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Tag: high-speed train

Transportation

Dallas-Houston Bullet Train Critics Want To Boost Texas Oversight Of Eminent Domain Use

Matt Zdun, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 14, 2018 · As private developer Texas Central moves ahead with plans to build what could be the country's first high-speed rail line, a handful of state lawmakers hope to try next year to give the state more authority over the project.

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Transportation

Rural Sheriffs Express Safety And Security Concerns Over The High-Speed Rail Project

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 1, 2018 · Law enforcement officials say they haven’t been consulted by the company that’s planning to build the line between Houston and Dallas

Tags bullet train Federal Railroad Administration grimes county high-speed train Texas Central Railway

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Amid Texas Transportation Battles, Toll Lanes Scrapped While Bullet Train Survived

Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2017 · Texans successfully fought back against tolled highway projects in 2017. Meanwhile, motorists are now forbidden to text while driving and ride-hailing companies emerged from the legislative session with a major victory

Tags high-speed train highway projects Texas transportation toll lanes train

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Hovering cars, superconductors, and liquified hydrogen: UH researcher offers an intriguing concept for future highways

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 5, 2023 · Dr. Zhifeng Ren from the University of Houston explains his concept, which was just published in the journal APL Energy.

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The superfast highway of the future (May 5, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 5, 2023 · On Friday's show: It may sound like science fiction, but research from the University of Houston outlines a fuel-efficient concept for moving vehicles along a modified highway system of the future at up to 400 miles an hour, making some aspects of air travel obsolete.

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Yes, Houston still has traffic snarls

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 13, 2023 · Houston Matters marks 10 years on the air by looking back at 10 years of transportation and mobility.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2565: de Havilland DH.9

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 9, 2023 · Episode: 2565 The de Havilland DH.9 — a failure in war, a laboratory in peace. Today, swords and plowshares.

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