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Watchdog.org
Can anything stop the TEX Rail train?
Sometimes, state Sen. Konni Burton said, it feels like the people of northeast Tarrant County are being run over by a runaway train.
No matter the opposition or the considerable number of questions that go unanswered – not the least of which is where nearly $500 million is going to come from to pay for it – the TEX Rail train just keeps coming.
“I feel as though they aren’t listening, they’re just moving ahead and there’s nothing that can stop it,” Burton, R-Colleyville, told Watchdog this week.
http://watchdog.org/255809/tex-rail-train/
Star-Telegram
TEX Rail is moving full-speed ahead, but should it be stopped?
Most people are not aware of commuter rail line’s cost About $468 million of total is not yet funded Public vote should have been required
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article56914108.html#storylink=cpy
FWWEEKLY
TEX Rail, a 27-mile commuter rail project that would connect downtown Fort Worth, downtown Grapevine, and the north entrance of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, seems like a great deal for North Texas. The feds are footing half of the roughly $800 million price tag, and it will help ease traffic in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. But not everyone is thrilled about the prospect.
http://www.fwweekly.com/2015/05/13/throw-mama-from-the-t/
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