SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 25
WHEREAS, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is celebrating the 40th
anniversary of its founding on August 16, 2023, and this occasion
provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the agency for its
vital contributions to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and
WHEREAS, Created on August 13, 1983, as a replacement for
the Dallas Transit System, the DART regional transit agency
serves a 700-square-mile area that includes Dallas as well as 12
surrounding communities: Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill,
Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving,
Richardson, Rowlett, Plano, and University Park; and
WHEREAS, DART offers a variety of transit options, such as
bus routes, DART Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter
rail, and GoLink on-demand and paratransit services;
transporting more than 220,000 passengers each day, the system
encompasses a fleet of nearly 700 buses and the longest light
rail system in the U.S.; moreover, the DART Police Department is
one of the largest police departments in North Texas; and
WHEREAS, True to its mission, DART provides a system of
innovative, affordable, reliable, and safe mobility options that
contributes to the quality of life and economic vitality in the
region, and it is indispensable to the transportation
infrastructure in Dallas and beyond; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th
anniversary of Dallas Area Rapid Transit and extend to the agency
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for DART as an expression of high regard from the Texas
Senate.
Johnson, Hall, Parker, West
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on July 11, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate