With private funding and no public incentives, how can we oppose the Texas bullet train?
As a transit option, a Texas bullet train would be a major breakthrough. As an economic development project, it would be off the charts. That's because taxpayers don’t have to cough up anything to make it happen. That’s almost unheard of — not only for giant investments but even for small ones. A high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston would cost an estimated $12 billion, and the economic impact would be widespread and lasting. Yet the developers, Texas Central Part