Texas High Speed Rail Authority: An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1970-1995 (bulk 1990-1994)


Overview
	Creator:	Texas High Speed Rail Authority.
	Title:	Records
	Dates:	1970-1995
	Dates:	(bulk 1990-1994)
	Abstract:	The records of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority consist of meeting minutes and transcripts; memoranda; correspondence; drafts and changes to administrative rules; RFPs (requests for proposals) and proposals issued in response to the RFP; applications to operate a high speed rail franchise; hearing files, including testimony, transcripts, orders, and exhibits; contracts, agreements and other legal documents; reports and studies; files from the environmental impact statement process, including working papers and notes, administrative files, and reports; papers presented at conferences; litigation files; speeches; press releases; planning records; budget materials; legislative materials; maps; audio and video cassettes; and photographs. Dates covered are 1970-1995, the bulk dating 1990-1994. These records cover the entire existence of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA), beginning with the high speed rail feasibility study completed by the Texas Turnpike Authority in 1989 that led to the creation of the THSRA, and ending with the abolishment of the agency in 1995.
	Quantity:	120 cubic ft., plus 15 sets of maps (over 265 individual maps)
	Language	English.

Agency History

The pursuit of a high speed rail project in Texas began in earnest in 1987. In June of that year the 70th Legislature directed the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) to study the feasibility of high speed rail service in the "Texas Triangle" - Dallas-Houston, Dallas-San Antonio, and San Antonio-Houston. The study began in February 1988. The study reviewed other high speed rail systems, current and projected transportation needs in Texas, and other related subjects. The TTA reported to the Texas Legislature in January 1989 that, under certain assumptions, high speed rail (over 150 miles per hour) would be feasible in Texas. The 71st Legislature passed legislation to implement the findings of the report.

The Texas High-Speed Rail Authority (THSRA or the Authority) was created in 1989 by the 71st Legislature (Senate Bill 1190, Regular Session). The governing board of the Authority was composed of 11 members. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed three public members to overlapping six-year terms. The governor also appointed a current or past member of a board of an authorized metropolitan transit authority from a city with a population of 1.5 million or more; a current or past member of a regional transportation authority that contained a city of 800,000 or more; and a current or past member of the executive committee, a subregional board of directors, or the board of directors of a regional transportation authority with a subregion containing a city with a population of less than 800,000. The chairs of the State Board of Transportation and the Texas Turnpike Authority, and the three commissioners of the Railroad Commission served as exofficio members of the governing board of the Authority.

The Authority was charged with determining whether high-speed rail (HSR) was in the public interest, and if so, to award a franchise to operate a high-speed rail service to the most qualified applicant. The Board solicited letters of intent from potential applicants. Non-solicited parties were also welcome to submit letters. On July 19, 1990, two letters of intent were received - from Texas High-Speed Rail Joint Venture (later renamed Texas FasTrac) and the Texas TGV Consortium. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was published in September 1990. Two groups responded to the RFP - Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac, submitting franchise applications and the required franchise fees by the deadline of January 16, 1991.

Franchise applications were subject to review by independent advisors hired by the Authority. Six firms were chosen to review the franchise applications and report on specific topical areas in each application. Following the review process, each advisor submitted a report to the Authority on the topic(s) reviewed in the franchise applications. The reports were submitted to the Board and to all parties involved - each applicant and Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines was granted intervenor status for the franchise application hearing process. The reports provided THSRA with independent, objective analyses of the franchise applications. Additionally, each advisor team was represented during the franchise application hearing and was subject to cross-examination by all parties.

Franchise application hearings opened on March 25, 1991. Seventy-eight witnesses and fourteen advisors to the THSRA testified at the hearings. Over 160 evidentiary and demonstrative exhibits were presented. A proposal for decision was entered on May 10, 1991. This proposal recommended that the Authority find that high-speed rail in Texas was in the "public interest" and that the Texas TGV consortium was the best qualified applicant. Two parties filed exceptions to the proposal and all parties filed briefs. At the May 28, 1991 meeting of the Board, it heard final arguments from all parties and voted 8-0 to award the franchise to Texas TGV. Texas TGV accepted the terms of the franchise order. On June 18, 1991 Southwest Airlines and Texas FasTrac filed motions for rehearing in the proceeding and Texas TGV filed replies to the motions on June 28, 1991. Because the Board took no actions on the motions by July 15, 1991 the motions were overruled by operation of law.

Texas TGV was awarded the franchise to build, operate, and maintain a high-speed rail system in Texas. The franchise agreement was signed on January 31, 1992 and included certain milestones by which its progress could be measured. Within two weeks of the signing, Texas TGV complied with three provisions of the agreement. It provided the remaining operating funds for the Authority's fiscal year 92 operating budget, it provided certification that it had met the necessary capitalization requirements of the agreement ($10 million capitalization, $3 million net worth), and it submitted a $2.5 million abandonment bond, to be used by the Authority in the event Texas TGV abandoned its franchise. The Equity Financing Commitment (EFC) became the most important milestone. Texas TGV failed to meet its deadline to evidence $170 million in equity financing agreements by December 31, 1992. The deadline was extended for one year.

The high-speed rail franchise agreement required that an independent ridership study be conducted so that the public would have a more complete examination of the revenue potential of the proposed high-speed rail project. The study had to be initiated within 60 days of the execution date of the franchise agreement. It was funded by the franchisee, Texas TGV, now also known as the Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation. The consultant chosen to conduct the study was Charles River Associates, which presented its findings to the Board at its September 2, 1993 meeting. The final printed report was released in October 1993. The study examined ridership with different alignments and different air connect relationships. It was intended to be used by Texas TGV to refine ridership estimates using different assumptions, different line haul times, and different market response strategies. The Authority considered this report to be "one of the most complete and exhaustive examinations of the high speed ground transportation demand and revenues ever completed for any corridor in the United States."

The franchise agreement also called for the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed project, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. The board selected Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc. to prepare the EIS. A contract was signed on April 16, 1992.

Part of the EIS process included conducting public scoping meetings in communities affected by the project. At each scoping meeting, representatives of the Authority, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, and Texas TGV were present to answer questions and take input. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) representatives were present at some of the meetings. Oral and written statements were given by local officials, local citizens, and others. Thirty-nine meetings were held between May 12 and June 25, 1992. Over 4000 people attended the meetings, with attendance in rural counties exceeding those in urban counties. The public comment period was held open until July 13 and over 15,000 separate comments were recorded. The Final Scoping Report was issued in late 1993. Concerns expressed centered on noise, economics, impacts on agricultural operations, socioeconomic impacts, financing, location of the route and stations, road closures, access issues, and impact on the quality of life, especially in rural areas. The vast majority of commentors in the rural areas were opposed to the high speed rail project, with comments from the urban areas mixed.

In December 1992, work on the EIS project was halted due to concerns over EIS consultant expenditures. Work was delayed until March 1993 for contract negotiations. In May 1993, the work summary and cost plan were reformed and contract issues were resolved. By December 1993 sufficient detail on the Alternative Analyses component of the project was done so work could proceed with baseline studies on different issues required by the EIS. Texas TGV and the EIS consultant developed work plans for the baseline studies and reviewed teams of consultants Texas TGV had chosen to conduct the studies. In January 1994 Texas TGV halted work on the baseline studies and dismissed its contractors due to financial deadlines in the franchise agreement. By March 1994, a draft alternative chapter of the EIS was completed and circulated for comments, but never released. By October 1994, due to cessation of environmental activity by Texas TGV, the THSRA board terminated its contract with the EIS consultant.

Another milestone required by the franchise agreement was the Baseline Implementation Plan. It was submitted on March 25, 1993. This plan detailed financing, engineering, designing, program management, construction, and operation elements of the high speed rail project.

After the ridership study was completed and the EIS process was well underway, Texas TGV prepared its EFC offering to investors. The offering was $200 million in convertible equity notes and was issued on November 29, 1993. The notes were to be priced and sold on December 11, 1993. The corporation offering a counter guarantee, Morrison Knudsen, withdrew its counter guarantee offer on December 10, 1993 and the notes offering was withdrawn. At the Boards December 17, 1993 meeting, Texas TGV reported it was unlikely to make the December 31, 1993 EFC deadline. The Authority refused to extend additional accommodations to Texas TGV and in early 1994 began termination proceedings against Texas TGV. A settlement was negotiated that rescinded the franchise agreement, repaid all outstanding general revenue funds to the state, and made available to the state all non-proprietary information that Texas TGV developed during the project. The information included a considerable amount of work prepared for an environmental impact statement, a required component of this project.

The settlement agreement did not allow the Authority to collect the $2.5 million abandonment bond. The Attorney General's Office publicly disagreed with this, and encouraged the Authority to collect the bond. The Authority felt the time and effort to collect the abandonment bond would diminish its net value to the Authority and prolong the time rural land owners would be affected by the presence of the franchise, so that issue was not pursued. Lack of federal support and lobbying against the HSR plan by Southwest Airlines were among the reasons that no other franchise applications were awarded and a high-speed rail system was not built. At one point the Authority was scheduled to become part of the Railroad Commission at the beginning of the 1996 fiscal year. Instead, the 74th Legislation abolished the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority and repealed its legislative authorization (House Bill 2390, Regular Session). Its functions were not absorbed by any agency.

Much of the agency history was taken from internal reports of the Authority and from the final report of the Authority, High-speed rail in the rear-view mirror : a final report of the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority, by Marc H. Burns.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

The records of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) consist of meeting minutes and transcripts; memoranda; correspondence; drafts and changes to administrative rules; RFPs (requests for proposals) and proposals issued in response to the RFP; applications to operate a high speed rail franchise; hearing files, including testimony, transcripts, orders, and exhibits; contracts, agreements and other legal documents; reports and studies; files from the environmental impact statement process including proposals, statements of qualifications, correspondence and memos, contracts, memorandums of understanding, meeting summaries, public comments, working papers, administrative files, drafts of the scoping report, the final scoping report, and reports on environmental and socioeconomic topics; papers presented at conferences; litigation files; speeches; press releases; planning records; budget materials; legislative materials; maps; audio and video cassettes; and photographs. Dates covered are 1970-1995, the bulk dating 1990-1994. Correspondents include board members, the executive director and other THSRA staff; consultants used in various phrases of the high speed rail project; the Attorney General and other state officials; city and county officials; legislators and congressmen; federal officials; officials, professors and others at colleges and universities; attorneys; corporations, especially Texas TGV; associations; and the general public.

These records cover the entire existence of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, beginning with the high speed rail feasibility study completed by the Texas Turnpike Authority in 1989 that led to the creation of the THSRA, and ending with the abolishment of the agency in 1995. Well represented in these records is the franchise application process, the franchise award hearings, and regulation of the franchisee, Texas TGV. Reports and studies present document the high speed rail feasibility study conducted by the Texas Turnpike Authority, the review of the franchise applications by the advisors selected for that purpose by the THSRA, the independent ridership study, and the work done on the environmental impact statement (EIS). Extensive documentation of the public scoping meetings is present in the EIS files. The records also have the files from the litigation involving the THSRA and Southwest Airlines.

Archives staff have not listened to the audiocassettes nor viewed the videocassettes and are unable to verify the accuracy of the contents.

To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.

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Organization of the Records
	These records are organized into 29 series:

		Board of Directors meeting files, 1990-1994, 4 cubic ft.
		Board of Directors, Committees meeting files, 1990-1994, 1 cubic ft.
		Board members files, 1989-1994, 3 cubic ft.
		Administrative correspondence and subject files, 1977, 1986, 1988-1995 (bulk 1990-1994), 14.5 cubic ft. [in 10 subseries]
		Administrative files, 1987-1995 (bulk 1991-1994), 1.75 cubic ft.
		Planning records, 1991-1993, 0.5 cubic ft.
		Speeches, 1991-1992, fractional
		Conferences and symposiums, 1990-1994 (bulk 1991-1993), 1.75 cubic ft.
		Public information and press releases, 1990-1993, 1 cubic ft.
		Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, 1981-1989 (bulk 1987-1989), 4 cubic ft.
		Request for proposals to operate a high speed rail franchise, 1990-1991, 0.5 cubic ft.
		Rules of practice and procedure, 1990-1993 (bulk 1990-1991), 0.5 cubic ft.
		Advisors files, 1990-1991, 2.4 cubic ft.
		Ridership study, 1992-1993, 0.6 cubic ft.
		Town hall meeting files and related materials, 1991-1992, 1.24 cubic ft.
		Environmental impact statement files, 1976, 1986, 1991-1994 (bulk 1991-1993), 37 cubic ft., 9 sets of rolled maps (over 165 individual maps)
		Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems, 1970-1995 (bulk 1991-1994), 5 cubic ft.
		Consultants files, 1990-1994 (bulk 1990-1991), 1 cubic ft.
		Franchise application and regulation files, 1989-1995 (bulk 1991-1994), 8.56 cubic ft.
		Public hearing examiners files for franchise award, 1989-1992 (bulk 1991), 18.25 cubic ft.
		Southwest Airlines litigation files, [ca. 1990]-1994 (bulk 1991), 6.18 cubic ft.
		State Office of Administrative Hearings, Hearing files, 1992, 1994 (bulk 1994), 0.5 cubic ft.
		Legal files, 1990-1994, 0.5 cubic ft.
		Contracts, 1990-1993, 0.25 cubic ft.
		Legislation, 1983-1985, 1988-1995 (bulk 1989-1993), 1 cubic ft.
		Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program files, 1990-1994, 0.25 cubic ft.
		Maps, 1981-1990 (bulk 1989-1990), 6 sets of rolled maps, several loose maps (about 100 individual maps)
		Audio-visual materials, 1990-1992, undated, 0.75 cubic ft.
		Confidential files, 1983, 1990-1994, 2 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); driver's license numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.130), or commercial or financial information (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.110), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Most of the maps in these records are too large to photocopy. See the photograph archivist for other copying options.

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

The Archives may not have the correct audio-visual equipment to play back all formats of video-cassettes. Check with the photograph archivist for more information.

Software needed to run the computer disks is unknown. At least one set of disks are labeled as Macintosh (MAC) files, it is unknown if all the disks are MAC files or if some run on IBM PC's instead.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Corporate Names:
		Texas High Speed Rail Corporation.
		Texas FasTrac, Inc.
		Texas TGV (Firm)
		Charles River Associates.
		Woodward-Clyde Consultants.
		Southwest Airlines Co.
	Subjects:
		High speed trains--Texas.
		High speed trains--Texas--Finance.
		High speed trains--Environmental aspects--Texas.
		High speed trains--Economic aspects--Texas.
		Environmental impact statements--Texas.
		High speed trains--Texas--Forecasting.
		Railroads and state--Texas.
		Magnetic levitation vehicles--United States.
		High speed trains--Law and legislation--Texas.
	Document Types:
		Minutes--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Memorandums--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Correspondence--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Proposals--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Legal documents--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Reports--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Speeches--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Press releases--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Plans (reports)--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Financial records--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Legislative records--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Maps--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Audio cassettes--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Videocassettes--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
		Photographs--Texas--High speed trains--1970-1995.
	Functions:
		Developing Texas high speed trains.

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Related Material


	The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
	Texas State Archives

		Texas Turnpike Authority, Minutes, 1978-1996, 0.94 cubic ft.
		Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Transportation, Public hearing files, 1989-1995, 2 cubic ft.
		Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Land and Resource Management, Hearing files, 1986-1996 (bulk 1994-1996), 2.57 cubic ft.
		Texas. Legislature. Senate, Records of Senator Jim Turner, Subject files, 1989-1996, 5 cubic ft.
		Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Transportation, Bill files, 1991-1995, 6.5 cubic ft.
		Texas. Office of the Governor. Division of Budget and Planning, Governor's correspondence, 1983, 1987-1990, 3 cubic ft.
	Publications
		High-speed rail in the rear-view mirror : a final report of the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority, by Marc H. Burns; with a comment by James A. Michener, 1995.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2000/094, 2001/093

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Railroad Commission of Texas on January 10, 2000 and January 24, 2001.

Processing Information

Laura K. Saegert, September 2002

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Detailed Description of the Records

Board of Directors meeting files, 1990-1994,
4 cubic ft.

This series consists of meeting files, including agenda, minutes, transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, sign-in sheets, witness affirmation sheets, resolutions, remarks of speakers at meetings, written testimony presented to Board, petitions, proposals, agreements, contracts and other legal documents, rules, budget and financial information, and reports, dating 1990-1994. These are the meeting files of the Board of Directors, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. At its meetings the Board discussed various High Speed Rail (HSR) issues, including proposals, franchise applications, franchise agreements, legal issues, public comments for/against the HSR project, adoption of rules of procedure, budget and other administrative matters, and the termination of the agency. Meeting files of several Board standing committees, notably the Standing Budget Committee, can be found in the series Board of Directors, Committees meeting files.

Most meetings have several folders and/or binders, including one with minutes and agenda, one or more with briefing materials and other meeting supporting documentation, and bound meeting transcripts.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically by meeting date.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Board of Directors meeting files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117) and driver's license numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.130), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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January 25, 1990

April 6, 1990

June 6, 1990

August 29, 1990

September 18, 1990

October 29, 1990

December 11, 1990

January 16, 1991

March 11, 1991

May 28, 1991

July 24, 1991

August 21, 1991

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September 19, 1991

October 29, 1991

December 18, 1991

January 22, 1992

February 12, 1992

March 27, 1992

May 26, 1992

July 31, 1992

August 18, 1992

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October 1, 1992

November 13, 1992

December 17, 1992

January 19, 1993

January 29, 1993

February 19, 1993

April 19, 1993

May 19, 1993

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July 9, 1993

September 2, 1993

November 5, 1993

December 17, 1993

April 27, 1994

August 19, 1994

September 8, 1994

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Board of Directors, Committees files, 1990-1994,
1 cubic ft.

This series consists of agenda, minutes, transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, sign-in sheets, contracts and other legal documents, reports, budget and financial information, bills, vouchers, and sections of the Board's Operations Manual that make up the correspondence and meeting files of standing committees of the Board of Directors, Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1990-1994. At its meetings the committees discussed budget and financial issues, contracts, scoping reports, franchise agreement negotiations, and environmental impact statement issues. Committees covered in these files are the EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) Subcommittee, the EIS Contract Negotiation Subcommittee, the Franchise Negotiation Committee, and the Standing Budget Committee. The bulk of the material is from the Standing Budget Committee. Meeting files of the Board can be found in the series Board of Directors meeting files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by committee. The Standing Budget Committee files are ordered by correspondence files (in reverse chronological order), then meeting files (in chronological order).

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Board of Directors, Committees meeting files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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EIS Subcommittee, July 1993

EIS Subcommittee, August 1995

EIS Contract Negotiation Subcommittee, 1992

Franchise Negotiation Committee, 1991-1992

Standing Budget Committee:

Correspondence, FY 1991

Correspondence, FY 1992

Correspondence, FY 1993

Meeting, July 21, 1990

Teleconference, July 23, 1992

Meeting, January 19, 1993

Meeting, April 6, 1993

Final draft, expenditure-related policies, November 1992

Meeting, August 10, 1993

Meeting, October 15, 1993

Meeting, August 19, 1994

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Board members files, 1989-1994,
3 cubic ft.

This series contains administrative and correspondence files of board members of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1989-1994. Files are present for individual board members and include memoranda, correspondence, speeches given by the member, appointment letters and information sheets, resumes, reports, copies of articles, contracts, vouchers of member's expenses, and agency budget and financial information. Filed separately are folders with biographical information about board members and the executive directors, membership lists, and several folders of internal memos sent to all board members, generally from the executive director or by another board member. The majority of the correspondence is outgoing, mostly to other board members or the executive director. Some is present to state officials, the general public, and others. Topics covered include public comment and hearings on the high speed rail (HSR) applications, awarding the franchise application for a high speed rail, environmental impact studies, Southwest Airlines litigation, terminating the HSR contract, administration of the agency, and termination of the agency.

The series Administrative correspondence, subseries Chronological files, contains correspondence of the executive director and other staff members, including items sent to board members. The series Administrative correspondence, subseries Faxes, contains outgoing faxes of the agency, some sent to board members. See the series Confidential files for additional correspondence of individual board members and executive directors. Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. Color photos of a few board members are in the series Audio-visual materials.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into two groups. First are files of individual board members, arranged alphabetically by the name of the board member, the materials within arranged roughly in reverse chronological order. A few administrative files precede the individual board member's files. The next group consists two sets of of internal memoranda sent to all board members - one labeled "Board of Directors, FY (year);" the other labeled "Weekly packets sent to Board members." Each set is arranged in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Board members files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Administrative board members files

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Appointment letters, 1992

Board scheduling, 1990-1991

Board of Directors, biographical information, 1993

Board of Directors, membership lists, 1992-1993

Burns bio[graphical information]

[Note: Marc Burns was the executive director in 1993.]

Neely bio[graphical information]

[Note: Robert Neely was the first executive director of the agency.]

Goodhope bio[graphical information]

[Note: Sam Goodhope was the acting executive director of the agency for several months.]

Polunsky bio[graphical information]

[Note: Steven Polunsky was the Director of Research and Planning.]

Rutter bio[graphical information]

[Note: Allan Rutter was the Deputy Executive Director.]

Status reports, 1990-1992

Individual board member files

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Anderson, Kent, 1989-1993
[2 folders]

Belew, John S., PhD, 1992-1994

Bernsen, David, 1993-1994

Connally, John, 1989-1991

Dedman, Robert, 1990-1991

Guerrero, Lena, 1991-1993

Johnson, Marcia, 1992-1994

Jones, Luther, 1991-1994

Krueger, Bob, 1991-1992

Lanier, Robert C., 1990-1991

McCall, David, 1990-1993
[2 folders]

Munoz, Henry R., III, 1991-1992

Nabers, Mary Scott, 1990-1993

Nugent, James, 1991-1993

Payne, Hershel, 1990-1994
[5 folders]

Runnels, Clive, 1990-1991

Rylander, Carole Keeton, 1995

Stoker, Ray, Jr., 1991

Wallace, James P., 1992

Williamson, Barry, 1993

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Wyly, Charles, 1990-1994
[5 folders]

Board of Directors, internal memos

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FY91, June 1990-August 1991

FY92, October 1991-July 1992

FY93, September 1992-August 1993

Weekly communication packets sent to Board members

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October 1993-March 1994

May-September 1993

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June-August 1992

April-June 1992

February-April 1992

September 1991-January 1992

May 1990-August 1991

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Administrative correspondence and subject files, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988-1995 (bulk 1990-1994),
14.5 cubic ft.

This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, fax transmittal cover sheets, correspondence logs, and attachments, including speeches, information sheets, contracts, agreements, reports, legislation, testimony, meeting agenda, magazine articles, petitions, and financial data that make up the administrative correspondence of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988-1995, bulk dating 1990-1994. Most outgoing replies were from the executive director or deputy executive director, some letters were by other High Speed Rail staff, including the director of Research and the director of Administration. Correspondents include members of the THSRA Board; agency staff; the Attorney General and other state officials; city and county officials; legislators and congressmen; federal officials; officials, professors and others at colleges and universities; consultants; attorneys; corporations, especially Texas TGV; associations; and the general public. Topics covered include public comment and hearings on the high speed rail (HSR) applications, awarding the franchise application for a high speed rail, financial and other problems with the high speed rail project, environmental impact studies, Southwest Airlines litigation, terminating the HSR contract with Texas TGV, and terminating the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Additional internal memoranda with members of the Board of Directors and outgoing correspondence of board members can be found in the series, Board members files. See the series Confidential files for additional files from the Chronological files subseries; the Fax transmissions subseries and the State agencies files subseries (Attorney General correspondence). Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. Additional correspondence with Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac is in the series Franchise application and franchise regulation files. Correspondence with the consultants preparing the environmental impact statement and with the general public over concerns re: the high speed rail project is in the Environmental impact statement files. Some county correspondence is also in the series Town hall meeting files and related materials.

Organization

These records are organized into 10 subseries:

Chronological files, 1990-1994, 3.5 cubic ft.

Fax transmissions, 1990-1994, 4 cubic ft.

State agencies files, 1977, 1983, 1989-1995, 2.5 cubic ft.

Federal agencies files, 1988-1995, 0.5 cubic ft.

Local government and transportation authorities files, 1986, 1989-1995, 1 cubic ft.

Colleges and universities files, 1990-1995, 0.5 cubic ft.

Interested parties files, 1988-1994, 1.5 cubic ft.

Legal firms files, 1983, 1987-1988, 1990-1994, 0.15 cubic ft.

Associations files, 1990-1994, 0.70 cubic ft.

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1993, 0.15 cubic ft.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Administrative correspondence files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Chronological files, 1990-1994,
3.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1990-1994. Also present are correspondence logs, reports, agreements, contracts, legislation, meeting agenda, financial data, and magazine articles. The majority of the material is outgoing letters and memoranda from the executive director or the deputy executive director, some from other agency staff. Some folders are marked just as Chronological files, FY (year), others are marked as files of individuals, generally the executive director or the deputy executive director. General files are not present for FY92, however, there is a large group of files for the executive director for that year.

Correspondents include Board members, the Attorney General and other state officials, federal agencies, city and county officials, legislators, consultants, attorneys, franchise applicants for the high speed rail contract, and the general public. Topics covered include public comment and hearings on the high speed rail (HSR) applications, awarding the franchise application for a high speed rail, environmental impact studies, Southwest Airlines litigation, terminating the HSR contract with Texas TGV, administration of the agency, and termination of the agency. See the series Confidential files for additional chronological files. Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. See also the series Board members files for additional correspondence with board members; and the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence.

Arrangement

There are two sets of files. General chronological files, arranged by fiscal year, followed by individual chronological files, arranged alphabetically, then in chronological order by fiscal year. Within both sets of files, the letters are generally in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Chronological files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Chronological files, general

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April 1 - December 31, 1990

January 1 - March 31, 1991

April 1 - August 31, 1991

September 1- October 31, 1992

November 1 - December 31, 1992

January 1- April 30, 1993

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May 1 - August 31, 1993

September 1 - October 20, 1993

October 21 - November 29, 1993

Chronological list of outgoing correspondence, September 1991-August 1992

Chronological list of incoming correspondence, September 1992-August 1993

Chronological list of outgoing correspondence, September 1992-August 1993

Chronological list of incoming correspondence, September 1993-August 1994

Chronological list of outgoing correspondence, September 1993-August 1994

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1994

Chronological files, individuals

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Burns, FY94 highlights, November 1993-May 1994

Burns, September 1, 1993-August 31, 1994

Dillon, January-February 1992

Dillon, October-December 1991

C. Fern, December 1993

C. Fern, December 1993-January 1994

Goodhope, September 1, 1992 - February 28, 1993

Chairman Guerrero, January 3 - July 1, 1992

Luther Jones, September-November 1993

Neely:

March 22 - August 31, 1991

September 1 - October 31, 1991

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November 1, 1991 - February 29, 1992

April 1992

August 1992

H. Payne, August 1994

Polusky:

Subsidies, 1990

May 24 - December 31, 1990

January 1 - August 31, 1991

September 1, 1991 - August 31, 1992

September 1, 1992 - August 31, 1993

August 9, 1993-February 8, 1994

Rutter:

April 1 - December 31, 1990

January 1 - August 31, 1991

September 1, 1991 - February 29, 1992

March 1 - August 31, 1992

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September 1, 1992 - April 30, 1993

May 1 - August 31, 1993

September 1 - November 30, 1993

October 20, 1993-December 23, 1994, April 1995

Fax transmissions, 1990-1994,
4 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1990-1994. These records are primarily faxed outgoing letters and memoranda and fax transmittal sheets of the agency, most sent out by the executive director or the deputy executive director. Some incoming letters are present. Attachments faxed with the letters include information sheets on various aspects of the high speed rail project; copies of speeches, most made by THSRA board members or the executive director; reports; agreements; contracts; testimony; legislation; meeting agenda; financial data, and clippings.

Correspondents include Board members, the Attorney General and other state officials, city and county officials, legislators and congressmen, federal officials, consultants, attorneys, corporations - especially Texas TGV, franchise applicants for the high speed rail contract, and the general public. Topics covered include public comment and hearings on the high speed rail (HSR) applications, awarding the franchise application for a high speed rail, environmental impact studies, Southwest Airlines litigation, terminating the HSR contract with Texas TGV, and terminating the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. See the series Confidential files for additional fax transmission files. Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. See also the series Board members files for additional correspondence with board members; and the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence.

Arrangement of the records

The records are arranged in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Fax transmissions, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Fax transmissions, FY 94, September 1993 - October 1994

Fax transmissions, FY 93:

August 1993

July 1993

June 1993

May 1993

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April 1993

March 1993

February 1993

January 1993

December 1992

November 1992

October 1992

September 1992

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Fax transmissions, FY 92:

August 1992

July 1992

June 1992

May 1992

April 1992

March 1992

February 1992

January 1992

December 1991

November 1991

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October 1991

September 1991

Fax transmissions, FY 91:

August 1991

July 1991

June 1991

May 1991

April 1991

March 1991

February 1991

January 1991

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December 1990

November 1990

October 1990

September 1990

Fax transmissions, FY 90:

August 1990

July 1990

June 1990

May 1990

State agencies files, 1977, 1983, 1989-1995,
2.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with various state agencies, dating 1977, 1983, and 1989-1995. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or the deputy executive director of the THSRA with state agency officials. Also present are reports, meeting agenda, manuals, interagency contracts, brochures, press releases, and budget and financial materials. See the series Confidential files for additional Attorney General correspondence and opinions. Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. See the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically by agency, then foldered by type of record. Items in most files are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), State agencies files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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State Office of Administrative Hearings:

[Correspondence], 1993-1994

Interagency contract, 1992

Department of Agriculture, 1992

Attorney General:

Correspondence:

1990-1994

9/1/93 - 8/31/94

5/07/92 - 10/7/92

10/15/91 - 4/29/92

5/21/90 - 9/25/91

Acceptance of donations, 1993

Government Law and Liability Conference, 1995

EIS - Special requests, 1992-1993

Interagency Cooperation Contract, 1992-1993

Legal billing, 1992-1994

Open records information, 1977, 1990-1991

Open Records Act, 1992

Legal Research Board Member Tenure, 1993

Open meetings - workshops, 1993

Outside counsel, 1993

Steering Committee, Environmental Conference, 1992-1993

Open records requests and AG opinions:

[Note: Many of these letters concern the requested release of confidential information; also, some letters to the Attorney General not pertaining to open records requests were filed with these letters.]

September 1991-August 1992

July -August 1991

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June 1990-June 1991

State Auditor, 1991, 1993

General Services Commission:

1992-1995

Open records, 1993-1994

Governor's Office:

Correspondence, 1994

Executive correspondence, 1991-1994

Governor's Executive Development Program, 1993-1994

Petition to U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1993

Texas House of Representatives, 1990-1993

Department of Information Resources, 1990-1993

Legislative Budget Office, 1991-1993

Texas Legislative Council, 1994

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 1992-1994

Texas Public Finance Authority, 1992

Railroad Commission:

Correspondence, 1993-1994

Correspondence, 1990-1993

Interagency contract, 1991-1993

Equipment loan, 1995

Extension contract, 1995

Texas Register, 1990-1994

Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, 1990-1993

Secretary of State, 1992-1994

Texas Senate, 1993-1994

Texas Senate, 1990-1993

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Office of State-Federal Relations, 1990-1993

Supreme Court of Texas, 1983

Texas Department of Transportation:

1994

1992-1993

1990-1993

External Advisory Panel, 1993

Texas Transportation Researcher, 1992-1993

Royal Eagle Lines, 1992-1993

Transportation planning, 1994

State Highway 130, 1994

Texas State Treasury, 1993-1995

Texas Turnpike Authority, 1989-1991

Texas Water Commission, 1991-1993

Texas Worker's Compensation Commission:

1992-1995

1991-1993

Risk management, 1993-1994

Training materials, ca. 1993

Federal agencies files, 1988-1995,
0.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with several federal agencies, dating 1988-1995. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or the deputy executive director of the THSRA with federal officials and congressmen. Also present are reports, meeting agenda, statements and testimony before Congress, legislation, and newsletters and other publications. Most of the files are from the U.S. Department of Transportation. See the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically by agency, then foldered by type of record. Items in most files are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Federal agencies files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Congress:

Congressional testimony, 1990-1991

House of Representatives, 1990-1991

House of Representatives, Miscellaneous legislation, 1990-1991

Senate, 1991-1993

Senate, Miscellaneous legislation, 1988-1989, 1995

Senate, Hearing on High Speed Ground Transportation Oversight, 1992

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 1994

U.S. Department of Transportation:

1990-1994

1991-1992

ISTEA (Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act):

1993-1994

1991-1992

Federal Railroad Administration:

1988-1994

Grade Crossing Action Plan, 1994

High Speed Rail Overview, 1995

Safety Inspection Trip, draft TGV and ICE reports, 1991

Transportation Research Board, 1989-1991

Transportation Research Board, Passenger Transportation Committee, 1992

Local government and transportation authorities files, 1986, 1989-1995,
1 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with several transit or transportation authorities and some local government bodies and officials, dating 1986, 1989-1995. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or the deputy executive director of the THSRA with transportation or transit authority boards, chambers of commerce, and other local officials. Also present are reports and studies, transportation plans, meeting agenda, newsletters, and other publications. Correspondence with county officials is in the subseries, Interested parties files. See the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence. Additional transportation plans from local governments or regional councils are in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically by city or authority, then foldered by type of record. Items in most files are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Local government and transportation authorities files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Austin Transportation Study, 1994
[2 folders, 2 envelopes]

Austin Bergstrom International Airport, 1995

[Austin] Bergstrom Conversion Task Force, Transit linkage and regional planning, Robert Mueller Airport, 1992-1993

[Austin] Bergstrom Conversion Task Force, First Interim Report, 1992

City of Austin/Capital Metro Disparity Study, 1993

City of Austin, ridership forecasts, 1991

Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1992

City of Dallas, 1991, 1995

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 1986, 1990

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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, Final Report, Evaluation of the Potential Effects of Changing the Air Service Restrictions at Love Field, 1990
[unfoldered bound report]

Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, 1990-1994

DFW Airport Briefing for Marc Burns, Executive Director, THSRA, June 17, 1993

Dawson, Texas, 1992

City of Ennis, 1992

City of Houston, airport improvement projects, 1995

Greater Houston Partnership, Regional Mobility Plan for the Houston Area, 1989
[unfoldered bound publication]

Greater Houston Partnership, Transportation Planning Subcommittee, 1991-1992

Houston-Galveston Area Council, Metropolitan Transportation Plan, 1994

North Central Texas Council of Governments, 1993-1995

North Central Texas Council of Governments, Regional Transportation Plan, 1995

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1991

San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1990, 1994

San Francisco Transportation Authority, 1993

Colleges and universities files, 1990-1995,
0.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with various colleges and universities, dating 1990-1995. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or the deputy executive director of the THSRA with university officials, professors, directors or staff of university institutes or programs, or others. Also present are reports, meeting agenda, interagency contracts, and publications. Reports and theses from several universities are in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically, then foldered by type of record. Items in most files are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Colleges and universities files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Southwest Texas State University, 1994

[Southern Methodist University], Degolyer Library, 1991

Texas Southern University, 1995

Texas Southern University, interagency cooperation contract, 1991-1992

University of Texas at Austin:

1991-1994

Center for Transportation Research, 1992-1993

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1992-1993

Joe C. Thompson Conference Center, 1992-1993

Texas A&M University:

Texas Engineering Extension Service, 1992-1993

Texas Transportation Institute:

1993-1994

1992

Interagency contract, 1990-1992

Universities internship response, correspondence, 1993

Interested parties files, 1988-1994,
1.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with county officials, colleges and universities, other states, other countries and the general public, dating 1988-1994. There are incoming and outgoing letters, most from the executive director or the deputy executive director of the THSRA with county judges and the general public, also professors or officials at a few colleges and universities, and with foreign governments and foreign corporations. Other records present include petitions, reports and newsletters. The majority of the records are county correspondence files with the general public.

Correspondence with other local officials is in the subseries Local government and transportation authorities files. Correspondence with colleges and universities is also present in the subseries, Colleges and universities files. Correspondence with local officials and citizens in counties about the environmental impact of the project can be found in the series Environmental impact statement files and the series Town hall meeting files and related materials. See the other subseries in the Administrative correspondence and subject files for the rest of the agency's correspondence.

Arrangement

The files are arranged into three groups. First are the general files, including files with colleges and other states, followed by the county files, then finishing with files from foreign countries. Within each group the files are alphabetically. Items in most files are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Interested parties files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

General files

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General county information, 1993

Non-route county information, 1993

Interested parties, derail, 1993

Colleges and universities, 1991-1993

Correspondence with county judges, 1992-1993

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Interested parties, correspondence, 1991-1992

Interested parties, other states, 1991-1994

Interested parties, other countries, 1993

Interested parties, petitions, 1993

County files

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Austin County, 1992

Bastrop County, 1992

Bell County, 1991-1993

Bexar County, 1993

Brazoria County, 1991-1992

Brazos County, 1992-1993

Burnet County, 1991

Caldwell County, 1993

Cherokee County, 1992

Collin County, 1992

Cooke County, 1992

Dallas County, 1992-1993

Ellis County, 1992-1993

Falls County, 1991-1993

Fayette County, 1992-1993

Fort Bend County, 1992-1993

Freestone County, 1991-1992

Gonzales County, 1992

Grimes County, 1991-1993

Guadalupe County, 1992-1993

Harris County, 1992-1993

Haskell County, 1991

Hays County, 1992-1993

Hidalgo County, 1991

Hill County, 1992-1993

Leon County, 1991-1992

Limestone County, 1991-1993

Lubbock County, 1992-1993

Madison County, 1991

Montgomery County, 1992

McLennan County, 1991-1993

McLennan County, 1993

Milam County, 1992-1993

Navarro County, 1992

Nueces County, 1992-1993

Panola County, 1991

Robertson County, 1992-1993

Tarrant County, 1991-1993

Travis County, 1991-1993

Walker County, 1992-1993

Waller County, 1991-1993

Washington County, 1993

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Williamson County, 1991-1993

Foreign country files

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China, 1991

French Trade Commission, 1990-1993

Japan External Trade Organization, 1988-1993

Korea, 1991-1994

Mexican Investment Board, 1992

Singapore, 1992

Sweden, 1988-1992

Taiwan, 1993

TGV (France), 1990

Legal firms files, 1983, 1987-1988, 1990-1994,
0.15 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with several law firms, dating 1983, 1987-1988, 1990-1994. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or board members of the THSRA, with lawyers in several law firms. Some correspondence is also present between the Attorney General and the law firms. The bulk of the files are with the outside counsel of the THSRA, Jackson and Walker. Also present are contracts, and orders and other court documents. Files containing billings and additional correspondence can be found in the series Legal files. Additional or duplicative contracts can be found in the series Contracts.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically by firm name. Items within most folders are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Legal firms files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Legal references, 1983, 1987-1988, 1990

Bickerstaff, Heath and Smiley, 1990-1993

Brown Maroney and Oaks Hartline, 1991-1992

Brown McCarroll and Oaks Hartline, 1992-1994

Ford, Ferraro, Fritz and Byrne, 1990

Fulbright and Jaworski, 1990-1991

Jackson and Walker:

Contracts, 1991-1992

1992

1993

Associations files, 1990-1994,
0.70 cubic ft.

This series consists of administrative correspondence and subject files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) with several associations, dating 1990-1994. There are incoming and outgoing letters and memoranda, most from the executive director or other staff of the THSRA with officials or staff in the associations. The majority of the files consist of materials sent by associations to the THSRA, including correspondence, reports, meeting agenda and programs, remarks and speeches, legislation, newsletters and other publications, and press releases. Associations represented in the files include the American Public Transit Authority and the High Speed Rail Association. Papers presented at some APTA and HSRA meetings are in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems. Materials from conferences of various associations are in the series Conferences and symposiums.

Arrangment

The files are arranged alphabetically by name. Items within most folders are in reverse chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Associations files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1990-1991

American Public Transit Association (APTA):

1990-1992

1994

1990-1992

Membership directory, 1990

American Railway Engineering Association (AREA), 1990-1992

American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992

Focus, 1991

Norman Bel Geddes Photographs, 1990

High Speed Rail Association, 1990-1992

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National Association of Railroad Passengers, 1990-1992

National Association of Regional Councils, 1991

Miscellaneous correspondence files, 1993,
0.15 cubic ft.

This series consists primarily of incoming correspondence to the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1993. Two files contain opposition letters from the general public about the high speed rail project overall or against granting an extension to continue the high speed rail project. The other folder contains a document with various paragraphs used by the agency for different responses to incoming correspondence either opposing or supporting the project, how to answer questions about financing for the project, etc.

Arrangment

The files are unarranged.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Miscellaneous correspondence files, Administrative correspondence and subject files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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[Incoming correspondence], 1993

For approval [incoming correspondence], 1993

Systemized letters, 1993

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Administrative files, 1987-1995 (bulk 1991-1994),
1.75 cubic ft.

This series consists of general files such as organization charts, procedural notebooks, a history of the agency, annual agency reports, a directory, performance bonds, reports and memos re: implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and agency brochures, comprising the administrative files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA). Also included are several subject files on high speed rail, including federal legislation, a draft of the Texas Transportation Plan, brochures from companies operating high speed rail systems in France and Germany, and publications and brochures from a trip to Europe by agency officials in June 1990. Dates covered are 1987-1995, the bulk dating 1991-1994.

Arrangement

The general agency administrative files are filed first, followed by high speed rail subject files. Within each group the files are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Administrative files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

General administrative files

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Agency brochures, 1990

Agency organization charts, ca. 1991-ca. 1993

Agency seal, 1991

Annual financial report:

1991

1992
[2 copies]

1993
[2 copies]

1994

Budget figures, 1990-1991

Performance review, 1992

Performance bonds, 1991-1994

Notebook on standardized responses, ca. 1991-ca. 1993

Directory, ca. 1993

Interim Report of Texas House Committee on Appropriations, 1992

Report to the 72nd Legislature, 1991

Report to the 73rd Legislature, 1992

Texas High Speed Rail Act, 1989

Proposed FY 94 operating budget, 1993

Notebook re: rules procedures, 1990

Notebook re: water issues, 1993-1994

Operations manual

Reproductions and permissions, 1991-1992

Notebook, Advisory Committees (re: rules procedures), 1994

[American Disabilities Act, compliance], 1991-1995
[wallet with several folders]

Report, history of high speed rail project, ca. 1994

Miscellaneous notes, Board meeting, ca. 1993

High speed rail subject files

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High Speed Rail Act Information, 1992-1993

High Speed Ground Transportation Development Act of 1993, federal legislation, 1993

Recent HSR conferences/info, 1994-1995

Clinton High Speed Rail Program, 1993

Clinton High Speed Rail Act, 1992-1994

Texas Transportation Plan, 1992-1994

Derail research, 1993

HSR project effects on state, environmental, 1993

High speed rail notes, 1990-1993

Federal grant information, 1995

Federal grant information, 1994

German-French reports on several European rail companies, ca. 1988

French rail company brochures, ca. 1987

German company's high speed rail publications, 1987-1991

TGV (French company) publications, ca. 1987

[Note: Some publications are only in French.]

European trip, June 1990

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Planning records, 1991-1993,
0.5 cubic ft.

This series consists of manuals, budget data, goals, projections, memoranda, and other records used by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority for preparing its strategic plan in 1992, and for the performance review done by the Comptroller's Office. Also present are copies of the 1992-1998 Strategic Plan prepared by the agency. Dates covered are 1991-1993.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Planning records, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Notebook re: procedures for performance review, 1992

Notebook re: strategic planning steps, 1992

Agency planning, 1991

Agency strategic planning files, 1991-1993

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Agency strategic planning files, 1991-1993
[2 wallets]

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Speeches, 1991-1992,
fractional

These are speeches and notes for use in talks given by the executive director of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, dating 1991-1992. Topics covered including financing of the high speed rail project, the need for high speed rail, history of the agency, and progress of the high speed rail project. Notes are present for "town hall" type speeches and for talks to state highway department personnel. Also present are a list of questions asked by a radio station during an interview with the executive director. Speeches by board members are present in the series Board members files. Speeches by the executive director and other agency staff are also in the series Conferences and symposiums. Additional speech materials from town hall meetings are in the series Town hall meeting files and related materials.

Arrangement

These records are unarranged.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Speeches, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Speeches (includes notes), 1991-1992

High Speed Rail, Transportation Initiative for 21st Century, 1992

High Speed Rail Financing: the Texas experience, ca. 1992

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Conferences and symposiums, 1990-1994 (bulk 1991-1993),
1.75 cubic ft.

This series contains brochures, correspondence, agenda, programs, newsletters, proceedings, and speeches given or papers from conferences and symposiums attended by the executive director or other staff of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, including speeches or papers presented by THSRA staff. Dates covered are 1990-1994, the bulk dating 1991-1993. Types of events attended include conferences, meetings, or symposiums of high speed rail related national or regional organizations; events of government bodies outside of Texas; university events; meetings re: agency administration (such as a meeting on Risk Management); and meetings of local groups, such as Kiwanis's clubs. Topics covered including financing of the high speed rail project, the need for high speed rail, history of the agency, technological aspects of high speed rail, and progress of the high speed rail project. Speeches or papers by THSRA staff are not always present in the files where the materials indicate a THSRA staff members gave a talk or presentation. A few speeches and speech notes are present in the series Speeches. Speeches by board members are present in the series Board members files. A few papers presented at meetings of the American Public Transit Association and the High Speed Rail/MAGLEV Association are in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems.

Arrangement

These records are arranged in reverse chronological order by meeting date.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Conferences and symposiums, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Conferences - miscellaneous, 1990-1994

Transportation Research Board, Annual meeting, January 9-13, 1994

Presentation invitations, 1993

10th Annual EEO Conference, Austin, August 16, 1993

The Supertrain for Texas: Can It Get on Track?, Dallas, June 28, 1993

1st Conference on U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transportation, Washington, D.C., May 27, 1993

10th Annual Convention of HRS/MAGLEV, Toronto, Canada, May 23-27, 1993

Risk Management Seminar, Austin, April 27, 1993

USAS Manager training, Austin, April 20, 1993

Dallas meeting/Houston workshop, March 23-24, 1993

Death, Taxes, ... Rulemaking in Texas, April 13-14, 1993

Transportation Research Board - 72nd Annual meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 1993

Texas Farm Bureau Conference, Corpus Christi, November 30, 1992

66th Annual Transportation Short Course, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, October 21, 1992

Regional Planning Commission meeting, New Orleans, October 13, 1992

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - 1st International Conference, High Speed Ground Transportation Systems, Orlando, October 1992

Texas Department of Transportation Public Affairs Conference, Abilene, September 9, 1992

Hitachi Project, Cedar Valley College, Dallas, September 3, 15, 1992

House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on High Speed Rail, Houston, August 21, 1992

KBTX-TV Electronic Town Meetings, Anderson and Bryan, July 22-23, 1992

High Speed Rail Corridor Meeting, Austin, July 20, 1992

Texas Department of Transportation Research Annual Symposium, University of Texas, Austin, July 14, 1992

Balcones Kiwanis Club, Austin, July 8, 1992

United Way 1993 Breakfast, Austin, June 29, 1992

Baker and Botts Presentation, Austin, June 29, 1992

High Speed Rail Association, 9th International Conference on High Speed Rail, Pittsburgh, May 17-20, 1992

Rudy Garza/Eduardo Barousse Moreno Meeting, Austin, May 1992

Kern County Transportation Symposium, Bakersfield, California, May 15, 1992

American Consulting Engineers Council, Chicago, April 26-30, 1992

Leadership Southwest Program Presentation, Dallas, April 15, 1992

Meeting on Administrative Hearing Rules, Austin, April 14, 1992

Institutional Investors Municipal Conference, Dallas, April 8-10, 1992

Area Technical Conference, Chicago, March 23-25, 1992

UT Community and Regional Planning Growth Forum, Austin, March 13, 1992

Austin Business Travel Associations, Austin, March 10, 1992

House Staff Development Class, Austin, March 4, 1992

Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), Engineer of the Year Banquet, Amarillo, February 21, 1992

Alamo Kiwanis Club, San Antonio, February 20, 1992

Society of American Military Engineers, Houston, February 19, 1992

HEB (Hurst, Euless, Bedford) Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, February 18, 1992

CTR-University of Texas Symposium on HSR/Transportation, Monterrey, Mexico, February 13-14, 1992

Spanish translation of speech, HSR Transportation Symposium, Monterrey, Mexico, February 14, 1992

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Louisiana High-Speed Rail Symposium, New Orleans, January 30-31, 1992

Taylor Chamber of Commerce, Taylor, January 21, 1992

Transportation Research Board (TRB) 71st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 1992

High Speed Rail Association Board of Directors Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1992

Priority Manager Workshop, Austin, December 5, 1991

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Central Texas Chapter, Austin, November 26, 1991

C.S.I. - San Antonio Chapter, San Antonio, November 25, 1991

American Society of Civil Engineers Meeting, November 7, 1991

Corsicana Lions Club/Rotary Club, Corsicana, November 6, 1991

Texas TGV Super Group Presentation, Houston, November 5, 1991

Meeting with George Bayoud, October 31, 1991

Federal Railroad Association (FRA) Joint Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1991

MOVITE/OTEA Meeting, Oklahoma City, October 25, 1991

Annual SDHPT Short Course, College Station, October 22-25, 1991

Washington State DOT (Department of Transportation), Seattle, October 14-15, 1991

ARTBA (American Road and Transportation Builders Association) Public/Private Ventures Third Annual Conference, Orlando, October 8-11, 1991

Visit of Kuwaiti Public Administrators, TSHRA, October 9, 1991

'91 APTA Annual Meeting, Ontario, Canada, September 28-October 2, 1991

FRA-TGV-TSHRA Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 30-October 2, 1991

MAGLEV Technology Assessment Meeting, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 26-27, 1991

Southern Legislative Conference, Miami, September 20-25, 1991

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, Georgetown, Texas, September 20, 1991

Texas A & M Student Chapter, Institute of Transportation Engineers, College Station, September 12, 1991

Gulf Coast Highway Users Leadership Conference, San Antonio, August 18-20, 1991

High Speed Rail - Amtrak Visit, Washington, D.C., July 24-26, 1991

New York State Legislature Public Hearing, Buffalo, July 16, 1991

WASHTO (Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Conference, Olympia, July 15-17, 1991

CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) - Dallas Chapter, Dallas, July 11, 1991

ACEA (Austin Contractors and Engineers Association) Luncheon, Austin Opera House, July 10, 1991

Brazos Valley Area Coalition, Bryan, July 9, 1991

Optimist Club of Oak Cliff, Dallas, July 8, 1991

Eleventh Annual CTR Symposium, Balcones Research Center, Austin, July 8, 1991

Meeting with Chairman Wyly, Dallas, June 20, 1991

10th Annual Infrastructure Seminar, Houston, June 18, 1991

Radio Committee Community Association Institute, KSVE, June 15, 1991

Rapid Transit Conference, Philadelphia, June 9-13, 1991

Southwest Region University Transportation CTR Annual Review Workshop, Austin, May 14-15, 1991

8th International Convention on High Speed Rail, Disneyland Hotel, May 5-8, 1991

High Speed Rail and MAGLEV Safety Workshop, St. Louis, April 7-10, 1991

Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Committee, College Station, March 26-27, 1991

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Dallas, March 4, 1991

Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, March 1, 1991

Government Technology Conference, Austin, February 13-15, 1991

Transportation Research Board 70th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 1991

Magnetic Levitation for North America, High Speed Rail Association, November 16, 1990

High Speed Rail Association Annual Meeting, November 9, 1990

Management of Highway Research Programs, Federal Highway Administration, November 7-9, 1990

High Speed Rail Operations in Texas, U.T. Engineers, November 5, 1990

South West Transit Association, Annual Conference, October 20, 1990

64th Annual Highway and Transportation Short Course, October 16-18, 1990

Presentation - Waco Business League, October 5, 1990

American Public Transit Association (APTA) Annual Meeting, Houston, September 30-October 4, 1990

Presentation ASCE - Temple, Texas, September 26, 1990

Presentation - Transportation Committee, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, September 14, 1990

APTA - Rapid Transit Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 4-5, 1990

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Public information and press releases, 1990-1993,
1 cubic ft.

This series consists of press releases, clippings, media advisories, journal articles, reports, magazines, correspondence and memoranda, and drafts of notices for the Texas Register, comprising the public information files of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA). Dates covered are 1990-1993. Press releases include those issued by the TSHRA, as well as releases issued by the Railroad Commission, Morrison-Knudsen Corporation, and Texas TGV, the company awarded the high speed rail franchise. Also present is a proposal for providing electronic video public relations materials. A large group of clippings were bound together by a clipping service, titled "In the Press." There are magazines and informal reports that contain miscellaneous articles about high speed rail issues as well as several folders of loose clippings. Topics covered include appointments, awarding the high speed rail franchise, status of the high speed rail project, eminent domain notifications, the environmental impact statement, and other high speed rail issues. Videotapes of newsclips are in the series Audio-visual materials.

Arrangement

These records are arranged topically or by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Public information and press releases, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Texas High Speed Rail status, ca. 1992

Information issues, 1993

Subscriptions, 1992-1993

VNR-1 Video public relations, 1992

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Advisory notices, 1992

Derail/opposition press release, 1993

Press releases, 1992-1993

[Texas] TGV press releases, 1993

Morrison Knudsen press releases, 1991-1992

THSRA press releases, 1991-1993

THSRA press releases, 1991-1992

Railroad Commission press releases, 1992

In the Press, 1991
[large wallet]

Clippings:

1993

September-October 1990

September 1990

August 1990

July-August 1990

May-July 1990

Miscellaneous articles, reports, magazines about high speed rail or containing high speed rail articles, 1990-1992
[large wallet]

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Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, 1981-1989 (bulk 1987-1989),
4 cubic ft.

Agency history

The Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) was created in 1953 (53rd Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4) to plan, finance, build, and operate toll facilities in Texas. It was governed by a 12 member board, nine of whom were public members appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. The members served six year overlapping terms. The three members of the Texas Transportation Commission served as ex-officio members and the governor designated the chair.

In June 1987, the 70th Legislature directed the Texas Turnpike Authority to study the feasibility of high speed rail system in the "Texas Triangle" Dallas-Houston, Dallas-San Antonio, and San Antonio-Houston. The study began in February 1988. Requests for proposals were published and several consulting firms were chosen to conduct the study. Lichliter/Jameson and Associates were the lead contractor. Other firms were Wilber Smith and Associates; Ray Perryman Associates; Morrison-Knudson Corporation; Underwood, Neuhaus and Company; Sylva Engineering; and Andrews and Kurth. The study reviewed other high speed rail systems, current and projected transportation needs in Texas, and other related subjects. The TTA reported to the 71st Legislature in January 1989 that, under certain assumptions, high speed rail (over 150 miles per hour) would be feasible in Texas. The Legislature introduced legislation to implement the findings of the report. In January 1989, Senate Bill 1190 was passed, creating the Texas High Speed Rail Authority.

In 1997, the Texas Turnpike Authority merged with the Texas Department of Transportation (75th Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 370). The TTA is part of the Texas Turnpike Authority Division at the Texas Department of Transportation. It is responsible for feasibility studies, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of tolled turnpikes, bridges, and tunnels at locations with high traffic volume. A TTA Board exists, consisting of six members appointed by the governor and includes the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission as an ex-officio member. Board members serve staggered six year terms and are independent of the Transportation Commission.

This series consists of correspondence, memos, notes, project files, administrative files re: a request for proposal to conduct a feasibility study of high speed rail (RFP), statements of qualifications and proposals submitted in response to the RFQ (request for qualifications) and the RFP (request for proposal), reports by consulting firms conducting the high speed rail study, and reports on railroads and high speed rail projects in other states and foreign countries collected during the study, likely used as resource materials. Dates covered are 1981-1989 (bulk 1987-1989). This study was conducted by the Texas Turnpike Authority, resulting in a recommendation to pursue a high speed rail project in Texas. This led to the creation of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA). Legislation re: the creation of the THSRA, including bill analyses, can be found in the series Legislation. Additional high speed rail feasibility reports and related studies can found in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Request for proposals files

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RFP (request for proposal) addendum, 1988

RFP/RFQ (request for proposal/request for qualifications) mailing list, 1987-1989

RFP background material, 1987-1988

RFP evaluation, ca. 1988

RFQ (request for qualifications), 1987-1988

RFQ evaluation sheet [empty]

RFQ responses, 1987

RFQ, notes on, 1987-1988

RFP, 1983, 1988

RFP short list proposals [empty]

Statements of qualifications to conduct feasibility study

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A Statement of Qualifications for a High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Lichliter/Jameson & Associates, Inc.; Morrison-Knudsen Engineers, Inc.; Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc.; Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc.; and Andrews and Kurth; November 27, 1987

Statement of qualifications, submitted by Deborah Alves Corporate Communications, November 25, 1987

A Statement of Qualifications, Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., etc., November 27, 1987

Statement of qualifications, submitted by Touche Ross and Company, November 27, 1987

A Statement of Qualifications to conduct a High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Bernard Johnson, Inc., November 24, 1987

A Statement of Qualifications for the Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc., November 25, 1987

A Statement of Qualifications for a High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Albert H. Halff Associates, Inc., November 25, 1987

A Statement of Qualifications, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Gannett Fleming, etc., November 25, 1987

Qualifications for High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Louis Berger International, Inc., and Sofrerail, November 25, 1987

Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Statement of Qualifications, submitted by Booz-Allen and Hamilton-Flour Daniel, etc., November 25, 1987

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Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Qualification Statement, by Turner Collie and Braden, Inc., November 25, 1987
[2 volumes]

Proposals to perform a high speed rail feasibility study

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Proposal to Perform a High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Turner Collie and Braden, Inc., February 15, 1988

Proposal Statement, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, submitted by Lichliter/Jameson & Associates, Inc.; Morrison-Knudsen Engineers, Inc.; Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc.; Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc.; Andrews and Kurth; M. Ray Consultants, Inc.; and Sylva Engineering; February 16, 1988
[2 volumes]

Correspondence, project files, reference materials

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Resolutions, TTA [re: consulting team selected for study], [1988]

Presentation to Governor et. al. of high speed rail study and press conference, February 15, 1989

Presentations, 1987-1989

Oversight consultants, 1987-1988

Notice to proceed, 1988

News releases, 1988

Morrison-Knudsen Engineers, Inc.:

1988

Technical memo - "Review of HSR Studies and Existing HSR Systems," task 2.1.2, 1988

Technical memo - "Criteria for Generic Class of HSR Technology, " task 2.1.3, 1988

Cross reference with LJA (Lichliter/Jameson & Associates), task 2.1.4, 1988

Existing rail routes to be studied, task 220.4, 1988

Maps, ca. 1988

Lichliter/Jameson correspondence, 1988-1989

LJA/TTA progress payments for contract FSF-10, 1988-1989

HSR - Texas Triangle, Early efforts and data collection, 1981-1988

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I.C.E. (Intercity Express System) correspondence #1, 1986-1987

Railroad project, Dallas-Houston; I.C.E.; 1986-1987

Texas High Speed Rail Summary Report, Feasibility Study 1987, Intercity Express, The German High Speed Consortium, 1987

Texas High Speed Rail Technical Report, Feasibility Study 1987, Intercity Express, The German High Speed Consortium, 1987

Texas High Speed Rail corridor study grant, ca. 1988

Federal Railroad Administration, 1987-1989

Executive Summary of the Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Passenger Project, Texas Railroad Finance Corporation, 1989

Final feasibility study reports

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Ridership and Revenue Forecast for Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Wilber Smith Associates, Inc., October 1988

Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study Project, Analysis of Current State Legislation, Andrews and Kurth, 1988

Texas High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Preliminary Financial Analysis, Underwood, Neuhaus and Company, December 1988

Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Study, Executive Summary, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., February 1989
[2 volumes, one with cover documentation]

Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Study, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., February 1989
[2 volumes, and photocopy of volume 1]

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Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Study, Technical Memorandums, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., February 1989
[2 volumes]

Use of Highway Medians for High Speed Rail Research, supplement to Technical memorandum, task 2.1.4, September 15, 1988

The Economic Impact of the Texas High Speed Rail Project, M. Ray Perryman Consultants, Inc., ca. 1987
[2 volumes, and separate additional copy of executive summary found in volume one. Volumes are unbound and housed in wallets.]

High Speed Rail in Texas: A Technical Memorandum on the Economic Condition, Outlook, and Linkages in Texas Major Urban Areas, M. Ray Perryman Consultants, Inc., August 15, 1988

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Request for proposals to operate a high speed rail franchise, 1990-1991,
0.5 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

As part of the application process to award a high speed rail franchise in Texas, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority solicited letters of intent from potential applicants. Non-solicited parties were also welcome to submit letters. A notice inviting letters of intent was published in the Texas Register on June 26, 1990. On July 19, 1990, two letters of intent were received - from Texas High-Speed Rail Joint Venture (later renamed Texas FasTrac) and the Texas TGV Consortium. According to rules of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA), representatives of the two companies automatically became members of the RFP Advisory Committee. This committee assisted the THSRA in drafting the RFP (request for proposal). The RFP dictated the information the THSRA would require to be included in the Franchise Application. The RFP Advisory Committee (RFPAC) was composed of three THSRA board members, two representatives from each of the firms filing letters of intent, and was chaired by the THSRA's former executive director. A public meeting of the RFPAC was held on August 29, 1990 to solicit comments from applicants and members of the public. Several advisors were chosen to draft the RFP and incorporate suggestions and comments of the RFPAC into the final draft submitted to the THSRA. The advisors were selected to study and report on various aspects of a high speed rail project that should be incorporated into the Franchise Application. The advisors chosen were: L.S. Gallegos and Associates - Lead consultant; Espey, Huston and Associates - Environmental issues; Charles River Associates- Ridership; and Innovation Financial Service - Financial issues.

The RFP was published in September 1990 and also sent to all airline and bus companies providing intercity passenger transportation in the state, as required by the THSRA's statutes. Two groups responded to the RFP - Texas TGV Corporation and Texas FasTrac, Inc., submitting franchise applications and the required franchise fees by the deadline of January 16, 1991. Another company, the Texas Railroad Finance Corporation, submitted an application. However, at the close of business on January 16, its application fee had not been received, thus invalidating its application.

Materials present include correspondence; request for proposals (RFP); transcripts of the RFP Advisory Committee meetings and of a Texas High Speed Rail Authority board meeting; notes, background materials, and drafts used to produce the RFP; bids from consulting firms to prepare the RFP; and contracts with firms selected to prepare the RFP. Materials are dated 1990-1991. This series concerns the issuance of a request for proposals by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) for operating a high speed rail franchise in Texas. The RFP detailed information that was required for inclusion in the franchise application. Covered in the files is the process by which the RFP was drafted as well as some aspects of the project requiring studies by firms submitting letters of intent to bid on a high speed rail franchise, including an initial ridership study.

A few additional records concerning some of the consulting firms can be found in the series Consultants files. The letters of intent, correspondence with consultants and franchise applicants, and materials concerning the regulation of the franchise are in the series Franchise application and franchise regulation files. Review of the franchise applications by advisors is documented in the series Advisors files. A more thorough ridership study is in the series Ridership study.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Request for proposals to operate a high speed rail franchise, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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RFP bids [proposals by firms to prepare the RFP], 1990

Proposals by firms to prepare RFP, 1990

Request for Proposals Advisory Committee (RFPAC):

1990

Memos, 1990

Meeting transcript, July 24, 1990
[2 folders]

Meeting files, July 24, 1990

RFP consultant packet, 1990

Texas High Speed Rail Authority meeting file, September 18, 1990

RFP contracts, 1990

RFP distribution, 1990

Early RFP drafts, July-August 1990

First RFP draft, August 1990

RFP draft, August 1990
[2 folders]

Comments on RFP draft, August 1990

Request for Proposal, final, September 1990

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Rules of practice and procedure, 1990-1993 (bulk 1990-1991),
0.5 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

As part of the process for selecting a franchise to operate a high speed rail franchise in Texas, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority developed administrative rules to govern its administrative procedures and to conduct the franchise application hearings and franchise award procedures. Proposed rules of practice and procedure for administrative procedures and awarding the franchise were published in the Texas Register in April 1990. Comments were received from Southwest Airlines and others and an administrative hearing was conducted on May 30, 1990. Proposed rules were published in the Texas Register concerning the franchise award hearing process in October 1990. An administrative hearing on the proposed rules was held on October 19, 1990 and comments were again received from Southwest Airlines and others. Revised rules were published in the Texas Register in December 1990. An evidentiary hearing was held on January 11, 1991 and comments were received from the Southwest Airlines and the general public. The final rules of practice and procedure were adopted at the Authority's January 16, 1991 meeting. On February 27, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Motion for Intervention for the franchise application hearings. This was granted. On March 5, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Temporary Restraining Order seeking to postpone the hearings and rescind all the Authority's rules. This was denied on March 6, 1991.

This series consists of proposed and adopted rules of practice and procedure of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA), comments on the rules, responses to comments, correspondence, a temporary restraining order filed by Southwest Airlines, transcripts of the administrative hearings concerning the proposed rules, and bids by firms to develop rules for the Authority's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) guidelines. Dates covered are 1990-1993, the bulk dating 1990-1991. These are files concerning the adoption of rules of practice and procedure by the THSRA for administrative procedures, for conducting franchise application hearings, for the handling of private donations, and for the DBE Program. The bulk of the material concerns rules of practice and procedure for the franchise application hearings.

See the series Public hearing examiner files for franchise award for records of the franchise award hearings. And, see the series Litigation files for more information on Southwest Airlines litigation. Additional material on the DBE programs is in the series Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged topically by rule, then roughly in chronological order.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Rules of practice and procedure, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Rules of practice and procedure, administrative procedures, franchise application hearing, franchise award:

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Rules summary, 1990

Comparison of rules, 1990

Proposed rules, hearing and comments on rules, May 1990

Transcripts of administrative hearing, May 1990

Rules - Texas Register submissions, May-June 1990

Comments on proposed rules, May-June 1990

Comments on proposed rules by Southwest Airlines, May 1990

Responses to Southwest Airlines comments to proposed rules, May 1990

Public hearing issues, September-November 1990

Proposed rules, Texas Register submissions, October 1990

Comments hearing, selection weights and criteria, October 19, 1990

Proposed rules of practice and procedure, franchise award, draft, November 1990

Texas Register submissions, franchise award rules, December 1990

Proposed rules, Texas Register submissions, December 1990-January 1991

Rules of practice and procedure, franchise award, December 1990

Comments of Southwest Airlines on proposed rules of practice and procedure, franchise award, December 1990

Comments on proposed rules, franchise award, January 1991

Comments, hearing on proposed rules of practice and procedure, January 1991

Administrative hearing on proposed rules, transcript, January 11, 1991

Proposed rules, franchise award, changes based on public comment, January 12, 1991

Adopted rules of practice and procedure, January 16, 1991

Southwest Airlines, petition and application for temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and permanent injunction, March 1991

General rules of practice and procedure, revision no. 2, November 1993

Administrative procedures, private donations, 1992-1993

DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) advisor proposals, 1991-1992

DBE program, drafts of rules, 1992

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Advisors files, 1990-1991,
2.4 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

Franchise applications to operate a high speed rail system in Texas were subject to review by independent advisors hired by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. The THSRA solicited consulting firms for this purpose through a notice published in the August 24, 1990 edition of the Texas Register. They also sent solicitation notices to over 30 firms worldwide. Six firms were chosen to review the high speed rail franchise applications and report on specific topical areas in each application. L.S. Gallegos and Associates was the overall team leader, they also reviewed coordination and compared selection criteria. The Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A& M University handled ridership estimates, safety issues, and train technology. The Sverdrup Corporation dealt with civil engineering issues, roadbed technology, and capital cost analysis. JDG Associates reviewed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs of the applicants. Espey, Huston and Associates handled environmental and socioeconomic impacts of a high speed rail system in Texas. Rauscher Pierce Refsnes/The Hadley Group performed a financial analysis.

The advisors met in November 1990 to coordinate plans to review the applications, which were due to be received at the THSRA offices by January 16, 1991. Two firms, Texas TGV Corporation and Texas FasTrac Inc., submitted franchise applications. As part of the review process, the advisors selected several components of the applications and prepared and issued requests for information (RFI) to the two applicants, with the approval of the Authority. There were five RFIs issued. Both applicants issued responses to all the RFIs. Following the review process, each advisor submitted a report to the Authority on the topic(s) they reviewed in the franchise applications. The reports were submitted to the Board and to all parties involved - each applicant and Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines was granted intervenor status for the franchise award hearing process. The reports provided THSRA with independent, objective analyses of the franchise applications. Additionally, each advisor team was represented during the franchise award hearing and was subject to cross examination by all parties.

This series consists of requests for information (RFI), responses to the RFIs, correspondence, proposals, and reports. Dates covered are 1990-1991. The proposals were prepared by outside advisors in response to a request for proposal issued by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) to review high speed rail franchise applications. The requests for information were questions (and responses) solicited by the THSRA advisors from the two franchise applicants as part of the review process. Reports were produced by the advisors after their review of the franchise applications and focused on various aspects of each applicant's franchise application. Topics covered included ridership, safety, technology, cost, and environmental and socioeconomic impacts of a high speed rail system in Texas. Correspondence present largely concerns the RFIs and is between the advisors, the franchise applicants, and the THSRA.

For more information on the franchise award hearing, see the series Public hearing examiners files for franchise award. The franchise applications are in the series Franchise application and franchise regulation files. Correspondence and additional materials with the Texas Transportation Institute is also in the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, subseries State agencies files. Correspondence and contracts with advisors can be found in the series Contracts. Files with prospective consulting firms and some general correspondence with the RFP advisors are in the series Consultants files. Confidential financial statements submitted in response to the RFI's are in the series Confidential files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Advisors files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

None.

Advisor proposals

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Deloitte and Touche
[2 different proposals]

Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc.

KKS Engineering Management Corporation

North American Controls Corporation

R.F.S. Projects, Limited

SwedeRail

The SJ Group

R.L. Banks and Associates, Inc., etc.

BRW, Inc.

Price Waterhouse

Godwin, Carlton and Maxwell

Poe Engineers, Inc.

O'Brien-Kreitzberg and Associates, Inc.

DeLeuw, Cather and Company

DeShazo, Starek, and Tang, Inc.

R.W. Beck and Associates

TransTexas Consultants

Ebasco Services, Inc.

Louis Berger and Associates

Sverdrop Corporation

Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.

Morgan Stanley and Company, Incorporated

Lehman Brothers

Willdan Associates

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Espey, Huston and Associates

Kimley-Horn

JDG Associates

Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University

Advisor proposal correspondence, miscellaneous, 1990

RFI (request for information)

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General, 1991

RFI # 1, 1990-1991

RFI # 1, 1991

RFI # 2, 1991
[2 folders]

RFI # 3, 1991
[2 folders]

RFI # 4, 1991
[2 folders]

RFI # 5, 1991
[2 folders]

RFIs - general, 1991
[in binder]

[Also contains agreements, affidavits, correspondence with advisors.]

RFI # 1, 1991
[in binder]

RFI # 4, 1991
[in binder]

RFIs # 2, 3, 5, 1991
[in binder]

Responses to RFIs, complete set, 1991

Reports of advisors

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Engineering Aspects of the High Speed Rail Franchise Applications, by Sverdrup Corporation, February 1991

Evaluation of High Speed Rail Franchise Proposals, Environmental Issues, by Espey, Huston and Associates, Inc., February 1991

A Preliminary Report, Safety Issues, by Hoyt A. Richards, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University, January 1991

Report on Equipment Issues. A Report on the Equipment Proposed for Use in the Texas High Speed Rail Corridors, by Dr. W.J. Harris, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University, February 1991

Report on Socioeconomic Issues. A Report on the Proposed TGV and ICE High Speed Rail Applications, by Dock Burke, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University, January 1991

Ridership and Related Issues, by Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University, February 1991

Report of the Financial Advisors on the Analysis of Financing Provisions of Franchise Applications, by Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. and the Hadley Group, February 13, 1991
[2 copies, one with notes]

Franchise Application DBE Evaluation Report, Texas TGV, by JDG Associates, February 1991

Franchise Application DBE Evaluation Report, Texas FasTrac, Inc., by JDG Associates, February 1991

Evaluation of Franchise Applications for Texas High Speed Rail Authority, by L.S. Gallegos and Associates, Inc., February 1991

Set of advisor reports, 1991

Correspondence, advisors, general, 1991

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Ridership study, 1992-1993,
0.6 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

The high speed rail franchise agreement (Section 3.3 (E)) required that an independent ridership study be conducted so that the public would have a more complete examination of the revenue potential of the proposed high speed rail project. The study had to be initiated within 60 days of the execution date of the franchise agreement. It was funded by the franchisee, Texas TGV, also known as the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation. The Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) established a selection process for a consultant to conduct the study at its March 27, 1992 meeting. A Technical Review Committee and a Technical Advisory Committee were formed and developed a set of evaluation criteria by which ridership proposals were reviewed. An RFP (Request for proposal) was issued on April 1, 1992 to several qualified firms. Four firms sent proposals. On May 26, 1992 the Board selected Charles River Associates as the ridership study consultant.

The study consisted of five phases. Phase 1 - Use of focus groups to analyze traveler preferences, analysis of the airline industry in Texas, review of the French TGV ridership experience, definition of basic variables (station location, service frequency, line-haul time, price), and definition and documentation of high speed rail service features (comfort, reliability, phone service, etc.). Phase II - Assembly of historical, current and predicted air and auto travel data and socioeconomic data. Phase III - Plan and conduct traveler surveys, with ability to separate market segment, modal preference, and values of services and amenities. Develop forecasts for future travel and models for induced travel. Phase IV - Initial integrity and local area high speed rail ridership forecasts. Phase V - Present final report in public forum.

Field surveys were conducted between October and December 1992. Three intercept surveys (survey of travelers in triangle area - Dallas-Houston, Dallas-San Antonio, Houston-San Antonio) and one quality of service survey were conducted using the survey information and historical data collected on existing mode use. Models were created to predict future travel use of high speed rail service. The study also included a simulation model to estimate the placement of high speed rail - air connect trips on air reservation systems.

Charles River Associates presented its findings to the Board at its September 2, 1993 meeting. The final printed report was released in October 1993. The study examined ridership with different alignments and different air connect relationships. It was intended to be used by Texas TGV to refine ridership estimates using different assumptions, different line haul times, and different market response strategies. The Authority considered this report to be "one of the most complete and exhaustive examinations of the high speed ground transportation demand and revenues ever completed for any corridor in the United States."

This series consists of proposals, reports, notes, memos, and correspondence, dating 1992-1993. These records document the independent ridership study of the high speed rail project, conducted by Charles River Associates for the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Proposals of firms soliciting the job to conduct the study are present, as well as files of the Authority's Technical Review Committee and final reports produced from the study. Correspondence, memoranda, and other items document the selection review process, the status of the study, and consultants contacted about the study that decided not to send a proposal.

Some ridership study documents are filed in the series Confidential files. Most, if not all of these documents are no longer confidential. Additional ridership information, from different studies, can be found in the series Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems. It is possible some of the ridership studies may actually be part of this Ridership study series, but their provenance is unclear and they were found with an assortment of high speed rail and MAGLEV studies. Information on an early ridership study associated with the high speed rail project can be found in the series Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study. Additional records concerning the Charles River Associates can be found in the series Consultants files. And some additional information about the ridership study is in the series Confidential files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of record.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Ridership study, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, commercial or financial information (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.110), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

One report is copyrighted.

Ridership study proposals

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Proposal to Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, 1992 Independent Ridership/Revenue Project, MKT02, by Airline Economics, Inc., April 21, 1992
[2 volumes and three folders of materials]

Proposal, MKT02, 1992 Independent Ridership Revenue Project, by Transportation Management Systems, Inc., April 21, 1992

MKT02 RFP, 1992 Independent Ridership/Revenue Project, by KPMG Peat Marwick Management Consultants, April 21, 1992
[2 volumes]

Proposal, Independent Ridership Review of Proposed Texas High Speed Rail System, by Charles River Associates, Inc., April 21, 1992
[2 copies, one with cover letter.]

Correspondence and committee files

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Ridership proposal correspondence, 1992

Ridership study correspondence, 1992

Ridership and Revenue Study Status Report, August 1992

Ridership [binder], 1992-1993

[Note: Contains correspondence, memos, reports about the ridership study.]

Technical Review Committee, RFP on Ridership, 1992

Final ridership reports

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Final Report, Independent Ridership and Passenger Revenue Projects for the Texas TGV Corporation High Speed Rail System in Texas, by Charles River Associates, Inc., September 1993
[two copies]

[Note: The report is copyrighted.]

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Town hall meetings files and related materials, 1991-1992,
1.24 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

Beginning in late 1991 and continuing through early 1992 the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) participated in several "town hall" meetings, held in counties affected by the high speed rail (HSR) project, often focused on proposed changes to the original route. The executive director or another staff member of THSRA would attend the meetings, if possible, to address issues of concern to local officials and citizens in the affected areas by the HSR project. These meetings were separate from the public scoping meetings held as part of the environmental impact statement process.

This series consists of correspondence, notes, maps, meeting summaries, speeches, and overhead transparencies (slides) used in meeting presentations. Dates covered are 1991-1992. These files document town hall type meetings at which the Texas High Speed Rail Authority addressed local citizens to talk about the high speed rail project. In addition to documenting the meetings, this series contains correspondence with local officials and citizens about the project, often discussing the upcoming meeting, other times just answering questions. Meeting materials include speeches, speech notes, overhead transparencies from talks, and maps of the high speed rail routes. Maps of counties showing the route are represented for those counties where meetings were held and for adjoining counties.

Additional speech materials from these meetings can be found in the series Speeches. For more material on public interest and comments on the project and detailed route maps, see the series Environmental impact statement files and the series Maps. Correspondence from local officials and citizens is also in the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, in the subseries Interested parties files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged as received. County files are in reverse alphabetical order, with notes and slides (transparencies) from meeting presentations filed at the end.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Town hall meeting files and related materials, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Correspondence, Williamson County, 1991

[Maps and papers]:

[Williamson County], 1991

[Travis County], 1991-1992

[Tarrant County], 1991-1992

Navarro County maps, 1991
[5 envelopes of maps]

[Maps and papers, Navarro County], 1991

Public meeting, Blooming Grove, March 13, 1992

[Maps and papers]:

[McLennan County], 1991-1992

[Madison County], 1991

[Limestone County], 1991-1992

Correspondence, Hays County, 1991

[Maps and papers]:

[Hays County], 1991

[Harris County], 1991-1992

[Guadalupe County], 1991-1992

[Grimes County], 1991-1992

[Fayette County], 1991-1992

[Falls County], 1991-1992

Correspondence, Falls County, 1991

Ellis County town meeting, February 18, 1992

[Maps and papers]:

[Ellis County], 1991-1992

[Dallas County], 1991-1992
[2 folders]

[Colorado County], 1991-1992

[Caldwell County], 1991-1992

[Bexar County], 1991-1992
[2 folders]

[Bell County], 1991-1992

Correspondence, Bell County, 1991

[Maps and papers]:

[Bastrop County], 1991-1992

[Austin County], 1991-1992

[Index to maps and data sheets]

Disinformation/negative information, 1991-1992

[Slides and notes from talks], 1991-1992
[wallet with loose papers and several folders]

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[Slides from meeting presentations]

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Environmental impact statement files, 1976, 1986, 1991-1994 (bulk 1991-1993),
37 cubic ft., 9 sets of maps (over 165 individual maps)

Historical sketch

As part of the process to build a high speed rail in Texas, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) and Texas TGV, the company awarded the high speed rail franchise, met with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in September 1991 to discuss federal railroad regulations and requirements for the high speed rail project. The FRA would need to complete new rulemaking proceedings as existing rail safety rules were not designed for high speed rail operations. This rulemaking would be a federal action requiring an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed project, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. A Request for Qualifications was sent to interested firms and published in the Texas Register on November 19, 1991. Thirteen responses were received. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on December 19, 1991 and responses were received on January 6, 1992. Also on December 19, 1991, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Authority, Texas TGV and the FRA. This required the preparation of an EIS and authorized the hiring of a third party consultant to assist in that process. The consultant would be contracted and managed by the Authority and the FRA, with expenses paid by Texas TGV.

Following a review of the proposals received and oral presentations delivered at THSRA board meetings, the board selected Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc. to prepare the EIS. A contract was signed on April 16, 1992. The contract called for the formation of a Citizens Advisory Committee, made up of local officials and others in areas affected by the proposed high speed rail project, with the chair appointed by the Authority.

Part of the EIS process included conducting public scoping meetings in communities affected by the project. A Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal Register, the Texas Register and local newspapers in April and May of 1992. The notice was also issued as a press release by the Authority and was sent to local officials and other citizens upon request. The notice contained summary information; a description of the project; a discussion of the scoping process; a brief discussion of alternatives, probable effects, and procedures; and a list of scoping meeting locations and dates. At each scoping meeting, representatives of the Authority, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, and Texas TGV were present to answer questions and take input. FRA representatives were present at some of the meetings. Oral and written statements were given by local officials, local citizens, and others. Thirty-nine meetings were held between May 12 and June 25, 1992. Over 4000 people attended the meetings, with attendance in rural counties exceeding those in urban counties. The public comment period was held open until July 13 and over 15,000 separate comments were recorded.

The Final Scoping Report was issued in late 1993 and distributed to interested agencies, citizens, county courthouses, and public libraries. Concerns expressed centered on noise, economics, impacts on agricultural operations, socioeconomic impacts, financing, location of the route and stations, road closures, access issues, and impact on the quality of life, especially in rural areas. The vast majority of commentors in the rural areas were opposed to the high speed rail project, with comments from the urban areas mixed.

One hundred and twenty federal and state agencies were invited to participate in the EIS. State agencies attending scoping meetings or otherwise participating in the HSR project were the Railroad Commission, Texas Natural Resource Laboratory Commission, Water Development Board, State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Governor's Office, Employment Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Public Utility Commission, Department of Agriculture, Historical Commission, Water Commission, Department of Transportation, Department of Health, Air Control Board, and Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

By December 1993 sufficient detail on the Alternative Analyses component of the project was done so work could proceed with baseline studies on different issues required by the EIS. Texas TGV and the EIS consultant developed work plans for the baseline studies and reviewed teams of consultants Texas TGV had chosen to conduct the studies. In January 1994 Texas TGV halted work on the baseline studies and dismissed its contractors due to financial deadlines in the franchise agreement. By March 1994, a draft alternative chapter was completed and circulated for comments, but never released. By October 1994, due to cessation of environmental activity by Texas TGV, the THSRA board terminated its project with the EIS consultant. And, the board and the FRA jointly determined their December 1991 MOU was no longer in effect. The HSR project was terminated in late 1994 and in a settlement agreement, Texas TGV agreed to make available to the state all non proprietary work developed during the HSR project, including the work on the environmental impact statement.

This series consists of proposals, statements of qualifications, correspondence and memos, contracts, memorandums of understanding, transcripts of public meetings, work plans, scoping meeting summaries, written public comments, transcripts of oral public comments, maps, slides and photographs, audio and videocassettes, drafts of the scoping report, scoping report revisions, the final scoping report, reports on environmental and socioeconomic topics, working papers, purpose and need statements, registration cards, database entry forms, invoices, weekly activity reports, notes, 3.5 inch computer disks, and other files concerning the environmental impact statement (EIS) project. Dates covered are 1976, 1986, 1991-1994, with the bulk dating 1991-1993. The Texas High Speed Rail Authority contracted with the firm Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc. to prepare an EIS in accordance with requirements of the Texas high speed rail project. This series documents the work done on the environmental impact statement, including the selection of the EIS consultant, extensive coverage of the public scoping meetings held to gather comments about the proposed high speed rail project, including audio-visual coverage of the meetings; preparation of the scoping report and other reports (including maps); baseline studies; contract negotiations; and termination of the project. Correspondents include the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Inc., Texas TGV, the Federal Railroad Administration, other consulting firms, state agencies, local officials, and the general public. Work done by state agencies involved with the EIS is documented as is work of a Citizens Advisory Committee associated with the project. The largest set of files, labeled the EIS working files, appear to be the working files of the firm used to the prepare the EIS, Woodward-Clyde Consultants.

Reports present include the Scoping Report - drafts and final editions; the Draft Alternatives Section of the EIS; several studies of station locations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Waco; environmental studies on the habitat of several species to be affected by the HSR project, including the Houston Toad and the Golden-Cheeked Warbler; corridor refinement studies; passenger and baggage system analysis; hydrologic studies; study on cultural resources and paleontology; and a study on land acquisition and utility cost. Some of the reports are accompanied by maps. Also present are several separate sets of maps, including detailed USGS maps of the HSR corridor, and GIS (geographic information system) produced maps on managed areas, hydrology, transportation, critical land uses, natural systems, and alternative alignments. There is also a full-size camera ready set of the GIS produced maps on transportation, critical land uses, natural systems, managed areas and hydrology. There are also several maps that consist of USGS sheets taped together to form large maps of the EIS corridor covering several counties.

Some EIS materials marked as confidential are filed in the series Confidential files. Additional HSR maps are in the series Maps. Some of these may have been part of the EIS but their provenance is unclear, so they were not physically added to the EIS files series. Meeting files of the Authority's EIS Subcommittee can be found in the series Board of Directors, Committees meeting files. Materials from local public meetings held prior to the scoping meetings are in the series Town hall meeting files and related materials. Additional correspondence with county officials about the HSR project is in the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, in the subseries, Interested parties files. Additional correspondence of the THSRA about the EIS project can be found in the series Board of Directors files and the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, in the two subseries Chronological files and Fax transmissions.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into six groups: EIS consultant and project files; Consultants - Proposals and the selection process; Scoping meeting files and scoping reports; EIS reports; Maps; and EIS working files [Woodward-Clyde consultant's files]. Files within each group are arranged roughly by type of record. Within the EIS consultant and project files are two sets of files of working papers - likely working files of different THRSA staff members or board members. These were left as found and do contain duplicative material. The last group, EIS working files, consists of several boxes of materials filed separately from the rest of the EIS files, and appear to be the working files of the consulting firm used for the EIS files, Woodward-Clyde Consultants.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Environmental impact statement files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Software needed to run the computer disks is unknown. At least one set of disks are labeled as Macintosh (MAC) files, it is unknown if all the disks are MAC files or if some run on IBM PC's instead.

The maps in this series are too large to photocopy. See the photograph archivist for other copying options.

EIS consultant and project files

[See the last section, EIS working files, for additional project files, including baseline studies, and project management files.]

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National Environmental Policy Act, 1986

Woodward-Clyde Consultants:

Requests for scoping report, 1993

Agreement for Services Related to an Environmental Impact Statement for a High Speed Rail Facility, April 15, 1992

Work plan and cost summary, January 1993
[2 sets of the plan]

Work plan, January 1993

[Correspondence and memoranda], 1992-1993

EIS expenses, proposed contract amendments, etc., April 1992-February 1993

EIS contract compliance audit, 1991-1993

Breaches and bases for termination, December 1992-February 1993

Contract compliance audit, November 1992

Contract negotiations, 1993

Contract reformation, February-March 1993

Proposed amendments to service agreement, February 1993

Various agreements, 1992-1994

EIS Agreement, April 1992

EIS Committee, 1993

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Woodward-Clyde Consultants:

Environmental impact statement [copy of proposal to prepare the EIS from Woodward-Clyde Consultants], January 1992

Noise and vibration, 1992

Existing ROW (right-of-way), November 1992

Scoping, February 1993

Schedule, October 1992

Mediation, February 1993

Mediation, February-March 1993

Contract - Reformed and Revised Agreement for Services Related to an Environmental Impact Statement for a High Speed Rail Facility, March 1993

Reformed agreement, original, March 1993

[Note: File also includes a copy of the agreement.]

Revised services agreement (copy), March 1993

Reformed agreement, 1991-1994

Contract [correspondence], 1992-1993

Miscellaneous files, 1992-1993

EIS contract issues, 1993

Comprehensive/complete revised work plan:

Draft reformed agreement [empty]

MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) (A), December 1991

Matrix (B)

Scope of Services (C)

Work Plan (D), 1993

Time schedule (E)

Cost summary (F)

Rate schedule (G)

Organization, personnel (H, I), 1993

Invoice format (J)

Cost control (K)

QA/QC (quality assurance program)

Alternative analysis, 1993

Comments received, 1993

Draft, 1993

Woodward-Clyde Consultants, EIS, purpose and need, 1993

Purpose and need statement, draft, September 1993

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EIS baseline studies, 1993

Baseline implementation plan background - memos, 1993

Woodward-Clyde Consultants:

Study area boundary, 1993

Subcontractor contracts, 1993

Memorandum of Understanding, 1992
[original and several copies]

FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) - Environmental, 1991

Environmental Impact Study, 1991-1994

Alternative chapter, final comments, 1994

Draft alternatives chapters, EIS, 1994

EIS project management, 1991-1993

Request for consultant qualifications, environmental consultants, 1991-1992

EIS consultant, minority contractor, 1993

Dames and Moore, 1991-1992

Radian, 1992

EIS Citizens Advisory Committee, 1992-1993

EIS - Property access, 1992-1993

EIS meetings, 1992-1993

Woodward-Clyde Consultants:

DBE's, 1993

Alternative analysis, 1992-1993

Guidance for external communication, 1992-1993

Activity report, weekly, 1993-1994

Key personnel, 1993

Literary search, 1992

Insurance certificates, 1992-1995

Interested parties, December 1992

Ads, 1922

Citizen communication, October 1993

General correspondence, 1992-1993

Travel authorization, 1993

Miscellaneous documents, 1993-1994

EIS subcontractor information, 1993

EIS General observations

EIS summary of information, January 1993

EIS recipients survey, 1993

Texas Department of Transportation, "Overview Environmental Assessment for the Proposed IH 35 Alternative Facility...," August 1993

EIS costs and billing information, 1993

Baseline studies meetings, 1993

EIS project schedule, 1993

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EIS weekly reports, 1993-1994

Monthly status reports, 1992-1993

Woodward-Clyde Consultants:

Invoices and billing information, 1992-1994
[3 wallets]

Invoices, 1992

Reformed and Revised Agreement for Services Related to an Environmental Impact Statement for a High Speed Rail Facility in Texas, March 1993

Buckslip, 1992

FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) notes, 1992

Woodward-Clyde [memos, correspondence, EIS meeting minutes, etc.], 1992-1993

AG (Attorney General) notes, 1992-1993

Newsletter - Texas High Speed Rail EIS Project, 1992

Citizens Advisory Committee, 1992

State agency correspondence files:

State agencies, 1991-1992

TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation), 1992-1993

Parks and Wildlife, 1991-1993

Historical Commission, 1992-1993

Water Development Board, 1992

Water Commission, 1991

Air Control Board, 1991

Agriculture Department, 1991-1992

Soil and Water Conservation Board, 1992

Land access plans, 1992

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WCC Invoice evaluation, 1992-1993

Alternatives, 1991-1993

Alts: Existing ROW (right-of-way), 1992

EIS baselines, 1992

EIS GIS (Geographic Information System), 1991-1993

EIS Coordination meeting, July 16, 1992

Comprehensive and Complete Revised EIS Work Plan, January 1993

Environmental working papers, Volume I, 1991-1992

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Purpose and need development papers, 1993

Purpose and need statement development papers, 1993-1994
[large wallet]

MOU (drafts, memos), 1991

EIS Contract # 2:

[Loose contract documents], 1993

EIS plan revisions, 1993

EIS task matrix, 1993

EIS miscellaneous, 1993

EIS WC (Woodward-Clyde) subcontractors, 1992

EIS contract, 1992

Consultants - proposals and selection process

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Environmental advisor selection files:

[Advisor selection memos, tables, etc.], 1991-1992

RFQ (Request for qualifications), 1991

RFP (Request for proposals), 1991

Shortlist, 1991

Oral presentation notes, 1992

Shipping receipts, 1991

Contracts supplied by EIS advisor applicants, 1992

Statements of qualifications:

Hicks and Company, 1991

Encept, 1991

Johnson, Johnson and Roy, Inc., 1991

Malcom Pirnie, Inc., 1991

Geraghty and Miller, Inc., 1991

Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc., 1991

Turner Collie and Braden, Inc., 1991

Proposals:

DeLeuw, Cather and Company, 1992

Dames and Moore, 1992

Espey, Huston and Associates, Inc., 1992

Woodward-Clyde Consultants, 1992

Scoping meetings files and scoping reports

[See the last section, EIS working files, for additional scoping materials, including files from the scoping meetings, public comments, and working drafts of the scoping reports.]

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Environmental program schedule

[Memos] to Terry Dudley, 1992

Scoping meeting displays, 1992

Scoping meetings, travel, 1992

Pre-meeting meeting, 1992

Public notice ideas, 1992

Public notice items, 1992

Scoping meetings - other, 1992

Publicly distributed material, 1992

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Public notices sent, 1992

Phase IV - Southern leg, 1992

Timeline

Texas Register submissions, 1992

Notice of contract award, 1992

Communications protocol [memos and correspondence], 1992

Scoping meeting sites, 1992

Scoping meeting information, 1992

Public scoping meeting packet, 1992

Public education program, 1992-1993

EIS Scoping meeting summaries:

Scoping meeting summaries, 1992

Meeting summary, Brenham, Washington County, May 13, 1992

Meeting summary, Caldwell, Burleson County, May 14, 1992

Meeting summary, Austin, Travis County, for federal and state agencies, April 22, 1992

Report - Request for Approval: Materials to be used for Scoping Meetings, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, April 1992

Scoping meetings:

[See the last section, EIS working files, for additional scoping materials, including files from the scoping meetings.]

Austin County Scoping Meeting, Bellville, June 3, 1992

Bastrop County Scoping Meeting, Bastrop, June 18, 1992

Bell County Scoping Meeting, Belton, June 10, 1992

Bexar County Scoping Meeting, San Antonio, May 28, 1992

Brazos County Scoping Meeting, Bryan, May 12, 1992

Burleson County Scoping Meeting, Caldwell, May 14, 1992

Caldwell County Scoping Meeting, Lockhart, June 10, 1992

Comal County Scoping Meeting, New Braunfels, May 27, 1992

Colorado County Scoping Meeting, Columbus, June 2, 1992

Dallas County Scoping Meeting, Dallas, June 16, 1992

Ellis County Scoping Meeting, Waxahachie, June 18, 1992

Falls County Scoping Meeting, Marlin, June 9, 1992

Falls County Scoping Meeting, Westphalia, June 8, 1992

Fayette County Scoping Meeting, LaGrange, June 11, 1992

Fort Bend County Scoping Meeting, Rosenberg, May 20, 1992

Freestone County Scoping Meeting, Fairfield, June 4, 1992

Gonzales County Scoping Meeting, Gonzales, June 9, 1992

Grimes County Scoping Meeting, Navasota, May 28, 1992

Guadalupe County Scoping Meeting, Seguin, May 26, 1992

Harris County Scoping Meeting, Houston, May 21, 1992

Hays County Scoping Meeting, San Marcos, June 17, 1992

Hill County Scoping Meeting, Hillsboro, June 23, 1992

Johnson County Scoping Meeting, Cleburne, June 24, 1992

Lee County Scoping Meeting, Giddings, June 29, 1992

Leon County Scoping Meeting, Centerville, June 2, 1992

Limestone County Scoping Meeting, Groesbeck, June 11, 1992

Madison County Scoping Meeting, Madisonville, May 13, 1992

Milam County Scoping Meeting, Cameron, June 23, 1992

McLennan County Scoping Meeting, Waco, June 25, 1992

Montgomery County Scoping Meeting, Conroe, May 27, 1992

Navarro County Scoping Meeting, Corsicana, June 3, 1992

Robertson County Scoping Meeting, Hearne, May 14, 1992

Tarrant County Scoping Meeting, Fort Worth, June 17, 1992

Travis County Scoping Meeting, Austin, June 16, 1992

Walker County Scoping Meeting, Huntsville, May 26, 1992

Waller County Scoping Meeting, Prairie View, May 19, 1992

Washington County Scoping Meeting, Brenham, May 13, 1992

Wharton County Scoping Meeting, Wharton, June 4, 1992

Williamson County Scoping Meeting, Georgetown, June 25, 1992

Scoping meeting notes, 1992
[two spiral notepads]

Scoping meeting summaries [empty]

Interagency meeting, April 22, 1992

Scoping, publicity, 1992

Public comments from scoping meetings, 1992
[wallets 1-2 of 4 wallets]

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Public comments from scoping meetings, 1992
[wallets 3-4 of 4 wallets]

Scoping report notes, 1993

Draft scoping report, 1993

Scoping Report, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, October 1992

Scoping Report, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, November 1992

Scoping Report Appendices, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, November 1992
[2 copies]

Final scoping report, 1992-1993

Review of Final Scoping Report, 1992-1994

Scoping report, drafts and proofs, 1993

Camera ready scoping report, April 1993

Camera ready scoping report appendices, [April 1993]

Scoping report revisions, camera ready copy forward, 1993

Scoping report map, 1993

Scoping report distribution, 1993

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Scoping report, 1993

Scoping report, Executive Summary, October 1993

Scoping Report, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, April 1993
[2 copies]

Scoping Report Appendices, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, April 1993
[2 copies]

Audio-visual materials:

"The Supertrain hearings"
[videocassette]

"High Speed Rail Composite," KBTX, July 20-23, 1992
[videocassette, 1 hour, 20 minutes]

"Clint Miller/High Speed Rail," Daybreak, WFAA-TV, Dallas, June 17, 1992
[videocassette, 0:51 minutes]

Woodward-Clyde, "Texas High Speed Rail," Seven News - KTBC-TV, February 12, 1992
[videocassette, 2:14 minutes)

"High Speed Rail," Bryan and Waco, Texas, May 12-June 25, 1992
[videocassette]

[Note: Several TV spots, each between 1:00 and 2:30 minutes, in Bryan and Waco.]

Public scoping meetings, Navarro, Freestone, Falls, Bell, Limestone, Ellis and McLennan Counties, [1992]
[videocassette]

Excerts from proposed Texas High Speed Rail EIS public scoping meetings, May 12-June 25, 1992
[videocassette]

[Two audio cassettes containing anti-high speed rail songs]

[Unlabeled black box of slides - appears to be meeting presentation slides]

Bryan Scoping Meeting for HSR project, May 12, 1992
[4 boxes of slides]

Photographs of scoping meetings:

[Unlabeled sets of photographs and negatives from meetings]
[5 sets of photographs, some in sleeves, most in photo processing envelopes.]

Centerville, Corsicana, Rosenberg and Houston, May-June 1992
[photographs in photo processing envelope]

Houston, Conroe, Navasota, May 1992
[photographs in photo processing envelope]

[Unlabeled photographs from meeting]
[photographs in manila envelope]

Fairfield, Freestone County meeting, June 4, 1992
[audiocassette of meeting in manila envelope]

[Unlabeled sheet of slides, likely from meeting presentations]

Reports

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Preliminary Draft Alternatives Section for EIS, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, December 1993

[Two sets, one without a title and has different page numbers.]

Draft Alternatives Section for EIS, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, March 1994
[2 copies]

Final Report for Houston Toad Survey Modified Route Alternative, Horizon Environmental Services, November 17, 1993

Final Report Interior Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum Athalossus) Habitat Assessment Preferred Route, Horizon Environmental Services, January 18, 1994

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Final Report Black-Capped Vireo (Atricapillus) and Golden-Cheeked Warbler (Dendroica Chrysoparia) Habitat Assessment Preferred Alternative Route, Horizon Environmental Services, January 18, 1994

1992 Navasota Ladies Tresses Survey Report on the Proposed Eastern Routes for the HSR Project, Tejas Ecological Services, January 27, 1993

Final Report for HOR-03: Large-Fruited Sand Verbena Survey, Horizon Environmental Services, October 19, 1993

EMF/EMI Phase I Study Report, Radian Corporation, January 13, 1994

Investigator's Interim Work Product, Cultural Resources and Paleontology, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, January 1, 1994

Fort Worth CBD Access and Station Study, Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993

DFW Airport to Fort Worth Grade Separation Study with Appendices (HSR Plans and Profiles) and (Crossroads Plans and Profiles), Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993
[appendices are plans filed following the report]

DFW Airport Station and Maintenance Facility Study with Appendix (Plans and Profiles--Belt Line Road to Calloway-Cemetery Road), Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993
[appendix is a set of plans filed following the report]

Corridor Refinement Study; Dallas to DFW Airport (Dallas North Tollway to Belt Line Road) with Appendix (Plans and Profiles), Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993
[appendix is a set of plans filed following the report]

Waco Station Final Report, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., August 1, 1993

San Antonio CBD Station and Rail Access Report, December 1, 1993
[missing]

Houston CBD Station and Rail Access Report, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., March 1993

Passenger and Baggage System Analysis for the HSR Station at DFW International Airport, American Airlines Decision Technologies, January 5, 1994

I-20 to Fort Worth - Hydrologic Studies, Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1993
[accompanied by a set of maps]

Corridor Refinement Study; IH-20 to Dallas (South of IH-20 to DART Crossing) with Appendix (Plans and Profiles), Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993
[appendix is a set of plans filed following the report]

Analysis of Site Locations at DFW Airport, October 2, 1992
[missing]

Dallas CBD Station Study; (DART Crossing to N. Dallas Tollway) with Appendix (Plans, Profiles and Station Layout), Carter and Burgess, Inc., March 1, 1993
[appendix is a set of plans filed following the report]

Feasibility Study of HSR Station at the Dallas Convention Center, Carter and Burgess, Inc., June 16, 1992

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Land Acquisition and Utility Cost study; Modified Franchise Application Alignments, Universal Field Services, September 1, 1993

Preferred Corridor Stream Crossings Evaluation, Draft, Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, Inc., December 1993
[2 volumes]

Maps

[Several topographic maps and a few manuscript maps can be found in the last group of files, the EIS working files (Woodward-Clyde Consultants files)]

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Maps - Corridor alignment and station locations, September 1993

map-case

HSR Map Drawer 1

Corridor alignment maps, by Texas TGV, September 1993
[bound set of 85 maps plus index, in color, sheet size is 30 x 23 inches]

Environmental and cultural maps from GIS data, 1993
[Note: An index to the maps lists 5 sets of 8 sheets each. There are 6 sets present, four of those are missing sheet 7 in their set.]
[36 x 50 inch color computer plots]:

map-case

HSR Map roll 1

Managed Areas, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[originally set of 8 sheets, sheet 7 is missing]

map-case

HSR Map roll 18

Camera-ready copy, Managed Areas, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[sheets 1-8]

map-case

HSR Map roll 2

Transportation, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, September 1993
[originally set of 8 sheets, sheet 7 is missing]

map-case

HSR Map roll 18

Camera-ready copy, Transportation, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, September 1993
[sheets 1-8]

map-case

HSR Map roll 3

Critical Land Uses, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, October 1993
[set of 8 sheets]

map-case

HSR Map roll 18

Camera-ready copy, Critical Land Uses, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, October 1993
[sheets 1-8]

map-case

HSR Map roll 4

Natural Systems, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[originally set of 8 sheets, sheet 7 is missing]

map-case

HSR Map roll 18

Camera-ready copy, Natural Systems, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[sheets 1-8]

map-case

HSR Map roll 5

Hydrology, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[originally set of 8 sheets, sheet 7 is missing]

map-case

HSR Map roll 18

Camera-ready copy, Hydrology, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[sheets 1-8]

map-case

HSR Map roll 6

Alternative Alignments, by Lichliter/Jameson and Associates, November 1993
[set of 8 sheets]

map-case

HSR Map Drawer 1

[Routes Studied for Navasota Ladies Tresses], ca. 1993
[blueline maps, with color notations, sheet size is 27 x 24 inches, 3 folders of maps]

[Note: Set of United States Geological Service base maps, mostly dating 1976, with data added circa 1993.]

map-case

folder

Map Drawer Processed Records 1

HSR folder 1

[Maps from Joey Thibodeaux showing digitizing problems with base map], ca. 1993
[4 color maps, the largest sheet being 36 x 34 inches - actual size of maps is much smaller and varies from sheet to sheet]

[Note: Sheets cover the Houston, Dallas and San Antonio metropolitan areas.]

map-case

Map rolls 7-11

[EIS study corridor maps, ] ca. 1993:
[several black and white maps, exact size is hard to measure as the sheets do not form a square or rectangular area. Length and width of some maps is greater than 6 feet at its largest point.]

[Note: This set consists of several large USGS maps taped together in several sheets, highlighting the EIS study corridor.]

map-case

HSR Map roll 7

[Multiple counties]
[several loose sheets rolled together]

map-case

HSR Map roll 8

[Grimes County]

map-case

HSR Map roll 9

[Guadalupe County]

map-case

HSR Map roll 10

[Caldwell County]

map-case

HSR Map roll 11

[Multiple counties]

map-case

folder

Map Drawer Processed Records 1

HSR folder 2

Morrison-Knudsen High Speed Rail Study Area [index to toposheets used in the study]

EIS working files [Woodard-Clyde Consultant files]

[See a previous section, Scoping meeting files and scoping reports for additional materials from the scoping meeting and from various drafts of the scoping report.]

Public scoping meetings, 1992

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Brazos County, Bryan, # 1

Burleson County, Caldwell, # 2

Madison County, Madisonville, # 3

Robertson County, Hearne # 4

Washington County, Brenham, # 5

Waller County, Hempstead, # 6

Fort Bend County, Rosenburg, # 7

Harris County, Houston, # 8

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Guadalupe County, Seguin, # 9

Walker County, Huntsville, # 10

Comal County, New Braunfels, # 11

Montgomery County, Conroe, # 12

Bexar County, San Antonio, # 13

Grimes County, Navasota, # 14

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Colorado County, Columbus, # 15

Leon County, Centerville, # 16

Austin County, Bellville, # 17
[2 wallets]

Navarro County, Corsicana, # 18

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Freestone County, Fairfield, # 19

Wharton County, Wharton, # 20

Falls County, Westphalia, # 21
[2 wallets]

Falls County, Marlin, # 22

Gonzales County, Gonzales, # 23

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Bell County, Belton, # 24

Caldwell County, Lockhart, # 25

Fayette County, La Grange, # 26

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Limestone County, Groesbeck, # 27

Dallas County, Dallas, # 28

Travis County, Austin, # 29

Hays County, San Marcos, # 30

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Tarrant County, Fort Worth, # 31

Bastrop County, Bastrop, # 32

Ellis County, Waxahachie, # 33
[2 wallets]

Hill County, Navarro, # 34

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Milam County, Cameron, # 35

Johnson County, Cleburne, # 36

Lee County, Giddings, # 37

McLennan County, Waco, # 38
[3 wallets]

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Williamson County, Georgetown, # 39
[3 wallets]

Scoping files

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Original letters received by mail [public comments], 1992:

[Files include copies of sign-in sheets from public scoping meetings in addition to letters.]

L1-L76

L77-L139

L140-L231

L232-L391

L392-L507

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L508-L648

L649-L791

L792-L894

L895-L990

L991-L1037

L1038-L1188

L1189-L1286

L1287-L1348

Database mailing list, 1992
[2 folders]

oversize

OS 2000/094-59

Database mailing list
[2 sets of lists]

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[Scoping comment tracking individual commentor data entry forms]

Data entry "L" [scoping comment forms]
[wallets 1-10 of 14]

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Data entry "L" [scoping comment forms]
[wallets 11-14 of 14]

Land access files, 1992

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Mailout information

Access agreements

Land access contract reports

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Land access contract reports
[2 wallets]

Returned mail
[2 wallets]

Green cards with return receipts
[2 wallets]

Scoping files, 1992

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Spreadsheets, memos, weekly status reports
[unfoldered]

Scoping report, draft, October 1992
[2 copies]

Fleckman letter with attachments
[2 wallets]

Returned scoping mail
[unfoldered]

List of city officials, county officials, then others

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Letters, coded with data entry sheets

oversize

OS 2000/094-59

Database mailing list, file copy

Reports and studies

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California HSR information

Southwest Region Vertiport Feasibility Study, University of Texas at Arlington, [1991]

Morrison Knudsen Coporation 1991 Annual Report

Texas High Speed Rail, Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, ca. 1992

Presentation. Texas TGV: Environmental, Assessments and Permitting Assistance, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, ca. 1992

An Expose of Southwest Airlines Cunning Deceptions Regarding Texas High Speed Rail, by Joseph Vranich, 1992

A Call for Consideration of a Texas "Air-Rail" Equity Act, by Joseph Vranich, 1992

Scoping tasks, 1992-1993

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4.1 - Identify agency and citizen participants:

Identify agency and citizen participants, 1992
[2 folders]

Interagency Scoping Meeting Summary Report, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, held 22 April, 1992

Briefing Materials for Federal and State Agencies, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, March 1992

From agencies, 1992

Notice of intent, 1992

Interagency summary report cover letter, 1992

Final agency scoping report, 1992

Interagency summary report errata, 1992

Draft agency scoping meeting, 1992

Last draft comments on agency meeting, 1992

4.2 - Schedule scoping meetings and send notes, 1992

4.3 - Conduct scoping for EIS:

Conduct scoping for EIS, 1992

DBB (Dave Barrows) scoping meeting speech

Notice of intent, 1992

Materials:

Record of materials changes, 1992

Final materials packet for public meetings, 1992

Request for Approval: Materials to be Used for Scoping Meetings, by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, April 1992

Scoping [meeting] summaries, 1992

Information packet, 1992

THSRA mailing list

Scoping report:

Scoping report, 1992

Comment summary report, 1992

Scoping Report, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, October 1992
[2 copies, with comments]

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Scoping Report, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, October 1992
[2 copies, with comments]

Dave Barrows and Clint Miller (WCC), internal review of report, 1992

Scoping report memos, 1992-1993

Clint Miller, scoping report revisions, 1993

THSRA Scoping report, appendices volume [draft], November 1992

Scoping Report, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, November 1992
[with comments]

Scoping report backup, 1993

THSRA Final scoping report transmittal letters, November 1992

Final scoping report, original text volume, November 1992

MAC (Macintosh) files, originals and disk

Final scoping report, Appendix B, 1992

Scoping Report, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, November 1992
[2 file copies]

Final scoping report appendices volumes, November 1992

Final scoping report, courthouse and library addresses

Final scoping report, courthouse and library addresses, originals

Peer review forms, scoping report, 1992-1993

Reproduction/distribution, 1992-1993

Scoping report, early draft, October 1992:

Outline for scoping report, October 1992

Transmittal of scoping report, October 1992

Scoping report, original, October 1992

Scoping report, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, October 1992
[file copy]

Transmittal, scoping report, superceded, October 9, 1992

Transmittal/alternative analysis, scoping report, superceded, October 9, 1992

Scoping report, original, superceded, October 1992

EIS project tasks [set 1]

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0.0 - Scoping:

Scoping, 1993

Scoping report and agency comments, 1992-1993

1.0 - Purpose and need, 1993:

1.1 - Provide input for purpose and need statement

1.2 - Develop purpose and need statement

1.3 - Submit comments

1.4 - Purpose and need statement decision
[empty]

Purpose and need, background format example

2.0 - Study area definition and basemap preparation, 1993:

2.1 - Recommended study area

2.2 - Approve decision on study area

2.3 - Prepare GIS basemap

GIS memos

2.4 - Review GIS basemap

3.0 - Alternatives, 1988-1993:

3.1 - Provide input for alternatives section, 1993

3.2 - Review input, 1993

Alternative analyses, 1993

3.3 - Finalize selection criteria, 1993

3.4 - Alternative selection criteria review and decision, 1993

3.5 - Identify alternatives, 1993

3.6 - Submit comments, 1993

Preliminary Draft Alternatives Section for EIS, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, December 1993

[Label on spine states "Preliminary Draft, 2nd Version."]

3.7 - Alternatives review and decision, 1993

Alternatives, comments and notes (includes diskettes), 1993

Draft Alternatives Section for EIS, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, March 1993

[Note on report: "Austin copy."]

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Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Study, Texas Turnpike Authority, February 1989

Texas Triangle High Speed Rail Study, Technical Memorandums, I and II, Texas Turnpike Authority, February 1989

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Airport information (information and maps), 1993

Airport - general, 1992-1993

Texas Turnpike Authority, 1988

Tilt train technology, 1991-1993

Vehicle accident statistics, 1991-1993

Texas Department of Transportation, for districts within project area, 1993

Project description, 1993

Ridership information, ca. 1994

Alternatives, summary tables, 1993

Graphics, TGV final draft, 1993

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Alternatives, 1st draft comments, 1993

Alternatives, 2nd draft, peer review, 1993

TGV markups, 1994

W.P. Copies of final draft, alts. [alternatives], 1994

W.P. drafts, final version, alternatives, 1994

4.0 - Environmental report outline, 1993:

4.1 - Develop the ER outline

4.2 - Review the ER outline [empty]

4.3 - Decision on the ER outline

5.0 - Baseline studies, 1993:

5.0 - Baseline studies

5.1 - Identify EIS scope, including areas/issues for studies [empty]

5.2 - Identify how baseline scopes will be developed
[2 folders]

5.3 - Prepare scopes and plans [empty]

5.4 - Review scopes and plans - contractor qualifications
[2 folders]

Baseline studies

5.5 - Scopes/plans decision [empty]

5.7 - [Access letter]

5.8 - Monitor studies
[2 folders]:

Noise

Land use/socio-economic

Cultural resources

Water resources

Recreation

Electromagnetic fields

Biology

Asthetics

Transportation

6.5 [unlabeled], August 1993

Proposed Texas TVG Alternatives, Internal Discussion Draft [corrected copy], December 1993

EIS - December 15 draft, December 15, 1993

EIS Project tasks [set 2]

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5.0 - Project files, 1991-1993:

5.1 - Project management, 1992-1993
[2 folders]

Subcontracting agreements, 1992

Monthly EIS meeting minutes, 1992

5.2 - Design liason/agency coordination [empty]

Citizens Advisory Committee, 1992
[2 folders]

5.3 - Coordination meeting with THSRA/Citizens Committe, Lathrop, 1991-1993

5.4 - Data compilation, GIS and document control, 1992
[2 folders]

Digital maps, 1992

Maps, 1992

5.5 - Baseline studies coordination, 1992

System description document, 1992

5.6 - Community relations, 1992-1993
[2 folders]

6.0 - [Work plan ?]:

6.1 - Workplan revision, 1993

Comprehensive and Complete Revised EIS Work Plan, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, January 1993

Draft matrix, 1993

6.2 - Existing transportation alternatives [empty]

Correspondence files

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Correspondence from THSRA, 1992-1993

Correspondence from other, 1992

Correspondence to THSRA, 1992-1993

Correspondence from FRA (Federal Railroad Administration), 1992

Correspondence from Texas TGV, 1992

Correspondence to other, 1992

Copies of letters received from agencies, 1992
[3 folders]

Letters received after September 2, 1993

Project management files

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Task - PM:

PM - Project management, 1993

PM.1 - Prepare the administrative records, 1993-1994

[Includes a document tracking log.]

Project document tracking log, 1992-1994

PM.2 - Project management, 1993-1994

PM.2 - Project management, 1993

PM.3 - Review meetings, 1993

PM.4 - Develop EIS task matrix and revise work plan [empty]

Contract compliance audit, November 1992

Task number authorization, 1992-1993

Change of scope event notice, 1992-1993

Project memos, 1992

Telephone conversation records, February 1992

Texas High Speed Rail Authority, standard inquiry responses

Communications Protocol, March 1992
[original]

Service agreement, 1993

Cost spreadsheets, 1993

Fiscal year estimates, 1993

Internal working documents, 1992-1993

Confidentiality agreement, 1992-1993

Report. Texas High-Speed Rail EIS Project Internal Communication Plan, Woodward Clyde Consultants, July 1992
[binder]

Texas High Speed Rail EIS Project, Service Agreement Documents, March 1, 1993
[binder]

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WCC (Woodward-Clyde Consultants) resumes

DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) participation, 1992-1993

Weekly activity summaries:

1992
[2 wallets]

December 1992-January 1993

January-March 1993

Weekly activity reports:

March-July 1993

May-August 1993

August 1993-January 1994

Invoices:

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1992-1993

1993

1993-1994

Maps

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Maps

[Topographic maps of towns/areas the high speed rail project was to go through. Maps are by the U.S. Geological Survey and are dated from 1976, 1986, and 1992. Maps present are: Austin, Eagle Lake, Houston, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Waco, Corsicana, Huntsville, Taylor, Marlin, Brenham, Conroe, Temple, Cleburne, Mexia, Dallas, Fort Worth, Seguin. Several other loose maps are present, including an unidentified manuscript outline, a manuscript map by WCC of the EIS project (not completed), and parts of other topographic and GIS sheets.]

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Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems, 1970-1995 (bulk 1991-1994),
5 cubic ft.

This series consists reports and studies, journals, and articles about high-speed rail projects, high speed rail feasibility, and MAGLEV (magnetically levitated) studies/projects gathered by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA). Dates covered are 1970-1995, the bulk dating 1991-1994. Specific materials include in-house reports on the high speed rail project produced by the THSRA; drafts of the final agency report of the THSRA; reports and studies by federal and state agencies, colleges and universities, corporations, individuals, and high speed rail and MAGLEV professional associations; papers presented at meetings of the Transportation Research Board and professional associations; reports or proposals re: high speed rail projects in other states or countries; local and regional governments transportation plans; directories; and a handbook on operations of the Railroad Commission's Rail Planning Division. Topics include high speed rail feasibility, MAGLEV transportation systems, ridership, history of railroads, transportation plans of local areas or regions, ground transportation needs, safety, and the operation of existing or proposed high speed rail systems in places other than Texas. Some of the reports may have obtained as part of the Texas Turnpike Authority's high speed rail feasibility project, or the ridership or environmental impact statement studies undertaken by the THSRA but were not housed with the files of those projects.

Most of the reports by federal agencies were transferred to the Texas Documents Collection of the Texas State Library, a depository library for publications produced by federal and state agencies. Photocopies of title pages of reports transferred are in a folder at the beginning of the group of federal reports. Copies of these reports should also be available at other libraries that maintain federal depository holdings. Federal government reports with notes and/or comments were retained with the other reports in this series.

For reports prepared specifically for the Texas high speed rail project see the following series, each containing different types of high speed rail reports: Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study; Advisors files; Ridership study; and Environmental impact statement files. Additional materials on high speed rail and MAGLEV professional associations are in the series Conferences and symposiums and the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, in the subseries, Associations files. Additional transportation plans of regional and local areas can be found in the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, the subseries Local government and transportation authorities files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into seven groups by type of author or report topic - Texas High Speed Rail Authority reports; HSR or MAGLEV reports by state agencies, colleges and universities; HSR or MAGLEV reports by federal agencies and national boards or councils; Local/regional transportation plans and reports; HSR or MAGLEV projects in other states and countries; MAGLEV reports and studies; and Miscellaneous reports, articles and journals. The majority of the MAGLEV reports were originally filed together and remain as such. Some MAGLEV reports are present in other groups, as indicated.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Reports and studies of high speed rail and MAGLEV transportation systems, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Some reports are copyrighted.

Texas State High Speed Rail Authority reports

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High speed rail project, in-house reports, ca. 1994

High Speed Rail in the Rear-view Mirror: A Final Report of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority, by Marc Burns, 1995:

Draft

Annotated draft and source material

Annotated draft and notes
[4 folders]

HSR or MAGLEV reports by state agencies, colleges and universities

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Preliminary Report of the Joint Committee on Rail Passenger Service in Texas to the Texas State House of Representatives, December 1982

High Speed Trains for Texas, Texas House of Representatives, 1988

Rail Planning Manual, Transportation/Gas Utilities Division, Railroad Commission of Texas, July 1989

Smart Rail. A Proposal Made to: SH 130 Scoping Meeting, Texas Department of Transportation, by William D. Gaston, June 22, 1994

Reports/papers by the Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University:

An Evaluation of the Need for Intercity Rail Passenger Service in Texas, by Dennis L. Christiansen, et al, January 1977

Texas Railroads: An Evaluation, May 1977

The History of Rail Passenger Service in Texas, 1820-1970, by Dennis L. Christiansen, January 1976

Use of Existing Highway Right-of-Way for High Speed Rail Transportation, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, February 1985

Comparison of Freeway and Railroad Rights of Way for High Speed Trains in the Texas Triangle, by Harry C. Peterson, et al, prepared for the 1985 annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, December 1984

Feasibility of Utilizing Existing Railroad Rights-of-Way for Transit Corridors in Urban Areas, by Richard L. Peterson and Harry L. Petersen, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, May 1984

Transportation in Texas; Past, Present and Future, August 1981

A Reconnaissance Study of the Feasibility of a High Speed Rail System within the Golden Triangle, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Texas A & M University, Spring 1987

An Examination of the Noise Pollution Aspect of the Proposed High Speed Rail Project in Texas, by Michael L. Lerrazas, Master's thesis, University of Texas at Austin, December 1991

The Texas High Speed Rail Act of 1989 and its Prospects for Implementation with the Texas Triangle, by Earnest R. Baldwin III, Master's thesis University of Texas at Austin, copyright, 1990

State Multimodal and Intermodal Transportation, An Overview of Policies and Programs Promoting Economic Growth, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 1989

A Review of the Economic Feasibility of a Privately Financed High Speed Passenger Rail System in Texas, Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at El Paso, November 1990

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Southwest Region Vertiport Feasibility Study, by the Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, July 1991

Financing High Speed Rail and Maglev Systems in Europe, Japan and the United States, ..., by Dr. Thomas Lynch, Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis, Florida State University, January 1992

A High Speed Rail Revolution in the U.S.? Lessons from the French and Texas TGV, by Helen Ng, Center for Transportation Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, copyright July 8, 1994

HSR or MAGLEV reports by federal agencies and national boards or councils

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Title pages of reports catalogued in the Texas State Library's Publications Depository Collection

Testimony of Gilbert E. Carmicheal, Federal Railroad Administration before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology, U.S. Senate, August 6, 1992

New Ways: Tiltrotor Aircraft and Magnetically Levitated Vehicles, Office of Technology Assessment, Congress, October 1991

Publications of the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation:

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: The Biological Effects of Maglev Magnetic Field Exposures, by Kenneth R. Groh, August 1993

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Potential Health Effects of Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Due to Maglev and Other Electric Rail Systems, by William A. Creasey and Robert B. Goldberg, August 1993

High Speed Rail Tilt Train Technology: A State of the Art Survey, by Chris J. Boon, et al., May 1992

Assessment of the Potential for Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems in the United States, Report to Congress, June 1990

Assessment of the Potential for Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems in the United States, Report Supplement, June 1990

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety: Action Plan, Support Proposals, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, June 1994

Transportation Energy Data Book, Edition 15, by Stacy C. Davis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, for the Office of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy, May 1995

National Transportation Strategic Planning Study, Appendix A, U.S. Department of Transportation, ca. 1989

Papers presented at annual meetings of the Transportation Research Board:

A Systems Approach to Safety from the Top Down, by John A. Bachman, 1991

A Comparison of Safety Considerations for High Speed Rail and Maglev Systems, by Paul Taylor, 1991

High Speed on Existing Rights of Way, the Significance of Vertical Dynamic (P2) Force, by Jerome Pier and Gordon Campbell, 1993

Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability in High Speed Guided Ground Transportation, by Alan J. Bing, 1992

Reports and publications by the Transportation Research Board:

Environmental Issues: Noise, Rail Noise, and High-Speed Rail, 1987

In Pursuit of Speed: New Options for Intercity Passenger Transport, 1991

Evaluating Grade-Separated Rail and Highway Crossing Alternatives, National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 288, June 1987

Research Problem Statements, Safety Factors Related to High-Speed Rail and Maglev Passenger Systems, Transportation Research Circular Number 387, January 1992

Toward a National Intermodal Transportation System, Final Report, National Commission on Intermodal Transportation, September 1994

Local/regional transportation plans and reports

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Texas TGV: An Analysis of High Speed Rail Service to Houston, Final Draft, by the Greater Houston Partnership, October 1991

Roadway Access Study of Intercontinental Airport, by Turner, Collie and Brade, et al, for the City of Houston, Department of Aviation, January 1989
[2 folders]

1995-1997 Transportation Improvement Program, for the Houston Galveston Transportation Management Area, Houston-Galveston Area Council, adopted October 28, 1994

Regional Transportation Report, Houston-Galveston Area Council, [1994-1995]

Final Report, Ground Transportation Study for Dallas and Fort Worth International Airport, by Greiner, Inc., in association with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and others, August 5, 1994

Summer Manual Vehicle Classification County, Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, Technical Memorandum, by Wilber Smith Associates and others, for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, August 31, 1994

External Travel Survey, Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, by Wilber Smith Associates and others, for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, July 29, 1994

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San Antonio Intermodal Passenger Terminal Planning and Feasibility Study, by Saldana and Associates Architects and others for the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization, May 1994

Long Range Transportation Plan, by the San Antonio-Bexar County Urban Transportation Study, December 1994

HSR or MAGLEV projects in other states or countries

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California and Nevada high speed rail projects:

California/Nevada, 1987-1991
[3 folders]

California, 1991-1994

Ridership, Economic Development and Environmental Impacts of Super-Speed Train Service for Selected Sites in the Southern California-La Vegas Valley Corridor, by the Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport and Robert D. Niehaus, Inc., October 1989

Super Speed Ground Transportation System, Las Vegas/Southern California Corridor, Phase II, Socioeconomic Impact of the SS/GTS, by Applied Economic Systems, Inc., and others, June 1986

Appendices to Request for Proposals for a Build-and-Operate Franchise for A Super-Speed Ground Transportation Project between the Las Vegas Valley and Southern California, California-Nevada Super-Speed Ground Transportation Commission, January 3, 1990

Proposal for a Build-and-Operate Franchise for a Super-Speed Ground Transportation Project, Bechtel Corporation, July 1990

High Speed Trains for California, Strategic Choice: Comparison of Technologies and Choice of Route, by Peter Hall, Dan Leavitt and Erin Vaca, University of California at Berkeley, June 1992

Southern California High Speed Rail Feasibility Study, Final Draft, Southern California Association of Governments, July 1991

California Rail Passenger Development Plan, 1991-1996 Fiscal Years, California Department of Transportation, July 1991

Oregon Rail Passenger Policy and Plan, Oregon Department of Transportation, 1992

Ohio high speed rail projects:

Articles, papers, proposals re: high speed rail, 1982-1992

Ohio High Speed Rail Project: Summary of Engineering Analyses and Cost Projections, URS Corporation, April 1987

Ohio High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Plan (Phase I), Summary Report, by Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendoff, for the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority, December 1977

Ohio High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Plan (Phase II), by Dalton, Dalton and Newport, for the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority:

Working Paper 1. Evaluation Methodology, June 15, 1979

Working Paper 6. Railroad Operations, April 28, 1980

Working Paper 7. Financing Mechanisms and Capabilities, April 11, 1980

Working Paper 9. Schedule and Priority Assumptions for Program Development, July 1980

Working Paper 10. Evaluation Methodology for Program Development, July 1980

Technical Appendix. Inventory of Existing Rail Facilities Considered for Passenger Service, December 19, 1979

Technical Appendix. Selection of Test Service Packages for Further Development, May 6, 1980

Market Analysis of High Speed Rail Services in Ohio, by Transmode, Inc., 1985

ABB (Asea Brown Bover) Traction Inc., brochures, press releases, etc. re: the X2000, a Swedish high speed train, 1991-1993
[3 folders]

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InterCity Express High Speed Rail, the German High Speed Consortium, July 1985

V-22 Osprey, Bell Boeing, 1989-1990

[several brochures, fact sheets, copies of legislation, clippings in a folder]

Tiltrotor, A New Era in Aviation, 1991

[several brochures and fact sheets in a folder]

Lockheed Horizons, Issue 27, December 1988

Amtrak's high speed locomotive development program, 1993

The Turbotrain, ANF Industrie (French company)
[booklet about their high speed system]

French High Speed Railroads and the environment, SNCF
[booklet about their high speed system]

ICE, on the Right Track for Europe (German company)
[booklet about their high speed system]

High Speed Across Europe, Community of European Railways
[booklet about their high speed system]

BWG, the forerunner of modern turnout technology (German company)
[2 booklets about their high speed system, one in English, one in German]

The Transrapid Test Facility, Konsortium Magnetbahn,
[booklet about their high speed system]

MAGLEV reports and studies

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MAGLEV News (several editions of this newsletter), 1992-1993

Various maglev publications, fact sheets, 1990-1992

Use of the Interstate Highway System Right of Way for Magnetic Levitation High Speed Transportation Systems, Hearing, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, February 1988

Benefits of Magnetically Levitated Transportation for the United States, prepared for the Maglev Technology Advisory Committee, reporting to the U.S. Senate, January 1989
[3 folders]

Benefits of Magnetically Levitated High Speed Transportation for the United States, prepared for the Maglev Technology Advisory Committee, reporting to the U.S. Senate, August 1989

Maglev Requirements Review, Federal Railroad Administration, 1993

21st Century Limited. Celebrating a Decade of Progress, High Speed Rail/Maglev Association, 1994

Maglev Technology Assessment Symposium: Maglev National Initiative, September 26-27, 1991

Several papers on maglev systems, 1985, 1988, 1991

High Speed Ground Transport: Acquiring Rights-of-Way for Maglev Systems Requires a Flexible Approach, U.S. General Accounting Office, February 1992

Report of the Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Pittsburg MAGLEV Project, by the MAGLEV Working Group, February 1990

The Transrapid Magnetic Levitation System: A Technical and Commercial Assessment, Working Paper 560, by Brian Sands, University of California at Berkeley, March 1992

High Speed Rail in Japan: A Review and Evaluation of Magnetic Levitation Trains, Working Paper 561, by Mamoru Taniguchi, University of California at Berkeley, March 1992

The M-Bahn, Advanced Technology Magnetic Levitation Transit System, by Magnetic Transit of America, Inc., [1985]

The Magnetic Dream, by Jack Duchemin, French National Railroads, undated

Maglev Vehicles and Superconductor Technology: Integration of High Speed Ground Transportation into the Air Travel System, Argonne National Laboratory, for the U.S. Department of Energy, April 1989

Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, various MAGLEV publications, 1992

Benefits of Magnetically Levitated High Speed Transportation for the United States, Volume 1 - Executive Report, by the Maglev Technology Advisory Committee, reporting to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, published by Grumman Corporation, June 1989

Benefits of Magnetically Levitated High Speed Transportation for the United States, Volume 2 - Technical Report, by the Maglev Technology Advisory Committee, reporting to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, published by Grumman Corporation, March 1992

The Grumman Maglev Design: A Summary of the System Concept Definition Design Developed for the National Maglev Initiative by the Grumman Team [a set of papers by various authors], 1990, 1993

National Magelev Symposium, April 1992

High Speed Rail/MAGLEV Association, Meeting of the Board of Directors, May 4, 1994

High Speed Rail/MAGLEV Association, Maglev papers, 1991, 1995

MAGLEV: An Emerging Technology to Meet an Imminent Transportation Need, by Richard Uher, Carnegie Mellon University, ca. 1988

Several maglev articles and publications, 1983, 1992

Maglev brochures from other countries

Miscellaneous reports, articles and journals

Ridership:

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Forecasting High Speed Rail Ridership, by Daniel Brand, et al, Charles River Associates, presented at the 1992 annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, December 1991

Standard Guidelines for Revenue and Ridership Forecasting, High Speed Rail Association, September 1986

Richmond reports (two articles on ridership by Jonathan Richmond and a copy of his proposal to serve as the ridership adviser for the high speed rail project), 1983, 1990

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Gas Turbine Locomotive Maintenance Costs: An Evaluation and Comparison with other Technologies, by Jerome Pier, consultant to Allied Signal, January 1995

Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Impact Assessment for the Superconducting Super Collider in Texas, by Robert D. Niehaus, Inc., for Argonne National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy, August 1990

ISTEA Year Three. A Special Report on the Implementation of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Surface Transportation Policy Project, January 1994

The Aerodynamics of High Speed Trains in Tunnels, by D.A. Henson and Mott McDonald, 1993

American Public Transit Conference, papers, June 1993

Transit Fact Book, American Public Transit Association, 1989

Transportation Research Board, Annual meeting, papers, January 1992

The Texas Transportation Plan, Forecasts and Modeling, discussion draft, Dye Management Group, Inc., September 1994

The Texas Transportation Plan, Modal Profiles, discussion draft, Dye Management Group, Inc., September 1994

The Texas Transportation Plan, discussion draft, Dye Management Group, Inc., November 1994

Directory, Transportation Policy Council, 1994

High Speed Rail Public Opinion Survey, MEM and Associates, Inc., April 1993

Railroad Rehabilitation Project for Texas North Western Railway Company, Etter Junction to Morse, Texas, by Trax Engineering and Associates for the Railroad Commission of Texas, January 1984

High Speed Ground Transportation, Financial Barriers to Development. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, March 1993

Key Issues in the Application of Existing Conventional High Speed Railroad Technologies to Mobilization, by Donald Plotkin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, April 1991

French Railway Industry Federation Directory, 1994-1995

Directions. The Final Report of the Royal Commission of National Passenger Transportation, volumes 2 thru 4 1992

Various papers on high speed rail, 1985, 1991-1993

Various magazine/journal articles on high speed rail, 1987-1994

Railway Track and Structures, January 1993
[magazine]

Railway Track and Structures, May 1993
[magazine]

Progressive Railroading, Annual transit issue, August 1993
[magazine]

Metro, September/October 1995
[magazine]

Miscellaneous facts and statistics, 1993, undated

Clippings, high speed rail, 1990-1995

Clippings, Canadian high speed rail project, 1990-1991

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Consultants files, 1990-1994 (bulk 1990-1991),
1 cubic ft.

This series consists of correspondence, memos, and reports for a few consulting firms used by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. The bulk of the records are files containing letters, brochures, and information packets sent by consulting firms to the THSRA seeking consideration for work on the high speed rail project. Dates covered are 1990-1994, the bulk dating 1990-1991. Formal proposals of consulting firms sent in response to RFPs (requests for proposals) issued by the Authority are filed with the project files addressed by the RFP. See the following five series for proposals, reports, correspondence with consultants, and project files (in some cases): Texas Turnpike Authority, High Speed Rail Feasibility Study; Requests for proposals to operate a high speed rail franchise; Advisors files; Ridership study; and Environmental impact statement files.

Arrangement

These records are generally arranged alphabetically by names of firms or folder title.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Consultants files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

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Consultants, 1993

Asset Consultants, Inc., 1990-1991

Baeza, Lannen and Moye, 1990

Louis Berger and Associates, 1990

Boan Technologies, Inc., 1991

Bombardier Corporation, 1992-1994

Raul Bravo, 1990

British Rail Research, ca. 1990

Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, 1990

Coler and Colantonio, 1990-1991

Covington Engineers and Technicians, Inc., 1993

Defense Level One, 1992

Deleuw Cather, 1990

DeWeese Crawford and Associates, 1990

Dillon, Read and Company, Inc., 1990

East-West GIS Consultants, 1991

EBASCO, 1990-1991

GEC Alsthom, 1992-1993

L.S. Gallegos and Associates, 1990-1993

Heery Program Management, Inc., 1991

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1990

Institute for International Research, 1990

Jones and Neuse, Inc., 1990

KPMG Peat Marwick, 1990-1993

Lea and Elliott, 1990-1991

MHS Environmental Service, ca. 1990

Multi Systems, 1990

N.H.C. Management Company, 1990

Parsons Brinckerhoff, ca. 1990

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, 1990

PTI, Inc., 1991

Charles Reed, Mayor of Waco, 1990-1992

Charles River and Associates, 1991-1994

Humberto Rodriquez, 1991-1994

RFP Consultants, 1990
[2 folders]

Schimpeler-Corradino Associates, 1991

Schultz-Cude and Associates, 1991

Sverdrup Corporation, 1992-1993

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Western Air Maps, 1990-1991

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Georgia A. Wilson and Associates, Inc., 1991

"Flake" file, 1991-1994

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Franchise application and regulation files, 1989-1995 (bulk 1991-1994),
8.56 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

As part of the application process to award a high speed rail franchise in Texas, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority solicited letters of intent from potential applicants. Non-solicited parties were also welcome to submit letters. A notice inviting letters of intent was published in the Texas Register on June 26, 1990. On July 19, 1990, two letters of intent were received - from Texas High-Speed Rail Joint Venture (later renamed Texas FasTrac) and the Texas TGV Consortium, (also know as the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation). According to rules of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority (THSRA) members of these groups automatically became members of the RFP Advisory Committee. This committee assisted the THSRA in drafting the RFP (request for proposal). The RFP dictated the information the THSRA would require to be included in the Franchise Application. Several advisors were chosen to draft the RFP and incorporate suggestions and comments of the RFPAC into the final draft submitted to the THSRA. The advisors were selected to study and report on various aspects of a high speed rail project that should be incorporated into the Franchise Application. The RFP was published in September 1990 and also sent to all airline and bus companies providing intercity passenger transportation in the state, as required by the THSRA's statutes. Two groups responded to the RFP - Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac, submitting franchise applications and the required franchise fees by the deadline of January 16, 1991. Another company, the Texas Railroad Finance Corporation, submitted an application. However, at the close of business on January 16, its application fee had not been received, thus invalidating their application.

The applications contained the following information: lists of major companies and subcontractors making up the consortium, route/service information (descriptions of potential routes, right of way information, proposed station locations, and details on the types and frequency of service to be provided), ridership estimates, technological information (description of rolling stock and infrastructure to be constructed and operated), safety information, environmental assessment (preliminary information on environmental effects of the high speed rail system), cost information, and financial plans (description of how the facility would be built and operated without state funding, revenue estimates, cash flow projections, and legislative or regulatory impediments to financing proposals). On February 27, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Motion for Intervention for the franchise application hearings. This was granted. On March 5, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Temporary Restraining Order seeking to postpone the hearings and rescind all the Authority's rules. This was denied on March 6, 1991.

Franchise application hearings opened on March 25, 1991. Seventy-eight witnesses and fourteen advisors to the THSRA testified at the hearings. Over 160 evidentiary and demonstrative exhibits were presented. A proposal for decision was entered on May 10, 1991. This proposal recommended that the Board find that high speed rail in Texas was in the public interest and that the Texas TGV consortium was the best qualified to be granted a franchise. Two parties filed exceptions to the proposal and all parties filed briefs. At the May 28, 1991 meeting of the Board, it heard final arguments from all parties and voted by an 8-0 margin to award the franchise to Texas TGV. Texas TGV accepted the terms of the franchise order. On June 18, 1991 Southwest Airlines and Texas FasTrac filed motions for rehearing in the proceeding and Texas TGV filed replies to the motions on June 28, 1991. Because the Board took no actions on the motions by July 15, 1991 the motions were overruled by operation of law.

Texas TGV was awarded the franchise to build, operate, and maintain a high speed rail system in Texas. The franchise agreement was signed on January 31, 1992. Within two weeks of the signing, Texas TGV compiled with three provisions of the agreement. It provided the remaining operating funds for the Authority's FY 92 operating budget, it provided certification that they had met the necessary capitalization requirements of the agreement ($10 million capitalization, $3 million net worth), and it submitted a $2.5 million abandonment bond, to be used by the Authority in the event Texas TGV abandoned its franchise.

Texas TGV filed a Communications Protocol before the required date that was approved by the Authority in March 1992. The Protocol provided for written progress reports by Texas TGV, it designated who would respond to certain types of inquiries (the Authority or Texas TGV), it detailed meetings and presentations to be made by the franchisee, and among the remaining provisions it included a confidentiality clause, that stated "any information, materials, records, data, drawings, reports, specifications, financial statements and records, engineering or other documents furnished by the Franchisee to the Authority pursuant to this Communications Protocol, or coming into its possession as a result of being so furnished, shall be maintained by the Authority in absolute confidence if Franchisee has designated the information as Confidential Information." This pertained to information constituting trade secrets, commercial information, or certain financial information. The Authority maintained the right to seek an Attorney General opinion if they disagreed with particular claims of confidentiality. Texas TGV also filed a Procurement Plan, which specified Texas TGV's plans for meeting the local content and final assembly provisions in the franchise agreement. The plan was submitted in April 1992 but not approved by the THSRA Board until September 1993.

Texas TGV's application outlined its financing plan to meet the Equity Financing Commitment and other financial obligations of the agreement. To meet the Equity Financing Commitment (EFC), the franchisee would have in hand, and available for inspection, on or before December 31, 1992, fully-executed subscription agreements from one or more persons to make equity investments of at least $170 million. Or, in lieu of statements, letters from investment banking firms stating such firms were highly confident of their ability to raise such funds through the sale of equity securities to satisfy financial obligations. At the October 1, 1992 THSRA Board meeting Texas TGV stated that through forces beyond its control, it would not be able to meet the December 31, 1992 EFC deadline. There were delays in the ridership study and the environmental impact statement studies, which they claimed made it difficult to attract investors until reports from those studies were made available. Texas TGV cited the "force majeure" clause in Section 10.15 of the franchise agreement, which allowed a contractual deadline to be postponed for as long as the delay in filling the obligation occurred. Force majeure was "any intervening act of God or the public enemy, fire, flood, domestic governmental restriction, regulations or controls or any other act or occurrence beyond its reasonable control." The Board did not address the force majeure issue but did extend the EFC deadline (and that of the Baseline Implementation Plan (BLP)). The Board issued a consent order amending the franchise agreement. The BLP was to be submitted by March 25, 1993, the EFC deadline was moved to December 31, 1993.

The Baseline Implementation Plan was submitted on March 25, 1993. This plan detailed financing, engineering, designing, program management, construction, and operation elements of the high speed rail project. The BLP separated the project into three phases - Studies and analysis, design, and construction and commissioning. The first stage dealt with the preparation of the EIS, promulgation of federal safety rules, and ridership studies. The second phase involved engineering, permitting and right of way planning, once the environmental impact statement (EIS) was completed. The last phase was the construction of the project and testing of equipment.

Early in 1994 the THSRA conferred with the Attorney General's Office on the options the Authority had to consider in response to the franchisee's failure to meet the EFC deadline. They could terminate the franchise, extend the deadlines, or amend the existing franchise agreement with a new order. The Authority issued a letter dated January 14, 1994 informing the franchisee that failure to meet the EFC deadline constituted an event of default under the franchise agreement. On the same day, the Authority received a letter signed by 14 state legislators urging it to terminate the franchise as soon as possible, with Governor Richards signing the letter in agreement. Texas TGV responded to the Authority with a letter stating it did not believe it was in default, due to actions beyond its control, mirroring the force majeure argument used in October 1992. THSRA sent a letter to the franchisee, notifying them it was contemplating termination of the franchise. On April 27, 1994, in an open meeting, the Authority took action to begin an administrative proceeding to terminate the agreement. A complaint was filed by the Attorney General on behalf of the Authority on May 26, 1994 in the State Office of Administrative Hearings, case no. 94-606-865. A preliminary hearing was held on June 15. Several parties asked for intervenor status, all such requests were denied. In August 1994, the THSRA Board chairman began to negotiate a consent order to settle the administrative proceedings. A settlement was reached and signed by all parties on August 19, 1994. The settlement agreement terminated and rescinded the franchise, caused Texas TGV to provide sufficient funds to the Authority to provide operating funds for the 1995 fiscal year and to repay outstanding general revenue appropriation balances, and provided that Texas TGV would turn over non-proprietary project information to the Authority for its files. The settlement agreement did not allow the Authority to collect the $2.5 million abandonment bond. The Attorney General's Office publicly disagreed with this, and encouraged the Authority to collect the bond. The board felt the time and effort to collect the abandonment bond would diminish its net value to the Authority and prolong the time rural land owners would be affected by the presence of the franchise, so that issue was not pursued.

This series consists of applications to operate a high speed rail franchise, reports, maps, correspondence, letters of intent, plans, an abandonment bond, contracts and agreements, contract negotiation documents, orders, and administrative files re: the regulation of the franchise. Dates covered are 1989-1995, the bulk dating 1991-1994. These files concern the application to operate a high speed rail franchise in Texas and the regulation of the franchisee by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Two firms submitted franchise applications, Texas TGV, also known as the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, and Texas FasTrac. Texas TGV was awarded the franchise to build, operate, and maintain a high speed rail system in Texas. The bulk of the records in the series concern the regulation of the franchisee and oversight of the high speed rail project by the THSRA. Required documents submitted by Texas TGV include the Communications Protocol, the Procurement Plan, the Baseline Implementation Plan, the Abandonment Bond, and monthly reports. Also covered in these files are the renegotiation of the franchise agreement, the deadline extension of the agreement, the draft alternatives chapter of the EIS, and advice from the Attorney General over conditions in the final order terminating the agreement. Correspondence is present with both franchise applicant firms and a few other corporations involved in various aspects of the franchise award and regulation process and includes members of the Authority's Board of Directors, the executive director, and other staff; and the Attorney General's Office.

Proprietary information submitted as part of the franchise applications and some confidential material concerning the franchise applications and agreement is in the series Confidential files. For correspondence and board discussions of the franchise award process, the regulation of the franchise, and the demise of the high speed rail project see the series Board members files; the series Administrative correspondence and subject files, especially the subseries Chronological files and Fax transmissions; and the series Board of Directors meeting files. For additional materials concerning the application process and the awarding of the franchise see the series Requests for proposals to operate a high speed rail franchise; the series Rules of practice and procedure; and the series Advisors files. Records from the franchise award hearings are in the series Public hearing examiners files for franchise award. For additional information regarding the regulation of the project and studies involved in such, see the series Ridership study and the series Environmental impact statement files. The Southwest Airlines litigation files are in the series Southwest Airlines litigation files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into two groups: Franchise application files and Franchise regulation files. The franchise application files are arranged by applicant. The franchise regulation files are arranged roughly by topic or event, generally in the order received. There are sets of working files within this last group and some duplicative material is present in this series. The last box in the franchise regulation series consists largely of correspondence, not all necessarily concerning regulation of the franchise, but concerning the HRS project.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Franchise application and regulation files, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), or commercial or financial information ((V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.110), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Franchise applications

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Texas TGV, Franchise Application to Construct, Operate, Maintain and Finance a High Speed Rail Facility, Executive Summary, 1991
[folder]

Texas TGV, Franchise Application to Construct, Operate, Maintain and Finance a High Speed Rail Facility, Volumes I-III, 1991
[three volumes]

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Texas TGV, Franchise Application to Construct, Operate, Maintain and Finance a High Speed Rail Facility, Volumes I-III, January 1991
[3 volumes]

Texas TGV, Addendum to Franchise Application. Revision to Service Plan to Fort Worth,, submitted by Texas TGV, February 1991

oversize

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Texas TGV: Franchise Application to Construct, Operate, Maintain and Finance a High Speed Rail Facility, Volume IV and Appendix, submitted by Texas TGV, January 1991
[oversize volume with maps and plans]

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Texas FasTrac, Inc., Executive Summary of Franchise Application, January 1991

Texas FasTrac, Inc., Franchise Application to Finance, Construct, Operate and Maintain a High Speed Rail Facility in the State of Texas, Volumes I-III, January 1991
[3 volumes]

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Texas FasTrac, Inc., Franchise Application to Finance, Construct, Operate and Maintain a High Speed Rail Facility in the State of Texas, Volumes I-III, January 1991
[3 volumes]

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Texas FasTrac, Inc., Franchise Application to Finance, Construct, Operate and Maintain a High Speed Rail Facility in the State of Texas, Plan and Map Book, January 1991
[oversize]

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Proposal to Construct, Operate, Maintain and Finance a High Speed Rail Facility in Texas, by Texas Railroad Finance Corporation, January 1991

Franchise regulation files

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Solicitation of letters of intent, 1990

Letters of intent - originals, 1990-1991

Texas High Speed Rail Joint Venture [Texas FasTrac], letter of intent, 1990-1991

Texas TGV Consortium, letter of intent, 1990

Order awarding high speed rail franchise, original, May 1991

Rules of practice and procedure - franchise award, 1991

Order awarding high speed rail franchise, 1991
[copy]

Franchise applications, cost estimates and notes, [1991]

Franchise agreement, proposed, correspondence and review, January 1992

Franchise agreement, proposed, January 1992

[confidential - attorney-client privilege]

Franchise agreement, correspondence, etc., 1990-1992

Order: Approval of Franchise Agreement: Application of Texas TGV to Transfer Franchise, January 1992
[original]

Franchise Agreement, May 28, 1991
[copy]

Franchise Agreement, original, May 28, 1991

TGV, projected committment requirements, 1992

Franchise award and application timeline, 1990

Franchise agreement, agreement to participate, 1992

Franchise agreement, negotiations, 1991

Franchise agreement - drafts, memos, 1991

Franchise agreement, executive summary of agreement, 1990

Franchise agreement, default, 1994

Franchise agreement correspondence, 1994

Franchise agreement, schedule of deadlines, 1990-1993

Schedule of deadlines mandated by the franchise agreement, 1992

$10,000,000 certificate, 1992

Abandonment bond, 1992

Deadline extension request, 1992

Project status, draft, notice of default, 1993

Franchise agreement negotiation, 1991-1993

November 13th Order (deadline extension), 1992-1993

Order extending franchise deadlines, 1992
[original]

Default, options and actions working file:

Letters to Authority, 1994

Letters of TGV, 1993-1994

Notes

Interagency memos, 1993-1994

Letters to Attorney General, January 1994

Default - EIS working file, 19941993

HSR Advisory committee, January 1994

Press releases re: default, 1994

Others letters from THSRA, 1994

Suspension of work, 1994

Attorney General: Final order, 1993-1994

Franchise, contract termination, 1994

Legal counsel, contract termination, 1995

Route background memo, 1993

Texas TGV offering circular, 1993-1994

Texas TGV offering circular, 1993

Authority staff analysis re: equity financing deadline, 1994

Procurement plan, 1992

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Communications Protocol, 1992-1993
[original, copies]

Texas High Speed Rail Corporation [Texas TGV], Communications Protocol, monthly reports, 1992-1994

Texas TGV Corporation, Baseline Implementation Plan, 1993

Texas TGV monthly reports (extra copies), 1992-1993

Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, Articles of Incorporation, 1992

Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, 1992

TGV route maps, September 1993

Texas High Speed Rail Corporation, map showing alternative routes, ca. 1993

Texas TGV files:

Financial correspondence, 1993-1994

Correspondence and tidbits, 1993-1994

Confidentiality agreements, 1990-1991

Correspondence, FY 94, 1993-1994

Correspondence, FY 93, 1992-1993

Correspondence, FY 92, 1991-1992

Correspondence, FY 90- FY 91, 1990-1991

Press releases and media respondenses, 1992-1993

Miscellaneous, 1992-1993

A Ticket to Nowhere, article re: Texas TGV and high speed rail in Texas, 1993

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Force majeure:

Marc Burns, Force majeure, 1992
[wallet]

Related doctrines - impossibility, acts of God, etc.

Legal research, memoranda, 1992

TGV, franchise agreement, orders, 1991

Franchise regulation route selection, [1993]

Baseline implementation plan background, 1993

Franchise regulation, route designation, 1993

Labor issues, 1993

TGV's position, etc., 1992

Other rails, 1993

Texas High Speed Rail Authority, contract amendments, 1993

Procurement plan, 1993

Franchise agreement negotiation materials

Federal legislation, 1993

TGV construction argument, ca. 1992

Texas TGV Corporation, officers and shareholders, 1993

Surface transportation network map, ca. 1990

Legislative issues, 1993

Notebook of key documents re: franchise award, EIS, and board information, 1989-1993

[includes board appointment sheets with home addresses]

RRC interagency contract, 1995

Traveling briefing binder (proposal for decision, franchise agreement, EIS contract, statues and rules, list of board members), 1989-1992

[includes board mailing list with some home addresses]

EFC (Equity Financing Committment), 1991-1994
[binder]

Complaint (complaint before State Office of Administrative Hearings re: termination of TGV franchise), 1994
[binder]

Financial statement
[empty binder, placed in a folder]

Rules for consideration of a new franchise, [1990-1993]
[4 folders, formerly in a binder]

Market research and ridership review proposals, 1992

MAGLEV, 1990-1992

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Proposed advisors for franchise application review, 1990

Ridership Study, 1993
[2 folders]

Chronology of events in development of high speed rail in Texas

Greyhound, 1991

Morrison Knudsen Corporation, 1991

Morrison Knudsen, 1991-1994

Texas High Speed Rail Joint Venture, 1990-1991

Texas Railroad Finance Corporation, 1990-1991

Glenn Biggs remarks, Texas FasTrac news conference, Austin, May 19, 1991

Right of way information, 1991-1992

County meetings, 1993
[binder]

County correspondence, 1993
[wallet]

[includes folder of correspondence from Waco citizens and a folder of negative mail]

Fan mail, 1991
[2 folders]

Correspondence against the project, December 1993

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Public hearing examiners files for franchise award, 1989-1992 (bulk 1991),
18.25 cubic ft.

Historical sketch

As part of the application process to award a high speed rail franchise in Texas, the Texas High Speed Rail Authority solicited letters of intent from potential applicants. On July 19, 1990, two letters of intent were received - from Texas High-Speed Rail Joint Venture (later renamed Texas FasTrac) and the Texas TGV Consortium, (also know as the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation). Several advisors were chosen to draft the request for proposal (RFP) and incorporate suggestions and comments of the RFP Advisory Committee into the final draft submitted to the THSRA. The advisors were selected to study and report on various aspects of a high speed rail project that should be incorporated into the franchise application. The RFP was published in September 1990 and also sent to all airline and bus companies providing intercity passenger transportation in the state, as required by the THSRA's statutes. Two groups responded to the RFP in a timely manner - Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac, submitting franchise applications and the required franchise fees by the deadline of January 16, 1991.

As part of the review process, the advisors selected several components of the franchise applications and prepared and issued requests for information (RFI) to the two applicants, with the approval of the Authority. Following the review process, each advisor submitted a report to the Authority on the topic(s) they reviewed in the franchise applications.

The THSRA Board conducted a hearing to determine which firm to award the high speed rail franchise. Larry Montgomery, former director of the Texas State Bar, was chosen as the hearing examiner by the chairman of the THSRA Board. Prehearing administrative procedures for the franchise award hearing included the filing of all written testimony prior to the hearing, and the service of the testimony on all parties - Texas TGV, Texas FasTrac and Southwest Airlines. On February 27, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Motion for Intervention for the franchise application hearing, which was granted, making them a party to the hearing. The written testimony was information presented by experts who would be subject to cross examination during the hearing. The testimony would also be considered as evidence that the THSRA Board could use to consider in its decision of the franchise award. Seventy-five witnesses for the three parties filed over 2,800 pages of indirect or rebuttal testimony. Because the time guidelines in the Authority's statutes would not allow a process in which traditional forms of discovery could take place, rules were developed to require mandatory disclosure of all information to be used in the hearing. Parties demonstrating extraordinary need could request discovery from the hearing examiner. Court action by Southwest Airlines required accommodations be made for pre-filed testimony, which delayed the beginning of the hearing by a week.

As testimony was filed, the written reports from the Authority's advisors were filed and served on all parties. The reports provided THSRA with independent, objective analyses of the franchise applications. Additionally, each advisor team was represented during the franchise award hearing and was subject to cross examination by all parties. Also filed at this time were statements from Advocates and Protestants. The Authority's rules allowed for non-party participants to submit statements in opposition or support of one or both applications. Three prehearing conferences were held in advance of the franchise application hearing. At these conferences the hearing examiner and parties discussed hearing schedule matters, motions on evidence admissibility, and hearing procedures.

On March 5, 1991 Southwest Airlines filed a Temporary Restraining Order seeking to postpone the hearings and rescind all the Authority's rules. This was denied on March 6, 1991.

The franchise application hearing opened on March 25, 1991. The hearing was organized by topic so that Board members could be present to ask questions of witnesses on specific issues of concern. The hearing lasted 16 days. The schedule was: March 25, Opening Statements; March 26-27, Overview; March 28, Routes and Technology; April 1, Techonology, Operations and Maintenance; April 1, Health and Safety; April 2-3, Environmental and Socioeconomic Issues; April 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; April 4, 5, 8, Ridership and Marketing Plans; April 9, Costs; April 10-12, Financial Plans; April 15, Oral Rebuttal; and April 16, Closing Statements. Seventy-eight witnesses and fourteen advisors to the THSRA testified at the hearing. Over 160 evidentiary and demonstrative exhibits were presented. All documents in the process were open records, except for a few pages relating to financial statements of individuals and private companies. Protective orders were entered sealing these documents. The confidential nature of these documents was validated by an advisory letter from the Attorney General.

A proposal for decision was entered on May 10, 1991. This proposal recommended that the Board find that high speed rail in Texas was in the public interest and that the Texas TGV consortium was the best qualified to be granted a franchise. Texas FasTrac and Southwest Airlines filed exceptions to the proposal and all parties filed briefs. At the May 28, 1991 meeting of the Board, it heard final arguments from all parties and voted by an 8-0 margin to award the franchise to Texas TGV. Texas TGV accepted the terms of the franchise order. On June 18, 1991 Southwest Airlines and Texas FasTrac filed motions for rehearing in the proceeding and Texas TGV filed replies to the motions on June 28, 1991. Because the Board took no actions on the motions by July 15, 1991 the motions were overruled by operation of law. Texas TGV was awarded the franchise to build, operate, and maintain a high speed rail system in Texas. The franchise agreement was signed on January 31, 1992.

This series consists of transcripts, briefs, testimony, depositions, motions, proposals, orders, and exhibits that make up the hearing files from the high speed rail franchise award hearing. Dates of the files are 1989-1992, the bulk dating 1991. The files document the franchise award hearing held by the Texas High Speed Rail Authority to determine whom to award the franchise to operate a high speed rail system in Texas. Records are present from all parties involved, which were the franchise applicants, Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac, and Southwest Airlines, an intervenor in the process. Also present is testimony and depositions from non-parties involved that wanted to voice their support of or opposition to one or both franchise applications. Transcripts are present for three preconference hearings and the hearing itself.

Filed at the end of this series is a large wallet of correspondence. It was received by the THSRA at the conclusion of the franchise award hearing and prior to the Board's May 28, 1991 meeting at which it was to vote on the franchise award. The correspondence is from local government officials, businesses, and the general public, in support of awarding a high speed rail franchise for Texas. The bulk comes from Waco.

Some confidential material concerning the franchise hearings is in the series Confidential files. For records on lawsuits filed by Southwest Airlines, see the series, Southwest Airlines litigation files. For records on the hearings to terminate the franchise award, see the series Office of Adminstrative Hearings, Hearing files. For more information about the role of the advisors in the franchise application process and the reports produced for the hearing, see the series Advisors files. And, for information about the franchise application and regulation process, see the series Franchise application and franchise regulation files.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into five groups: Prehearing files, franchise award hearing files, transcripts, exhibits, and miscellaneous hearing files. The prehearing files are arranged by record type; the franchise award hearing files are arranged by document number; the transcripts by volume; the exhibits by party, then exhibit number; and the miscellaneous files remain as received. This last group consists largely of some duplicate hearing files and a small amount correspondence and reports. It was maintained and labeled separately, thus it remains as received.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Public hearing examiners files for franchise award, Records, Texas High Speed Rail Authority. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, commercial or financial information ((V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.110), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Prehearing files

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Franchise award hearing process [Dates are 1991 unless otherwise note]:

Other record

[Original letter designating hearing examiner; Revised notice of proceeding.]

Hearings - general

Hearing examiner

Prehearing conferences:

Prehearing Conference on Intervention [empty]

Pre-hearing Conference - Hearing

Hearings - Court reporters

Pre-hearing Conference: Witnesses

Notice of Proceeding

Hearings: Parties

Hearings: Service

Hearing orders:

Pre-hearing order no. 1 (Motion for Intervention)

Pre-hearing order no. 2 (Motion for Intervention)

Pre-hearing order no. 3 (Motions of Intervenor: Discovery)

Pre-hearing order no. 4 (Extension of Time)

Pre-hearing order no. 5 (Schedule extension)

Pre-hearing order no. 6 (Protective Order)

Pre-hearing order no. 7 (Witness List)

Pre-hearing order no. 8 (Presentation and procedure)

Pre-hearing order no. 9 (Non-Party Participants Oral Statements)

Pre-hearing order no. 10 (Scheduling order)

Pre-hearing order no. 11 (Extension of Time, objectives)

Pre-hearing order no. 12 (Presentation and Procedure)

Pre-hearing order no. 13 (Objections to Pre-filed Testimony)

Pre-hearing order no. 14 (Deposition Requests)

Advocate response to Order No. 9

Advocates

Order no. 15 (Page limits on Briefs), May 1991

Order awarding high speed rail franchise, May 1991

Board decision and order no. 1 (Party Motions and Interim Appeals), May 28, 1991

Responses to final decision and order, June 1991

Hearing calendar

Pre-hearing written testimony, 1991
[2 sets]

[This contains the pre-hearing written testimony on behalf of Texas TGV, Texas Fastrac, and Southwest Airlines. Testimony of the advisors, listed in the table of contents, is missing from each set.]

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway files, ca. 1981

[These files appear to have no bearing on the franchise application, but were filed with the two sets of pre-hearing testimony noted above. These are likely records of the Railroad Commission that mistakenly were filed with the High Speed Rail materials. However, the corridor the high speed rail project was to traverse was along part of the MKT Railway corridor, so these files may have have been used by the THSRA staff during the HSR project.]

Franchise award hearing files, Docket 91-606-001

[Unless otherwise noted, dates for these files are February-May 1991.]

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Hearing file folder index

Index - Texas FasTrac direct evidence

Motion for Intervention:

File No. 10001 - Southwest Airlines Motion for Intervention

File No. 10002 - Opposition to Southwest Airlines Motion for Intervention

File No. 10003 - Texas FasTrac, Inc.'s Proposed Procedural Issues

File No. 10004 - Texas TGV's Addendum to Franchise Application

File No. 10005 - Withdrawal of Opposition to Southwest Airlines' Motion for Intervention

File No. 10006 - Texas TGV's Special Exceptions and Response to SWA's Motion for Intervention

File No. 10007 - Southwest Airlines Motion for Texas FasTrac, Inc. Depositions

File No. 10008 - Southwest Airlines Motion for Texas FasTrac, Inc. Discovery

File No. 10009 - Southwest Airlines Motion for Texas TGV Depositions

File No. 10010 - Southwest Airlines Motion for Texas TGV Discovery

File No. 10011 - Texas TGV's Objections to Southwest Airlines Motion for Depositions

File No. 10012 - Texas TGV's Objections to Southwest Airlines Motion for Discovery

File No. 10013 - Texas FasTrac, Inc.'s Response to Southwest Airlines Motions for Deposition and Discovery

File No. 10014 - Texas FasTrac, Inc.'s Request to Strike Texas TGV's Addendum to Franchise Application

File No. 10015 - Texas TGV's Response to Texas FasTrac's Request to Strike Texas TGV's Addendum to Franchise Application

File No. 10016 - In Re: Applications of Texas TGV and Texas FasTrac, Inc.

File No. 10017 - Reply of Southwest Airlines to Objections of Texas TGV to Motion for Depositions

File No. 10018 - Reply of Southwest Airlines to Objections of Texas FasTrac, Inc. to Motion for Deposition

File No. 10019 - Texas TGV's Motion for Protective Order

File No. 10020 - Motion for Protection of Texas FasTrac, Inc.

File No. 10021 - Pretrial Order, Stipulations and Agreements of Parties

File No. 10022 - Joint Motion to Extend Hearing Deadlines and Schedule for One Week

File No. 10023 - Texas FasTrac's Response to Examiner's Order No. 7

File No. 10024 - Southwest Airlines Response to Examiner's Order No. 7

File No. 10025 - Texas TGV Witness List

TGV testimony:

File No. 10026 - Neil A. Eisner

File No. 10027 - Michel Leboeuf

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File No. 10028 - Michel Bellier

File No. 10029 - Jean-Francois Hediard

File No. 10030 - James F. Miller

File No. 10031 - Anne G. Reyner

File No. 10032 - Edmund J. Gorman

File No. 10033 - Raymond H. Ellis

File No. 10034 - Cecil D. Andrus, TGV testimony as non-party participant

File No. 10035 - Michael J. Shirley

File No. 10036 - William Gossett

File No. 10037 - Thomas R. Saving

File No. 10038 - Larry E. Salci

File No. 10039 - Marilyn Jordan Taylor

File No. 10040 - Jack W. Burke, Jr.

File No. 10041 - Stuart M. Robertson

File No. 10042 - William O. Jameson

File No. 10043 - Aubrey M. Gaines

File No. 10044 - W. Howard Armstrong

File No. 10045 - Raymond A. Kinsey

File No. 10046 - Robert M. Zoch, Jr.

File No. 10047 - Willam J. Agee

File No. 10048 - Denis Doute

File No. 10049 - E.L Walker

File No. 10050 - James C. Gerber

File No. 10051 - Robert H. Ryan

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Texas FasTrac testimony:

File No. 10052 - Texas FasTrac testimony, volume 1

File No. 10053 - Texas FasTrac testimony, volume 2

File No. 10054 - Texas FasTrac testimony, volume 3

File No. 10055 - Texas FasTrac testimony, volume 4

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Southwest Airlines testimony:

File No. 10056 - Herbert D. Kelleher

File No. 10057 - L. John Eicher

File No. 10058 - Donald S. Garvett

File No. 10059 - William J. Duffy

File No. 10060 - Philip White

File No. 10061 - Robert B. Davis

Advocate testimony:

File No. 10062 - Al J. Notzon, III, Executive Director, Alamo Area Council of Governments

File No. 10063 - Greg Davenport, Executive Vice President, Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor

File No. 10064 - E. Larry Fouts, Central Dallas Association

File No. 10065 - Joseph Krier, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

File No. 10066 - Dennis Hobbs, Mayor, City of Temple

File No. 10067 - Jim Atchley, Legislative Director, United Transportation Union

File No. 10068 - Charles Reed, Mayor, City of Waco

File No. 10069 - Roy Walthall, City of Waco

File No. 10070 - Lila Cockrell, Mayor, City of San Antonio

File No. 10071 - Oris W. Dunham, Jr., Executive Director, DFW International Airport Board

File No. 10072 - Kathryn Whitmire, Mayor, City of Houston

File No. 10073 - Penny Redington, Judge, Ellis County

File No. 10074 - Allon Fish, Chamber of Commerce, Bryan-College Station, Greater Brazos Valley Coalition for High Speed Rail

File No. 10075 - Jack Stewart and Addis McNamara, Greater Waco Coalition for High Speed Rail

File No. 10076 - Annette Strauss, Mayor, City of Dallas

File No. 10077 - Bob Bolen, Mayor, City of Fort Worth

File No. 10078 - Kay Granger, Councilwoman, Fort Worth

File No. 10079 - Lee Cooke, Mayor, City of Austin

File No. 10080 - Paul H. Reistrup, President, High Speed Rail Association

File No. 10081 - Texas TGV's Objections of All Prefiled Testimony

File No. 10082 - Texas TGV's Objections or Request to View or Copy Underlying Data

File No. 10083 - Texas FasTrac's Objections of Advocacy Statement of the Prescon Corporation

File No. 10084 - Texas FasTrac's Objections to Prefiled Direct Testimony of Texas TGV

File No. 10085 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Roy Dell Walthall

File No. 10086 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of E.L. Walker, Jr. and Request for Voir Dire

File No. 10087 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Thomas A. Van Zandt., et al.

File No. 10088 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Theo Rahn

File No. 10089 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Anne G. Reyner

File No. 10090 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Cecil D. Andrus and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10091 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Joseph R. Krier

File No. 10092 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Michael J. Shirley

File No. 10093 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of James C. Gerber and Request for Voire Examination

File No. 10094 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Daniel Brand

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File No. 10095 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of John Crew and Request for Voire Dire Examination

File No. 10096 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Larry E. Salci and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10097 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Thomas J. Hartfield and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10098 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Robert M. Zoch, Jr.

File No. 10099 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of John Howland

File No. 10100 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of William J. Agee and Request for Voir Dire

File No. 10101 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Dr. Herbert H. Reynolds and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10102 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Raymond H. Ellis, Ph.D. and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10103 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of William O. Jameson and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10104 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Lawrence A. Wilson

File No. 10105 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Michel Leboeuf

File No. 10106 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Charles Reed, Mayor of Waco

File No. 10107 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Richard J. Wheeler, Jr.

File No. 10108 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Edmund J. Gorman

File No. 10109 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Jack Stewart, Jr. and Addis McNamara and Objection to Such Testimony

File No. 10110 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Stephen A. Zander

File No. 10111 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Paul Reistrup and Objection to Such Testimony

File No. 10112 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Ray Perryman

File No. 10113 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of William H. Lathrop and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10114 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Glenn Biggs

File No. 10115 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Kenneth A. Oleson

File No. 10116 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Denis Doute

File No. 10117 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Larry Henry and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10118 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Ramon Martinez and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10119 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Thomas R. Saving and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10120 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Marilyn Jordan Taylor and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10121 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Fritz Hasselbacher and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10122 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Charles R. Herd and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10123 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Bob Zollars and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10124 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of The Honorable Jim Lewis and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10125 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Eberhard Beyer and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10126 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of John Whitmire and Objection to Such Testimony

File No. 10127 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of William Gossett and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10128 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Robert H. Ryan and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10129 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Lee Cooke and Objection to Such Testimony

File No. 10130 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Allon Fish and Bookman Peters and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10131 - Southwest Airlines Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Jack W. Burke, Jr. and Request for Voir Dire Examination

File No. 10132 - Summary of Hearing Testimony to be Given by Prescon Corporation

File No. 10133 - Texas FasTrac's General Response to All of Southwest Airlines Objections to Texas FasTrac's Prefiled Testimony

File No. 10134 - Southwest Airlines Reply to Texas FasTrac's Response to All of Southwest Airlines Objections to Texas FasTrac's Prefiled Testimony

File No. 10135 - Motion for Advocate Texas Camino Real Trust

File No. 10136 - Texas FasTrac's Response to Texas TGV's Objections to Texas FasTrac's Prefiled Direct Testimony

File No. 10137 - Reply of High Speed Rail Association to Southwest Airlines "Motion to Strike Prefiled Testimony of Paul H. Reistrup and Objection to Such Testimony"

File No. 10138 - TGV's Motion for Sanctions Against Southwest Airlines and Bickerstaff, Heath and Smiley

File No. 10139 - Motion of Southwest Airlines for Continuance of Hearing

File No. 10140 - Southwest Airlines Reply to Texas TGV's Motion for Sanctions Against Southwest Airlines and Bickerstaff, et al

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