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TX SB424
Bill
Status
11/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Eckhardt
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AI Summary
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Defines "high-speed rail" as intercity passenger rail service reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles per hour
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Requires the Texas Department of Transportation to enter into a comprehensive development agreement with a private entity to construct, maintain, and operate high-speed rail
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Mandates the high-speed rail line connect Dallas to Austin to San Antonio along the Interstate Highway 35 corridor
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Repeals Section 199.003 of the Transportation Code, which previously restricted the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by private entities
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.
Transportation
Last Action
Referred to Finance
2/3/2025