Public Transit Under Attack in Texas

Concerns from the Dallas Area Transit Alliance that we covered back in November have come to fruition. After unsuccessful attempts to cut Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Funding at the local level, Rep. Matt Shaheen of Plano has abandoned his small government conservative ideologies and introduced a bill in the state house to subvert local control in how Dallas funds it's transit system. In this episode we break it down.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - How is DART Funded Currently?
01:35 - What Led to Our Current Situation?
04:23 - What is The State Legislature Doing Now?
09:28 - What Does This Mean for Other Texas Cities?
13:40 - Thoughts from DART Board, Dallas CM, Advocate
24:18 - Final Thoughts


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