North Texas transit planners are asking federal representatives for support for a proposed Dallas to Houston high speed rail project, but but doubts remain among some local leaders.

The Regional Transportation Council on Thursday voted to send a letter to congressional representatives asking them to oppose language in an appropriations bill that would prohibit federal funding to high-speed rail development in Texas.

A section in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill states “none of the funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act may be provided to the State of Texas for a high-speed rail corridor development project that is the same or substantially similar to the Amtrak Texas High Speed Rail Corridor previously known as the Texas Central Railway

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