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City of Dallas: Stop waffling and decide on how high-speed rail gets to Dallas from Fort Worth and Arlington

May 14th, 2026
May 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire -To set the stage, over $11 million has been spent in North Texas, planning a high-speed rail extension from Fort Worth and Arlington to Dallas, where it would link up with a proposed bullet-train...

North Texas transportation director ousted after 35 years on job, rehired

April 29th, 2026
May 5, 2025 - WFAA.com (updated story) - DALLAS — Less than a week after his controversial firing, a temporary injunction has reinstated Michael Morris as the director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments while a weeks-long...

North Central Texas Council of Government steps up to promote travel on the Heartland Flyer

April 8th, 2026
April 8, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKbCecr8w9g  (run time 04:11)For schedules and tickets go to amtrak.com.In a video just released, two transportation staffers at the North Central Texas Council of Governments rode the daily Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and...

No you're not in Minnesota, the TRE has leased extra trains for the FIFA World Cup in June

April 6th, 2026
April 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -If you're from the frozen north of Minnesota, you might be wondering what some blue and yellow trains with Northstar markings are doing running up and down the track from Fort Worth to Dallas...

Rail service from Plano to McKinney being studied by North Central Texas Regional Transportation Council

March 15th, 2026
March 15, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A study is back in progress to look at proposed rail service north of Dallas, between Plano and McKinney. The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments voted this week to...

DART funding agreement provides North Texas transit member cities a new path forward; 3 cities still to vote on stay or leave

March 6th, 2026
March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Member cities in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network can expect to see a portion of the sales tax they pay returned to them as part of a deal to head off withdrawal elections...

A messy transit funding fight in Dallas may have reached a pause — but some advocates fear the détente won't hold.

February 22nd, 2026
February 19, 2026 - usa.streestblog.org -A vote six years in the making that would decimate the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system might soon be called off, potentially averting a major funding crisis for the agency — though advocates say there's...

N TX Council of Governments to launch video to support Heartland Flyer; agency looks at future intercity trains

February 5th, 2026
February 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) knows that the future of travel in a growing state like ours needs intercity rail as a transportation choice and it's important not to take a...

North Texas transportation leader Michael Morris to step down after 35 years at the helm

December 17th, 2025
December 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The man who took North Texas transportation planning into the 21st century, and as some would say beyond, announced that he is stepping down from the position at the North Central Texas Council of...

All Aboard! Silver Line Opens on Oct. 25 with Free Rides Across DART System; Regional Transportation Council looks at expansion

October 3rd, 2025
October 3, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A major milestone in North Texas public transportation will soon be reached: The DART Silver Line will begin operations Saturday, Oct. 25.The North Central Texas Council of Governments announced that the 26-mile, east-west regional...

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