SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 25
         WHEREAS, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is celebrating the 40th
  anniversary of its founding on August 16, 2023, and this occasion
  provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the agency for its
  vital contributions to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and
         WHEREAS, Created on August 13, 1983, as a replacement for
  the Dallas Transit System, the DART regional transit agency
  serves a 700-square-mile area that includes Dallas as well as 12
  surrounding communities: Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill,
  Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving,
  Richardson, Rowlett, Plano, and University Park; and
         WHEREAS, DART offers a variety of transit options, such as
  bus routes, DART Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter
  rail, and GoLink on-demand and paratransit services;
  transporting more than 220,000 passengers each day, the system
  encompasses a fleet of nearly 700 buses and the longest light
  rail system in the U.S.; moreover, the DART Police Department is
  one of the largest police departments in North Texas; and
         WHEREAS, True to its mission, DART provides a system of
  innovative, affordable, reliable, and safe mobility options that
  contributes to the quality of life and economic vitality in the
  region, and it is indispensable to the transportation
  infrastructure in Dallas and beyond; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th
  anniversary of Dallas Area Rapid Transit and extend to the agency
  sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for DART as an expression of high regard from the Texas
  Senate.
 
  Johnson, Hall, Parker, West
 
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on July 11, 2023.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate