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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, let's talk about high speed rails. House Bill for
eighty three and a companion Center Bill four twenty four
both relate to a high speed rail system along the
I thirty five corridor between San Antonio and Dallas Fort Worth.
Many have said I've been talking about for a very
long time and say that it's going to ease transportation
woes a little bit. It's going to create jobs and
(00:22):
build economic wealth. So why hasn't it gotten done? What's
the hold up? We'll get done this time. Bill Miller
joins this political consultant bill. Good morning, Mary Christmas. How
are you hy?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Great? Thank Merry Christmas to you.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Good to have you. So. Texas rail Advocate supports this bill.
They say it's gonna relieve some of the congestion along
I thirty five. There's all kinds of great reasons for
what I'm reading to do this. Why isn't it done?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Well?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
There are several reasons. When it first was proposed, and
this is way back when, because it's been around a
long time. The airlines, principally in Southwest was supposed to
it because it would interfere with you know, their passenger
travel and it would take business away from that as it.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Dragged on, and it has dragged on for literally.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Years and years and years, it became something that just
was a great idea that never took form. The opposition
from property owners along the line, the costs have grown.
It's just a concept that's always sounds and looks good
on paper, but in reality just never takes form or
shape and it never gets the votes to get there.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Is that going to change now? I mean, what's the
latest on this? I'm looking at I'm getting dizzy with
all of the numbered bills that I see here here
sb's nine seventy seven, hih HJAR fifty eight. I mean
there's a HB six to sixty three. Like you said,
it's been coming and it's been playing, it's been talked about.
It never seems to go anywhere. Is this going to
(01:51):
be any different this time around?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
I would predict not the you know, the legislature in
a short time that's in session five months. Yeah, they
filed the thousands of bills get filed, and you know,
people that are proponents of it filed bills to say
let's give it a shot, and they argue about it.
But it just really repeating myself but it just never
gets out of the gate. There isn't widespread support for it.
(02:17):
It's going to be super costly, okay, but what else
is new? Everything costs a lot. But if you're going
to take money and do this, it's going to serve
a line through the state and there this is the
huge state. And there are lots of people that have
projects in their neighborhood that's not in the middle of
the state that would like to have that money for
other things.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
So they're going to vote against it. They're not going
to support it. It doesn't even get to a vote,
it does. It never even reaches that point.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I've been looking at some of the responses here in
the Texan from the DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency
created by President Trump's going to be hited up by
Elon Muskin vivik Ramswamy, and they don't address this particular
Texas high speed Rail, but they do point out quote
unquote wasteful spending on a California high speed rail route
that had received six point eight billion dollars in federal
(03:05):
money but has yet to carry a single passenger. So
if DOSEE as opposed to the California one odds are
pretty good. There's going to be not much support from
it for it from the Federals, from the FEDS for
Texas as well well.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
And you look around at some of the local communities.
I live in Austin, and you know the rail here
is it's not widely used. It's widely heralded, but it's
not widely used. And until you show something that really
has ridership and value, it's never going to happen. There
you go.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Ridership is the key. If there's a big demand for it,
there might be some sense in it. But if there's
not much of a demand and not that many riders,
then what's the point. Bill Miller, political consultant talking about
high speed rails? Will they go through in the Indy
nine legislative session? Likely not. Bill. Thank you for the time,
We appreciate it. Have a wonderful holiday.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Thank you.
Okay, let's talk about high speed rails. House Bill for
eighty three and a companion Center Bill four twenty four
both relate to a high speed rail system along the
I thirty five corridor between San Antonio and Dallas Fort Worth.
Many have said I've been talking about for a very
long time and say that it's going to ease transportation
woes a little bit. It's going to create jobs and
(00:22):
build economic wealth. So why hasn't it gotten done? What's
the hold up? We'll get done this time. Bill Miller
joins this political consultant bill. Good morning, Mary Christmas. How
are you hy?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Great? Thank Merry Christmas to you.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Good to have you. So. Texas rail Advocate supports this bill.
They say it's gonna relieve some of the congestion along
I thirty five. There's all kinds of great reasons for
what I'm reading to do this. Why isn't it done?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Well?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
There are several reasons. When it first was proposed, and
this is way back when, because it's been around a
long time. The airlines, principally in Southwest was supposed to
it because it would interfere with you know, their passenger
travel and it would take business away from that as it.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Dragged on, and it has dragged on for literally.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Years and years and years, it became something that just
was a great idea that never took form. The opposition
from property owners along the line, the costs have grown.
It's just a concept that's always sounds and looks good
on paper, but in reality just never takes form or
shape and it never gets the votes to get there.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Is that going to change now? I mean, what's the
latest on this? I'm looking at I'm getting dizzy with
all of the numbered bills that I see here here
sb's nine seventy seven, hih HJAR fifty eight. I mean
there's a HB six to sixty three. Like you said,
it's been coming and it's been playing, it's been talked about.
It never seems to go anywhere. Is this going to
(01:51):
be any different this time around?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
I would predict not the you know, the legislature in
a short time that's in session five months. Yeah, they
filed the thousands of bills get filed, and you know,
people that are proponents of it filed bills to say
let's give it a shot, and they argue about it.
But it just really repeating myself but it just never
gets out of the gate. There isn't widespread support for it.
(02:17):
It's going to be super costly, okay, but what else
is new? Everything costs a lot. But if you're going
to take money and do this, it's going to serve
a line through the state and there this is the
huge state. And there are lots of people that have
projects in their neighborhood that's not in the middle of
the state that would like to have that money for
other things.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
So they're going to vote against it. They're not going
to support it. It doesn't even get to a vote,
it does. It never even reaches that point.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I've been looking at some of the responses here in
the Texan from the DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency
created by President Trump's going to be hited up by
Elon Muskin vivik Ramswamy, and they don't address this particular
Texas high speed Rail, but they do point out quote
unquote wasteful spending on a California high speed rail route
that had received six point eight billion dollars in federal
(03:05):
money but has yet to carry a single passenger. So
if DOSEE as opposed to the California one odds are
pretty good. There's going to be not much support from
it for it from the Federals, from the FEDS for
Texas as well well.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
And you look around at some of the local communities.
I live in Austin, and you know the rail here
is it's not widely used. It's widely heralded, but it's
not widely used. And until you show something that really
has ridership and value, it's never going to happen. There
you go.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Ridership is the key. If there's a big demand for it,
there might be some sense in it. But if there's
not much of a demand and not that many riders,
then what's the point. Bill Miller, political consultant talking about
high speed rails? Will they go through in the Indy
nine legislative session? Likely not. Bill. Thank you for the time,
We appreciate it. Have a wonderful holiday.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Thank you.
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