CBS19 by Jason Miles 5/11/2020
Bullet train company wins right to take private land in Texas, but legal fight may not be over
Texas Central won the right to use eminent domain thanks to a court of appeals ruling. Part of the long-dead Northwest Mall site may eventually see new life as the local terminal for a Houston-to-Dallas bullet train.
It's among renderings Texas Central has released as it seeks to acquire land. That's something easier to do thanks to a new court ruling.
"Well, we got a very favorable decision,†said attorney Marie Yeates, who represents Texas Central.
The 13th District Court of Appeals decision means Texas Central can operate as a legitimate railroad.
“Texas Central Partners does constitute an entity that, under Texas law, has authority to survey property and, when necessary, to exercise eminent domain,†Yeates said.
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