Texas high-speed rail project has been a disaster from the start: ballooning costs, numerous delays, and permitting issues
By Cong. Michael McCaul
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Trump administration terminated the $63.9 million federal grant for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor. While the project was originally proposed as a private venture connecting Dallas to Houston, it was granted federal funding by the Biden White House — and was yet another example of the previous administration's wasteful spending.
From day one, I've fought to prevent your tax dollars from going toward this runaway train. The Texas high-speed rail project was a disaster from the start, with numerous delays, permitting issues, and ballooning costs.
This announcement is a tremendous victory for Texans across my district, who do not need this project and should not be on the hook to fund it.
I'm extremely grateful the Trump Administration has canceled this grant, which would have imposed an economic injustice on Texas’ landowners — forcing my constituents to subsidize the very project that could strip them of their property.
I will continue working with the administration to safeguard taxpayer dollars and protect the land that Texas’ farmers, ranchers, and landowners tirelessly care for and deserve to keep.
Congressman Michael McCaul represents Texas' 10th Congressional District, which stretches from Lake Travis outside of Austin to the Brazos Valley and includes: Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Madison, Travis, Washington, Waller and Williamson Counties. He currently serves as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and previously – prior to being term-limited as chairman under the House of Representatives Rules – served as the Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee during the 113th, 115th and 116th Congresses.
