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The Addison City Council voted 4-3 against calling an election to possibly withdraw from regional transit.

Addison City Council will vote next week whether to call for a withdrawal election to leave DART. It would be the fifth city to do so.

Plano's proposal would eliminate regular bus routes in the city but keep rail, including the new Silver Line.

City council members heard hours of public comment Wednesday, most of it in support of DART, before voting to call the election.

Under an agreement with the city, an investment firm is planning to bring in a conference center, restaurants and possibly a 150-room hotel to the Mesquite mall.

Some local leaders are already considering the idea of withdrawing their city from the DART system, even as the agency is working to send them additional transit money.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit asked several cities to commit to supporting the agency as they requested additional funds through a new program. But only two have.

DART staff said service frequency will remain largely intact, but there will still be some route cuts and fare changes as the agency tries to cut its own budget.

The agency is proposing cuts to bus routes and light rail frequency and an increase in fares for paratransit riders.

After a chaotic few months, regional transit leaders, cities and DART advocates are regrouping.

House Bill 3187 didn't get a second hearing before last week's deadline. But an identical version in the Senate could still advance in the few weeks remaining in the regular session.

A contentious bill written by North Texas state Rep. Matt Shaheen was voted out of committee Tuesday.