PLANO, Texas — Three DART member cities will consider calling for elections to leave the transit alliance at meetings scheduled for next week, casting doubt on the future of the largest public transportation system in North Texas.

Plano, Highland Park and Farmers Branch announced Wednesday they would consider putting a measure on the May ballot to leave DART — cutting off services to their cities and removing a substantial funding source for the agency — over longstanding concerns over disparities between the amount of sales tax revenues the cities contribute versus the value of the transit services they receive.

As a press conference reacting to the announcements, DART CEO Nadine Lee called it "heartbreaking" and said losing member cities would "severely impact" DART's ability to serve

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