Houston's Light Rail Forges Ahead

25 October 2000 - 12:00pm

Houston Metropolitan Tranit Authority will build light rail with or without federal funds.

Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority announced plans to pay for the Metro's light rail project without the $65 million in federal funds it had hoped to obtain. U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, inserted a clause in the transportation appropriations bill that bars Metro from spending any federal dollars on rail in fiscal year 2001

Source: The Houston Chronicle, October 25, 2000
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