Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer is one of five mayors who feel that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system is allocating less money to its member cities than what they contribute.
Stopfer, along with the mayors of Carrolton, Farmers Branch, Plano, and the town of Highland Park, signed off on a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott in support of Senate Bill 2118 and House Bill 3187 — two bills that would have changed how DART is funded.
The mayors called the legislation “a strong foundation for needed change” in the letter sent late June…