HIGH SPEED RAIL, IMMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS – THE SAGA CONTINUES.

Dallas and Houston are merely 90 minutes apart and a significant number of people commute between the two cities in heavy traffic. With a goal to reducing the travel time and allowing commuters to begin their day with a review of what will come when they arrive at work, Texas Central Partners, LLC proposed the development of a high-speed rail between the cities. However, it soon turned out that the proposition conflicted with property rights an imminent domain issues. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the proposition of Texas Central Partners in relation to imminent domain and property rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]