DTX-PLN: Impact 10/28/2025

Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s $1.89 million commuter rail that connects Plano, Richardson and five other North Texas cities to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is open.

The big picture: The Silver Line launched on Oct. 25. The 26-mile commuter rail has been in DART’s plans for nearly two decades.

To celebrate the Silver Line’s launch, the train is free to ride through Nov. 8.

What they're saying: DART CEO Nadine Lee called the Silver Line’s opening the “realization of a promise kept to our riders and our region.”

Dynamic Sports Medicine recently opened two new locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area—one in Plano and the other in Southlake.

The details: The business offers a variety of treatment options, including:

• Tailored athlete recovery plans
• Chiropractic
• Cupping therapy
• Dry needling

Texas is home to about 3.5 million small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Estimates show that the average Texas small-business owner could save about $2,500 per year if voters approve an expanded business tax exemption on the Nov. 4 ballot.

The details: State Proposition 9 would exempt up to $125,000 of a business’s personal property, such as equipment, furniture and vehicles, from taxation. Texas business owners currently receive a tax exemption on property worth $2,500 or less.

“At $2,500, virtually everyone's paying this tax,” NFIB Texas Director Jeff Burdett said in an Oct. 24 interview. “If you have a desk, a computer and a chair, you're probably over $2,500 [in inventory]. … It makes no difference for almost any business.”

At the polls: Early voting in the Nov. 4 election began Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31. For more information about the propositions and candidates on your local ballot, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.