A legal showdown in Austin threatens the city's 10-mile light-rail plans, with NIMBYs and Ken Paxton involved in tying up the project in legal battles. The costs of these battles may surpass increases in material, labor, and land costs during the delay, impacting the project's future.
Havrda: Let's get San Antonio and Austin back on track with rail https://t.co/XTnsXBQSQ1
Bill and NIMBY lawyers like him are a key reason to how America has lost its ability to build. Housing, infrastructure, industry, you name it We'll continue to trade punches with NIMBYs, but I sleep well knowing history will look back fondly on the builders. We will build! https://t.co/C4bEZeJ5l1
Austin NIMBYs and Ken Paxton are purposely tying up our light rail project in years of legal BS. The cost of the legal battles will pale in comparison to the increases in material, labor, and land costs that will occur in the meantime. Too many lawyers, not enough builders š” https://t.co/AvKw5IrJHY
Austin's plans for a 10-mile light-rail system could be dealt a "fatal" blow after a hearing this week in a Guadalupe Street courtroom. The legal showdown involves the mind-numbing intricacies of state law and public finance. Here's the simple version: https://t.co/y0xFU87O89
A legal showdown is threatening to end Austin's light-rail plans. https://t.co/DdC0kr7I9U