Ron Kirk, the former U.S. trade ambassador and Dallas mayor, has joined the Texas Central Railway, a private firm seeking to start a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, as a senior adviser.

Kirk said he “enthusiastically accepted the invitation” to join the Texas Central Railway (TCR) as both an investor and partner. He said that the demographics of Houston and Dallas, the geography of the flat lands in between them, and the funding structure TCR has established, create the best circumstances in the nation for a high-speed train.

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