Texas’ largest public transit system may come undone in 2026

University Park, DART leaders debate future of transit ahead of withdrawal election vote

University Park council members and Dallas Area Rapid Transit leaders had a tense debate over funding, services and governance Monday with high stakes for the...

North Texas’ largest public transit system may come undone in 2026

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune January 5, 2026 DALLAS — A suburban mutiny against North Texas’ largest public transit agency threatens to upend how tens of thousands of Texans get around in the state’s most populated urban area — at a time state transportation planners say the state needs more public transit. A quartet of Dallas suburbs — Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch and Highland Park — plan to vote in May on whether to leave Dallas Area …

Texas’ largest public transit system may come undone in 2026

The push by four Dallas-area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less.

Texas Suburbs Consider Leaving DART Amid Dissatisfaction with Service and Cost

DALLAS — A suburban mutiny against North Texas’ largest public transit agency threatens to upend how tens of thousands of Texans get around in the state’s most populated urban area — at a time state transportation planners say the state needs more public transit. A quartet of Dallas suburbs — Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch and Highland Park — plan to vote in May on whether to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit, or DART, following years of tensions b…