See the full panel description here Central Texas is at a pivotal moment for rail. Two feasibility studies have just wrapped up examining potential passenger rail corridors — I-35 and SH 130 — while Project Connect moves forward on commuter rail investment closer to home. Meanwhile, the Texas Legislature is weighing bills that could accelerate or stall rail progress statewide. Travis County Judge Andy Brown, former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, and Transit Forward Executive Director Ashika Ganguly will unpack where things stand, what's at stake for economic development and regional competitiveness, and what it will take — politically and practically — to move both passenger and commuter rail forward.