CONGRESSMAN BRADY ADDRESSES HIGH SPEED RAIL OPPONENTS

  

A crowd in the hundreds turned out Wednesday night in Navasota, for a public meeting with U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, to oppose the Texas High-Speed Rail project.

The Grimes County Expo Center hosted the town hall meeting of Texans Against High-Speed Rail.

Brady told the crowd that he has been fighting in Washington D.C. to deny construction of the High-Speed Rail in Texas.

Texas Central, the company that is in the works of developing the rail, says that it will run from Dallas to Houston, with a stop in Roans Praire.

Residents have said they are worried their land would be taken to build a railway they would never use.

The group's president Kyle Workman says the meeting was a way for residents to hear what their elected officials had to say, as well as an update on the progress.

Workman says the group, “…wants to make sure that both those who are directly impacted or non-directly impacted have a voice about something that is going to affect so many people.”

Texas Central officials have said, “Citizens and elected officials recognize this is the right project, in the right place, at the right time to be successful.  The majority of Grimes County residents look forward to welcoming the project and recognize the significance of the positive economic impact and jobs the Texas High-Speed Train will contribute to their community.”