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DFW Airport and Irving bridge updates will bump DART rail orange line

Just a few minor delays at midnight, people.

DART's Orange Line, which goes from Dallas to DFW Airport, will see disruptions coming up due to construction projects occurring along the route.

There'll be two disruptions over a two-week period, effective July 26-29 and then August 4-5. They'll take place near the University of Dallas and out at DFW Airport. So if you're making excursions during those times, you'll want to plan ahead.

July 26-29
On July 26-29, the disruptions will take place early in the morning, from 12 to 3 am.

Trains will be replaced by buses after midnight in both directions between Bachman and University of Dallas stations. This is due to Oncor and TxDOT utility work along Highway 114. Normal rail service will resume with the first morning trip each day.

The utility work is related to the city of Irving Signature Bridge, which is being built near the site of the former Texas Stadium, as an enticement to developers, because everyone knows that bridges have a mesmerizing kind of magic that makes people flock to them.

The Signature Bridge will originate on the Texas Stadium site and cross over 114, and will ultimately access the University of Dallas stop; construction began in May and is anticipated to be complete in fall 2019.

August 4-5
August 4-5 are Saturday and Sunday, and this disruption will be all day Saturday through early Sunday.

The reason for this is airport construction directly above the tracks and overhead wires. Buses will replace trains between the DFW and Belt Line stations.

Shuttle buses will meet all DFW Airport bound trains at Belt Line Station and transport passengers to the kiss & ride stop at Terminal A.

But worry not, as DFW bus departures will allow passengers to meet regularly scheduled trains at Belt Line.

Normal rail service will resume with the first scheduled Sunday trips.

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Stretching the budget

A $100,000 salary in 2026 goes further in Dallas than it did last year

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A 2026 income study has good news for big earners in Dallas: A six-figure salary goes further than it did last year.

A Dallasite's $100,000 salary is worth $80,103 after taxes and adjusted for the local cost of living, according to the new financial analysis from SmartAsset. That's nearly 4 percent higher than last year, when the same salary had an adjusted value of $77,197.

Six-figure earners in Plano also got a slight — 2 percent — value boost to their salaries this year, the report revealed. A $100,000 salary in Plano is worth $72,653, compared to $71,372 last year.

SmartAsset used its paycheck calculator to apply federal, state and local taxes to an annual salary of $100,000 in 69 of the largest American cities. The figure was then adjusted for the local cost of living (which included average costs for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, and miscellaneous goods and services). Cities were then ranked based on where a six-figure salary is worth the least after applicable taxes and cost of living adjustments.

Plano ranked 27th and Dallas ranked 47th in the overall ranking of U.S. cities where $100,000 is worth the least.

If the rankings were flipped and the cities were ranked based on where $100,000 goes the furthest, that places Dallas in the No. 22 spot and Plano as No. 43 nationally.

Manhattan, New York remains the No. 1 city where a six-figure salary is worth the least. A Manhattan resident's take-home pay is only worth $29,420 after taxes and adjusted for the cost of living, which is 3.10 percent lower than it was in 2025.

SmartAsset determined Manhattan has a 29.7 percent effective tax rate on six-figure salaries. Meanwhile, the effective tax rate on a $100,000 salary in Texas (based on the eight cities examined in the report) is 21.1 percent. It's worth highlighting that New York implements a statewide graduated-rate income tax from 4-10.90 percent, whereas Texas is one of only eight states that don't tax residents' income.

Oklahoma City, No. 69, is the U.S. city in the report where a $100,000 salary stretches the furthest. A six-figure salary is worth $91,868 in 2026, up from $89,989 last year.

This is the post-tax value of a $100,000 salary in other Texas cities, and their ranking in the report:

Austin (No. 53): $82,446
Lubbock (No. 59): $84,567
Houston (No. 60): $84,840
San Antonio (No. 62): $86,419
El Paso (No. 67): $90,276
Corpus Christi (No. 68): $91,110

According to the report, getting some "financial breathing room" by making six-figures really depends on where someone lives and what their lifestyle is. For residents living in the 42 states that levy some amount of income tax, their take-home pay dwindles further.

"And depending on how taxes are filed, reaching a $100,000 income may push a household from the 22 percent to 24 percent marginal tax bracket," the report's author wrote. "Meanwhile, locations with high costs across housing and everyday essentials may be less forgiving to a $100,000 income."

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