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Texas hot spot heralded by national magazines as best place to travel in 2019

Houston is a must-hit for 2019.

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Texans who’re still glowing from GQ’s christening of Houston as the Southern capital of cool should feel even more validated by two new lists. In the span of little more than a week, Houston has been named to Food & Wine’s 32 Places to Go (and Eat) in 2019 and to Travel + Leisure’s 50 Best Places to Travel in 2019.

The city ranked No. 2 on Food & Wine’s list, second only to Los Angeles. But the magazine acknowledged the SoCal darling had better watch out. Food & Wine cited H-Town’s global cuisine, giving shout-outs to chef Hugo Ortega, and restaurants Pondicheri, Huynh, UB Preserv, Better Luck Tomorrow, and a host of others.

“In Houston, the whole world is next door,” the magazine raved.

Meanwhile, Travel + Leisure crowed that Houston has “cemented its reputation as a lively, diverse city with a restaurant landscape that can hold its own against any coastal capital.” Theodore Rex, Mala Sichuan, Pho Binh, and Crawfish & Noodles were among the many spots named in the story, which also gave a nod to Finn Hall and the Post Oak Hotel. T+L also mentioned the massive renovations to both the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Menil Collection as worthy spots for sightseers.

Dallas didn’t make the cut on either list. Austin didn’t show up on its own on either list, but San Antonio did make an appearance on Food & Wine's.

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Holiday News

Here's the holiday 2024 schedule for DART bus and trains in Dallas

The DART bus situation will be changing in 2022.

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Bus and Light Rail service will observe special hours over the Christmas and New Year's holidays for 2024, which unfortunately this year fall on a Wednesday. Is there anything worse than a Wednesday holiday?

Here's the schedule for December 24-25, and December 31-January 1:

DART

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule
TRE: Normal Service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones. DART Paratransit: Operating a normal schedule.

DART Customer Relations Center (trip planning) will be open from 5 am–12 am. DART Customer Support Center (inquiries and complaints) 8 am–5 pm. DART Lost & Found, also 8 am–5 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a weekend schedule
TRE: No service

DART GoLink: GoLink is running from 5 am to midnight in all Zones except the Inland Port Transportation Management Association Zone (IPTMA which includes areas in Lancaster, DeSoto, Wilmer & Hutchins).

DART Paratransit: All subscription trips for DART Paratransit will be cancelled except for those going to and from dialysis appointments on Wednesday, December 25. Riders can still call in and book demand trips for this day as needed. Reservations will remain open on December 25 from 8 am-5 pm. Customers can also schedule, view, and cancel trips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at DART.org/paratransit.

DART Customer Relations Center and DART Lost and Found and Administrative Offices will be closed.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

DART Buses and Light Rail: Operating on a regular weekday schedule

Free DART Rides on New Year's Eve

Coors Light and DART will once again help North Texas residents get home safely on New Year's Eve.

Free transportation will be offered the night of New Year's Eve on DART buses, light rail, Paratransit Services and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) between EBJ Union Station and CentrePort/DFW Airport Station for everyone from 6 pm until the end of service.
Look for New Year's Eve schedules at DART.org and TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

Trinity Metro

Trinity Metro will have some service modifications for the Christmas holidays. If a specific service (such as Trinity Metro TEXRail) is not listed, that means it is operating on its regular schedule.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

No bus routes will leave from Fort Worth Central Station after 7:15 pm.The last scheduled pick-up time for On-Demand paratransit will be 7:45 pm.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Trinity Metro bus and Trinity Metro On-Demand (including paratransit) will operate on a modified holiday schedule.

All buses, including Orange Line, will run on an hourly schedule, with the exception of Molly the Trolley, which will operate every 30 minutes.

Trinity Metro On-Demand in Alliance, Mercantile, North Side, Southside, Southeast and South Tarrant will operate 7 am-7 pm.

Services in TCC Northeast and Mansfield will not operate.

Trinity Railway Express (TRE), TRE LINK, and the CentrePort Shuttle will not operate.

Customer Support & Solutions team members will be available 5 am-5 pm at 817-215-8600. The ticket sales kiosk at Fort Worth Central Station will be closed.

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