Dallas-Houston bullet train developer vows project is on track, but state officials lack confidence

Railroad tracks near a proposed bullet train terminus on the outskirts of downtown Dallas in Dallas. (Credit: Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune)

A lawyer for nearly 100 property owners who are living with the threat of their land being seized said he will seek legal action against Texas Central, the company that for a decade has promised to build a bullet train between Dallas and Houston, if the company does not provide more details about the looming project.

Landowners whose property could be in the path of the train track have petitioned the company to answer their questions. Patrick McShan, the lawyer representing property owners, said he’s prepared to ask a judge to allow him to depose the company — which has said little about the project — to get answers for his clients.