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Texas Central, Amtrak exploring high speed rail partnership By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
The proposed high speed rail project between Houston and Dallas whose stations include an old local mall site could be full speed ahead once again if a proposed partnership between its benefactor and a national railroad company comes to full fruition in the coming days and months. National railroad organization Amtrak announced last week that it is exploring a partnership related to the proposed Dallas to Houston High Speed Rail project with Texas Central – which is backing the project. The partnership would provide advance planning and analysis work associated with the proposed Dallas-Houston 205-mph high-speed rail project to
further determine its viability, according to a news release from Amtrak. “We believe many of the country’s biggest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas, like Houston and Dallas, deserve more high quality high-speed, intercity rail service and we are proud to bring our experience to evaluate this potential project and explore opportunities with Texas Central so the state can meet its full transportation needs,” said Amtrak Senior Vice President of High-Speed Rail Development Programs Andy Byford. However, opponents of the proposed Dallas-Houston high speed rail say that the proposed partnership and how it came together would be a continuation of the project’s organizers See Rail P. 6A
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A Houston man is wanted in connection to the alleged bodily injury of a child in the Greater Inwood area in late May, according to Houston Crime Stoppers. Timothy Deundre Harris, 32, is wanted on a charge of Injury to a Child Under 15 with Bodily Injury, according to Harris County court records. There is a warrant out for his arrest on the charge, according to court records, and he remained at
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large as of Friday according to a news release from Houston Crime Stoppers. Brown is 6-feet tall with brown eyes and black hair and weighs about 300 pounds, according to Harris County court records. Crime Stoppers said officers with the Houston Police Department received a call of an injury to a child to a home in the 8700 block of Roaring Point Drive in the Greater Inwood area on May 30. During the investigation, officers saw that the child had been allegedly struck in the face, causing the injury. Ac-
cording to Crime Stoppers, the investigation has allegedly determined that Harris allegedly physically abused the child. Anyone who has any information on Harris’ potential whereabouts can submit a tip directly to Crime Stoppers by calling them at 713-222-8477 (TIPS), or by submitting a tip online at www.crime-stoppers. org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and/or arrest of the suspect.
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