Transportation & Aviation

The Plano City Council will hold a special session on Nov. 5 to discuss holding an election next year on whether the city should leave DART in favor of "alternative transit solutions." In response, the transportation agency scheduled a press conference to discuss their commitment to Plano.

Travelers at DFW International Airport are feeling the effects of flight delays caused by FAA staffing shortages amid ongoing government shutdown.

Delays are expected to last until at least 10 p.m. Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

North Texas' two largest airports say the video, in which Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says Democrats "refuse to fund the federal government," goes against their advertising policy.

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports. The situation may well get worse if the shutdown continues.

Trinity Metro transit agency will spend 36% more in fiscal year 2026 as costs for personnel, transportation services and needed equipment continue to rise — increases that are offset by millions more in expected revenue.

The agency showed off the first of 476 buses it will roll out in the next couple of years.

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.

Texas’ congressional delegation obtained tentative funding for infrastructure improvements, university research and other initiatives, but the nearly 350 earmarks are all in jeopardy.

Cowtown’s car-centric culture may hit the brakes in the coming decades as growth-related congestion is expected to clog major traffic corridors.

The Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments made up of elected and appointed officials, approved $400,000 on Sept. 11 to support transit-oriented developments as well as projects that support land use, bike and pedestrian routes, and safety.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it's slowing flights at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to a local telephone company's equipment issue unrelated to FAA equipment.