Democratic state Rep. John Bucy pre-filed two bills in the Texas Legislature that would kick-start a high speed rail line along the I-35 corridor and direct funding to bullet train projects.
A Texas lawmaker is proposing another high-speed rail project that would connect North Texas, Austin and San Antonio.State Rep. John Bucy, a Democrat who represents parts of Austin and Williamson County, told KERA that his legislation, if passed, would allow the Texas Department of Transportation to start planning a line along the I-35 corridor, one of the most traveled in the state.
“It's more just telling the Texas Department of Transportation to basically enter a bid and get a contract going on,” Bucy said. “The calls are non-stop, from constituents, from county commissioners, from elected officials that are just excited about this idea,” he said. “TxDOT has been kind of gun shy in the past to enter into any type of funding resolution or apply for any of these funds,” LeCody said. “It's going to be interesting to see if we can get the Legislature to move on this.”is leading the charge on passenger rail projects across the state.
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