[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E999]
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                         DART CELEBRATES 50,000

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2007

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 50,000th 
passenger to use the Commuter Express. This is a remarkable milestone 
for the city of Denton.
  On Monday, May 7, 2007, the Denton County Transportation Authority 
transported its 50,000th Commuter Express passenger. The Commuter 
Express was launched in May of 2006 and works in conjunction with 
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to connect Denton, Lewisville, the 
DART North Carrollton Transit Center and the Dallas Central Business 
District.
  The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) was signed into law 
by the governor in 2001. On June 6, 2003, the North Central Texas 
Council of Governments presented the Regional Cooperation Award to the 
DCTA. The award is presented to local governments which promote 
cooperation to solve regional problems; which do not allow 
jurisdictional boundaries to the be barriers to solutions; and which 
demonstrate that joint projects can provide better use of resources as 
well as quality service.
  I would like to congratulate the Denton County Transportation 
Authority and the entire community of Denton County. I am proud to 
celebrate this occasion with them, and I look forward to working with 
them in the future as we make our transportation system even more 
efficient. The people of the 26th Congressional District of Texas are 
already benefiting from this service, and I know I can expect great 
things in the future from DART.

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