Public meetings on the Texas Bullet Train to be held soon in Houston area

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Thursday, January 25, 2018
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Here's when you will have a chance to voice your opinion on the Texas Bullet Train.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Now is the time to hear the latest plans and voice your opinions about the Texas Bullet Train. Public meetings will soon happen here in the Houston area.

The high-speed passenger train promises a 90-minute ride between Houston and Dallas with a stop in the Brazos Valley to serve the College Station area.

The route recently outlined by the Federal Railroad Administration travels through multiple Texas counties where meetings are planned starting at the end of the month. Those public hearings are planned for Dallas, Navarro, Ellis, Leon, Limestone, Freestone, and Madison counties. In the Houston area, you can attend a meeting at Woodard Elementary in Cypress on the evening of February 5th, and in Grimes County at Navasota Junior High and Waller County at Waller High School on the night of February 6th.

Staff from the Federal Railroad Administration will host the meetings. Representatives from Texas Central, the privately-funded company developing the Texas Bullet Train, will also be there to talk to residents, business and landowners.

If you can't attend a meeting in person, you can learn more about the process and send your comments online.

Here are the dates and times of the public meetings:

Dallas County

Monday, January 29, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wilmer-Hutchins High School

5520 Langdon Rd, Dallas, TX 75241

Navarro County

Monday, January 29, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Corsicana Middle School

4101 FM 744, Corsicana, TX 75110

Ellis County

Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ennis High School

2301 Ensign Rd, Ennis, TX 75119

Leon County

Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Leon High School

12168 US 79, Jewett, TX 75846

Limestone County

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mexia High School

1120 N Ross Ave, Mexia, TX 76667

Freestone County

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Fairfield High School

630 Post Rd, Fairfield, TX 75840

Madison County

Monday, February 5, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Truman Kimbro Convention Center

111 W. Trinity, Madisonville, TX 77864

Harris County

Monday, February 5, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Woodard Elementary School

17501 Cypress North Houston Rd, Cypress, TX 77433

Grimes County

Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Navasota Junior High School

9038 TX-90, Navasota, TX 77868

Waller County

Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Waller High School

20950 Fields Store Rd, Waller, TX 77484

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