DTX-RIC: Impact 10/28/2025

Premium Sponsors

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.”

Richardson City Council is set to soon decide on a new Fire Master Plan, which would include the construction of a new fire station.

The details: At an Oct. 20 meeting, council heard an update on the proposed eight-year Fire Master Plan, which also calls for renovations to an existing station and additions to staffing and equipment.

Fire Chief Curtis Poovey presented revisions to the original plan to address concerns about its extended timeline, previously set to conclude by 2036.

Under the revised timeline, the new fire station will be included in the city’s potential 2026 bond election and is set to open by 2033, rather than 2035.

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.