Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is actively opposing Austin's Project Connect, a proposed light rail plan aimed at establishing a high-frequency urban rail network. Paxton has taken legal steps to challenge the project's funding mechanism, which was approved by voters to finance the transit expansion. His efforts include asking a judge to reject the city's plans for financing the improvements and targeting the Austin Transit Partnership's ability to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars necessary for the project. A trial is scheduled from May 28-30 at the Travis County District Court to assess the legality of the funding structure behind Project Connect.
Ken Paxton is trying to block the Austin Transit Partnership from borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars needed to build out the city's light-rail system. https://t.co/lU8gON7lR8
'We don't need Ken Paxton telling us what to do' | Court challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could stop Project Connect https://t.co/N7vczlcATV
Texas Attorney General Paxton is targeting Austin's light-rail plans. https://t.co/RKtCMoXbys
Austin's effort to build a high-frequency urban rail network is facing a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal arguments seek to dismantle the funding mechanism behind the voter-endorsed transit expansion. Via @KUT: https://t.co/pOP8Nw3UbN
Ken Paxton lost when he tried to kill Texas Central. What are the odds he goes 0-2 on killing rail projects in Texas? https://t.co/XB1wbwYrMC https://t.co/FKqJLtR4fn
The Travis County District Court will host a trial May 28-30 to weigh in on the legality of the funding behind Austin's Project Connect mass transit plan. May trial set in Project Connect funding structure debate https://t.co/Y1U7Q4agVW
Austin's effort to build a high-frequency urban rail network is facing a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal arguments seek to dismantle the funding mechanism behind the voter-endorsed transit expansion. https://t.co/6I2sWBoMZk
Texas AG Paxton asks judge to reject Austin's plans to finance Project Connect improvements https://t.co/oGhoKlgkSS
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is once again voicing his opposition to Austin's Project Connect, the city's proposed light rail plan. https://t.co/1iF1xGZ4Zw