Overview
- Addison’s council voted not to call a special election, keeping the town in DART after a packed public hearing.
- Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch and Highland Park have scheduled May 2026 votes on whether to withdraw, with the option to cancel by March 18.
- DART leaders told officials that if voters approve withdrawal, service in those cities would stop at once while required sales-tax payments continue.
- The agency detailed a World Cup operations plan exceeding $18 million that includes additional train cars, 30-minute headways on select lines and charter buses to AT&T Stadium.
- DART reported double-digit declines in attacks and theft after adding about 100 uniformed officers, while noting ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels and most suburban trips head into Dallas.