Monthly Archives: August 2016

Federal Rail Authority Controls Texas Department of Transportation

(Part 2 of a 2-Part Series on Federalism in Texas)  On May 13, 2016, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) wrote a stunning letter to Waller County Judge Trey Duhon, explaining that the Federal Rail Authority (FRA) would not allow TxDOT to … Continue reading

EPA Trojan Horse Rolls Into Texas!

(Part 1 of a 2 Part Series) The State of Texas has a long history of opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory edicts, but interestingly, the Sunset Advisory Commission’s Staff Report on the Railroad Commission of Texas appears to adopt EPA’s … Continue reading