey has been active in Washington, working to dismantle the project at the federal level. Concurrently, Texas state lawmakers have taken steps at the state level. The Texas House Committee on Transportation recently voted to subpoena Texas Central. Ellzey noted, “This week, after learning just how much of a boondoggle this project really is, the Texas House Committee on Transportation voted to subpoena Texas Central, compelling them to produce crucial documents—documents they clearly don’t want the public to see.”

He acknowledged the work of the Texas lawmakers, stating, “I’m grateful for the leadership of Chairman Cody Harris, Chairman Craddick, Representative Little, Representative Patterson, and all the members of the Transportation Committee for taking this important step.”