Editorial: Texas high-speed rail opponents are shortsighted

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Editorial: Texas high-speed rail opponents are shortsighted
(Source: Editorial in the Dallas Morning News, March 16, 2016)

DALLAS — As flip-flops go, Brazos Valley Council of Governments’ new opposition to high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is more than baffling. It is bad policy, too.

Full story: Dallas Morning News

Thursday, March 17, 2016

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