Obama reversed Tom Delay's ban on Houston Light Rail

Obama reversed Tom Delay's ban on Houston Light Rail: 



In 2003, voters in the Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority's (HCMTA) service area approved a referendum on the expansion of light rail. Tom Delay intervened, and overrode the voters' choice. Light rail expansion in Houston was blocked by the George W Bush administration for five years. Suddenly, in 2009, the ban was lifted by the President's new FTA. Every year, the FTA has sent the HCMTA at least $150 million for light rail expansion. On December 20, 2013, the first new line, Northline-Houston Community College, went into service. This year, two more light rail lines will open.



Thanks, Tom. Now they're only 2 decades behind Dallas. I'm sure every Houstonian thanks you.