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DART elections in the suburbs will impact the future of public transit in North Texas.

Let’s just say, 2025 was a lot. Here are the cool, the fascinating and the just plain fun stories that happened in North Texas over the last year.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit's recently appointed board chair Randall Bryant sat down with ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº as four cities prepare to vote whether to leave the agency.

The DART board this week reviewed potential service changes if four member cities leave the agency.

Addison City Council will vote next week whether to call for a withdrawal election to leave DART. It would be the fifth city to do so.

Records obtained by ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº reveal more information about the dismissed ethics complaints filed against Farmers Branch Mayor Terry Lynne in October alleging improper use of his office and speaking with city staff after being told not to. One city official noted a "pattern" of behavior that requires intervention.

The city joins Plano, Highland Park and Farmers Branch in seeking a potential withdrawal from the transit agency.

Highland Park and Farmers Branch both approved holding elections next year on whether or not to stay in DART. If residents vote to pull their city from the transit agency, it will reduce DART's scope and how much funding it gets.

South College unveiled its new Dallas Campus on Wednesday in Farmers Branch. The college is focused on health care degree and training programs to address workforce shortages in the area. The campus includes several programs with specialized training labs and a dental clinic.

Dallas County is expanding its Overdose Response Team to five cities, aiming to reduce fentanyl-related deaths through onsite care and recovery support.

A Farmers Branch event organizer says sponsors briefly backed out of the local National Night Out event after Mayor Terry Lynne told the sponsors the event was inappropriately endorsing a city council candidate.

The Farmers Branch City Council on Tuesday discussed expanding the animal shelter to include a dedicated cat area. The expansion is being funded by a $1.5 million donation from a late Farmers Branch resident who loved cats and the shelter.