Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you. But beware. Anger. Fear. Aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
So, when there was a chance that the route would come to Fort Worth, did you all-out support the concept?
I find myself generally in agreement with ElectricRon. (Dodges under table waiting for lightning to strike).... As a railroad, TCR will be able to use of eminent domain. It will not need to be reinvented. I would expect they have the sense not to use it except as a final resort.
I think the chance that the bill requiring all jurisdiction approval will be a factor in this year's legislation is unlikely. Not impossible, but unlikely.
Personally, I will look forward to riding the TRE to Dallas to catch a bullet train to Houston. I believe private enterprise will complete the undertaking more efficiently and rapidly than a government effort to complete the line. Shame on the self-serving interests to block the advancement of the State of Texas. (Btw, Happy 179th, baby!)
Assuming a route length of 248 miles and a nominal right-of-way width of 100 feet, that's 3006 acres of land needed, exclusive of stations, yards, special circumstances. The rail wouldn't necessarily follow the utilities foot for foot and curve for curve. I don't know, but if they piggyback the utilities then it would be possible to straighten some of the utility alignments, if needed, and return that land to the adjoiners. I don't know how much of the utility rights-of-way are paralleled. All I know is that is the name for the preferred alignment.