DTX-RIC: Impact 11/6/2025

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Plano residents to vote on DART exit in 2026

Plano voters are set to decide in a May 2026 election if the city should withdraw from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system in favor of alternative transit solutions or remain with the agency.

What happened: In a unanimous vote, Plano City Council members voted to call a special election at a Nov. 5 special meeting, joining other DART member cities, including Highland Park and Farmers Branch, in holding an election to propose a DART withdrawal. Irving City Council will vote at a special meeting Nov. 6

What it means: With the four cities considering a special election, approximately $242.4 million in annual sales tax contributions to DART could be impacted, which represents about 29% of the $834.4 million in total contributions available to DART. DART CEO and President Nadine Lee said Oct. 29 that all services in Plano would stop the day after the election if voters approved the withdrawal and that the entire DART system would be impacted.

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Josefina’s Cocina set to serve Latin cuisine in Richardson

Restaurateur Fernando Barrera, who owns Latin Deli in Dallas, is set to open Josefina’s Cocina in Richardson in November, Barrera said. Following the soft opening in November, a grand opening will be held in December.

What they will serve: The menu, which features breakfast, lunch and dinner options, will include nachos, fajitas, chilaquiles, enchiladas, salads and more. Breakfast items, including omelettes, crepes and waffles, will be served all day. The drink menu will feature fruit margaritas, desert cocktails, cervezas, tequilas and mezcales.

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In Your Community

McKinney nonprofits The Samaritan Inn, Community Lifeline Center to join through ‘mission-driven integration’

Two McKinney-based nonprofit organizations are integrating, with a plan to combine efforts in addressing homelessness and food insecurity in Collin County.

The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center have combined organizations and programming, which have both been supporting the community through homelessness services, food distribution and more for over 30 years, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

A closer look: Services at the food pantry located at 1601 N. Waddill St. will continue with no interruptions for the next six months while the emergency rent and utility assistance programs will begin operating from The Samaritan Inn’s main offices, the release states.

Quote of note: “This is how we build real, lasting solutions: By combining forces to heal and stabilize our neighbors,” Rick Grady, board member for both organizations and president of the Collin County Homeless Coalition, said in the release. “The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center amplify one another’s strengths.”