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Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Dallas/fort Worth Area Storms - Update 2

Affected Airports - City , State Association:

• Austin, TX (AUS)
• Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)
• San Antonio, TX (SAT)

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Update March 15, 2024

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American Airlines has implemented a special exception policy to our travel partners that is now available for our mutual customers due to operational disruptions, including delays and cancellations are possible due to Dallas/Fort Worth Storm Our Travel Notice exception policies on American are also available when ticketed to/from/through on our Joint Business partners: This applies to both prime and codeshare flights as shown below:

Inventory Requirements

Lowest Inventory, Same Cabin

If original inventory is not available rebook lowest inventory available in the same ticketed cabin. As a reminder, customers that do not hold a Basic Economy fare should never be booked into B inventory.

Basic Economy -

• Must be booked in B inventory only. If B inventory is not available, then an alternate flight must be selected. Advance Purchase and Ticket Change restrictions are waived.

Instant Upsell -

Refer to Travel Notice Policy - Travel Agency Guidelines for rebooking guidelines and Endorsement Box requirement when the customer purchased Instant Upsell (IU) directly with American on aa.com . IU PNRs contain the following SSRs:

• OTHS AGENCY RETAINS CONTROL OF TKT FOR REISSUES
• OTHS INSTANT UPSELL ANCILLARY EMD ISSUED 001xxxxxxxxxx

Refer to Exceptions to Fare Rules .

Note: If customers are unable to rebook or reissue their ticket within the given timeline, they can cancel their reservation and use the value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket; all rules and restrictions apply. Travel must commence no later than one year from the date of original issuance.

Endorsement Box Requirements

• Refer to individual Travel Notice for Event Name
• Ticket Reissue required. This is the only required verbiage and supersedes all other information.

Instant Upsell (IU) tickets must use waiver code: TNADV/IU when rebooking in the Instant Upsell Inventory IU PNRs contain the following SSRs:

Refer to Travel Notice Policy - Travel Agency Guidelines for Endorsement Box requirement when the customer purchased Instant Upsell (IU) directly with American on aa.com .

Changes to Origin/Destination - Not Allowed

• Waive Change Fee
• Ticket reissue for original ticketed fare
• 300 Mile Radius is always allowed, unless otherwise stated in the notice
• Changes to origin/destination are not permitted for the travel notice
• Any changes made to origin/destination all fare rules apply

300-Mile Radius Only - Allowed

• Within same country
• For booking inventory, view Inventory Requirements

Basic Economy Short-haul fares

book in B inventory only.If B inventory is not available, then an alternate flight must be selected.

Changes to Connection City

Changes to Co-Terminal

Changes to Co-terminal and MAC airports on AA Prime and AA*/Codeshare flights are allowed

• Co-terminal & MAC Airports are considered the same routing.  

Reissue Policy Information

American Airlines will waive change fees and travel agents may rebook and reissue tickets provided the below guidelines are met and applied:

• Ticket issued on the following ticket stock: AA 001, AY 105, BA 125, El053, IB 075, JL 131, QF 081
• Applies to AA*/ one world flights
• Travel has not commenced on the affected flight segment and the ticket has not been reissued by American Airlines
• The first departure flight is more than 2 hours away
• Affected coupons are in OK status
• Travel reissuance only in accordance to dates identified in the applicable Travel Notice Exception Advisory
• More than one change allowed without an additional collection, including penalty or change fee within the Travel Notice dates
• Original issuing agency responsible for ticket reissue
• Ticket Revalidation not permitted
• The return travel must be booked in the original class of service (inventory)
• Refer to Extend Travel Rebooking after the Travel Event
• Basic Economy must be rebooked in the appropriate Basic Economy inventory
• Please ensure the above procedures are accurately followed to prevent debit memo issuance

Rebooking - Exception to Fare Rules

Exception to Fare Rules: All fare rules apply with the exception of the following:

• Advance Purchase requirement waived
• Minimum/Maximum Stay requirement waived
• Change Fee waived
• When changes to the outbound travel occur, the unaffected return date may be changed to protect the original length of the trip. The return travel must be booked in the original class of service (inventory).

SalesLink Request

• Rebook flights in compliance with Travel Notice Exception Policy
• Log-in to SalesLink at www.saleslink.aa.com
• Request Type: select 'Service'
• Input AA PNR
• Waiver Type: select 'Travel Notice'
• Travel Notice: select applicable Travel Notice event name
• Select 'Next' - and complete request
• Verify: SalesLink approval remarks in PNR
• New Ticket Endorsement Box: Enter event name only
• Ticket Reissue required

Endorsement Box requirement: 11MAR24A or the exchange will be subject to a debit memo

Extend Travel Rebooking Guidelines

If customers are unable to rebook within the New Travel Dates, may reschedule their reservation to/from the same city or alternate cities and reissue their ticket with the below guidelines:

• Cancel their itinerary and apply the value of the original ticket towards the purchase of a new ticket for travel commencing within 1 year from the date of original issuance
• Change fee only is waived as long as the original ticket is reissued within ticket validity and the impact dates are in accordance with those identified in the Travel Notice
• Basic Economy fares may only be used towards the purchase of other Basic Economy fares.
• Residual MCO's are not allowed when using the TNADVE waiver code for reissue.
• Extend Travel Rebooking does not apply to tickets in conjunction with Instant Upsell (IU)

Refund Policy Information

When the flight is cancelled or the length of delay is 91+ minutes , travel agents may refund ticket(s) through normal GDS/ARC/BSP processing. Refer to our Schedule Irregularity policy for delays 90 minutes or less.

• Refund To Original Form Of Payment - All penalties/fees waived
• Non-Refundable Fare
• Refundable Fare with cancellation Fee
• Basic Economy Fare
• Bulk/Opaque Fare

Note: If the ticket has been exchanged by American as an INVOL submit the refund request directly with American. Refer to American Airlines Refunds .

When the flight is not cancelled or the length of delay is 90 minutes or less , a refund does not apply:

• If customer elects to cancel their reservation and use the value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket outside the Travel Notice dates; may use Extend Travel Rebooking or may hold ticket for future travel; all rules and restrictions apply.
• Travel must commence no later than one year from the date of original issuance.

En route/Diversion

• Connecting customers' en route to one of the above-listed destinations or whose flights are diverted will have the option to return to their original departure city and rebook travel to alternate future dates.
• Customers should work directly with the airport to obtain a boarding pass for return travel to their original departure city. If the customer wishes to rebook travel to alternate future dates, please contact American Airlines Reservations for assistance. Alternatively, they may receive a refund if re-accommodation options are unacceptable.
• If a ticket has already been reissued by American Airlines or the ticket is partially used, travel agents must submit the refund request online at https://prefunds.aa.com/refunds/

American Airlines will continue to monitor this Travel Notice Exception Advisory and adjust this policy if needed. Changes will be posted on AA.com and www.saleslink.aa.com reference. Please check these sources frequently for the most up to date information.

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Dallas to Fort Worth high-speed rail gets tentative thumbs up to avoid downtown route

A top North Texas transportation official said he supports a regional high-speed rail line that doesn’t run through downtown Dallas — as long as it keeps the project on track.

Moving forward with a new alignment for an estimated $6 billion Dallas to Fort Worth bullet train that loops to the west of downtown could add an extra year to the project’s environmental review phase, said Michael Morris, transportation director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments .

But he said it would be worth it if it gets federal approval and complies with a recent Dallas City Council resolution opposing the seven-story high downtown throughline . Council members are concerned a track cutting across downtown would disrupt plans for a new $3 billion convention center and other multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects near Reunion Tower.

“It is better to get into a potential delay and not have a fatal flaw than to pursue a more expedient path and potentially have a fatal flaw in a Dallas resolution that doesn’t change,” Morris told the Regional Transportation Council on Thursday.

The environmental review for the rail project planned to stop in Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth began last year and could be complete by February. Funding for the project is still under discussion, and the $6 billion estimate could change after the review.

The transportation council, a 45-member group of North Texas elected and appointed officials that oversees regional transit policies and planning, could vote as soon as August on whether to greenlight the new route.

But several hurdles need to be cleared first.

Morris said the newest proposal must receive initial approval from the Texas Department of Transportation, the city of Dallas, Amtrak, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and other involved entities.

Five Dallas City Council members who serve on the transportation council said Thursday they wanted to wait until a study examining the project’s economic impact is completed before the city reconsiders its stance.

The study, which would include Arlington and Fort Worth, could start in the fall and wrap up in the spring.

“This by no means is trying to say that if Dallas doesn’t get our way, we’re not going to be participating,” said Dallas City Council member Jesse Moreno, whose district includes the Reunion Tower area. “We just want to make sure that it’s not something that’s detrimental to our city core and something that is a big development opportunity.”

The Dallas to Fort Worth high-speed rail line has been touted as a way to lessen highway congestion for the metro area’s 8 million residents. That tally is expected to grow to more than 11 million by 2045. Transportation planners hope the project eventually connects to a separately planned high-speed train linking Dallas to Houston estimated to cost $30 billion.

The Dallas to Fort Worth line is projected to carry 15,000 to 30,000 passengers a day and sprint between the two ends in less than 30 minutes. Another commuter rail line, the Trinity Railway Express, already runs between Dallas and Fort Worth and can take at least an hour to travel between the two cities.

Route alignment proposals presented to the Dallas City Council in March showed the track going from a station in the Cedars just south of downtown and running between the new convention center and a planned $5 billion redevelopment project near Reunion Tower and the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

A different route emailed to the transportation council June 28 moved the track behind the redevelopment project and over Interstate 35E on its way to Arlington and Fort Worth.

The latest map shown to the transportation council Thursday featured the overhead rail line pushed farther west of downtown Dallas and avoiding crossing over I-35E. Instead, the line largely ran parallel to South Riverfront Boulevard, going over several businesses on the west side of the street, a portion of I-30, above a parking lot across from the Dallas County jail and courthouse, and then headed toward Arlington.

Morris said the Dallas resolution knocks out at least three other preferred alignments that cut through downtown but could have provided pedestrian connections from the station to the nearby Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station and the convention center.

None of the Dallas representatives on the Regional Transportation Council expressed support or opposition to the new route during Thursday’s meeting.

But City Council member Cara Mendelsohn was skeptical either rail project would happen. She cited many unanswered questions, including funding sources for the Dallas-to-Houston line.

“This entire conversation seems extremely premature,” she said.

Morris said he believed high-speed trains were coming to Texas sooner or later and the northern region should be proactive about influencing development.

“To assume high-speed rail may never happen is not a logical step given the growth of Texas and the growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth region,” he said.

A delay in the environmental review could give Arlington more time to secure its spot as the halfway point for the rail line.

The home of Six Flags Over Texas, AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, Arlington is one of the largest cities in the country without a public bus or rail system . Morris said Arlington must join a transit authority or a local government authority to be eligible.

“If for whatever reason they can’t, or their voters aren’t interested or their council is not interested, we’re prepared to move ahead with two stations,” he said.

Voters in the city of nearly 400,000 people rejected public transit proposals in 1980, 1995 and 2002 .

A Dallas Area Rapid Transit-operated bus route launched in 2013 and was shut down by Arlington officials four years later. The city now has a public rideshare service.

Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said Thursday he believed it would be “ludicrous” to exclude his city from the high-speed rail conversation. He noted Arlington’s hosting of World Cup matches in 2026 and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and related events starting Friday as examples of the city’s importance to the region.

“I think Arlington has demonstrated our willingness to do what is necessary to stay engaged,” he said.

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Beat the Texas summer heat with cool art

North texas museums, theaters and concert halls offer air-conditioned entertainment, by kimberly richard • published july 13, 2024 • updated on july 13, 2024 at 12:53 pm.

The pool isn’t the only cool place to spend a hot Texas summer day. From toe-tapping musicals to immersive art exhibitions and beautiful music, the North Texas area is filled with air-conditioned artsy adventures for the whole family.

AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

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Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood  celebrates photographer and cinematographer Karl Struss’ storied career and influence on American filmmaking during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Featuring archival materials, films, and over 100 photographs from the Carter’s extensive Struss Artist Archive, the multimedia exhibition highlights Struss’s innovations in image-making and unique contributions to the film industry in the early 20th century. The exhibition is on view at the Fort Worth museum through Aug. 25.

Learn more: Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood

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BROADWAY AT THE BASS SERIES

Sister Act  is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet. Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing and a truly moving story,  Sister Act  will leave audiences breathless. The musical runs at Bass Hall in Fort Worth Aug. 15-18.

Learn more: Sister Act

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Funny Girl , the beloved musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, runs at the Music Hall at Fair Park Aug. 6-18. Featuring one of the greatest musical scores of all time, including classic songs “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and “People,” this bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened—she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.

Learn more : Funny Girl

CIRCLE THEATRE

Circle Theatre is reinventing a French classic comedy with Imposter! Hypocrite! TARTUFFE!   Wit, cunning, and hypocrisy are on full display in this punk-rock remake of Moliere’s classic farce. Circle Theatre’s Artistic Director Ashley H. White pens a new approach to the iconic play, reintroducing the timeless tale of a man who deploys his charm and feigned piety in an attempt to disrupt a household. However, his clever scheme is no match for the astute women of the family who decide to beat him at his own game. The show runs at the Fort Worth theater Aug. 1- 24.

Learn more: Imposter! Hypocrite! TARTUFFE!

CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

As the museum prepares to open its second museum at the University of Texas at Dallas, its Dallas Arts District home is dedicated to the art of Japan. Japan, Form & Function: The Montgomery Collection  features more than 240 works, subdivided into themes and categories throughout the galleries. For the first time, the Crow Museum will dedicate the entire museum to one sole presentation over an extended period of time. The landmark exhibition based on the collection of Jeffrey Montgomery is on view through April 13, 2025.

Learn more: Japan, Form & Function: The Montgomery Collection

DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY

You don’t have to leave the comfort of your own home’s air conditioning to enjoy the sounds of one of Dallas’ most acclaimed orchestras. The Dallas Chamber Symphony recently released its first album, Chasing Home . On this recording by Richard McKay and the Dallas Chamber Symphony, two major works by American composers offer representative views of the migrant experience.  Chasing Home , a ballet composed in 2017 by Joseph Thalken, is based on the plight of migrants fleeing the Syrian Civil War. Aaron Copland’s original  Appalachian Spring Suite  explores pioneer life in Pennsylvania in that time when opportunity and open space drew Americans ever farther west.

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DALLAS CONTEMPORARY

Who’s Afraid of Cartoony Figuration?  brings together a multigenerational and multidisciplinary cast of artists to highlight the often overlooked and underestimated artistic approach of cartoony figuration. Through a quotidian and deceivingly unserious visual language, Umar Rashid (aka Frohawk Two Feathers), Sally Saul, Karolina Jabłońska, and Tabboo! powerfully confront socio-political concerns across colonial history, feminist movements, the queer underground and more through styles reminiscent of or directly inspired by cartoons, comics, and commercial illustration across painting, illustration, ceramic, and sculpture. The exhibition is on view through Sep. 20.

Learn more: Who’s Afraid of Cartoony Figuration?

DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM

This weekend is the final chance to see Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes. From silk boudoir shoes created for the 1867 Paris Exposition to leather spectator pumps signed by the 1941 New York Yankees,  Walk this Way  features more than 100 striking pairs of shoes. This exhibition, organized by The New-York Historical Society, presents footwear spanning nearly 200 years from the collection of iconic shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and businesswoman and philanthropist Jane Gershon Weitzman. Among the many highlights are historic shoes that tell stories of the past, including a pair of pumps worn by Queen Victoria in the 1860s. The exhibition closes July 14.

Learn more : Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner, now is a great time for North Texans to learn more about Impressionism, one of the most cherished artistic movements in the world. The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse , on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through Nov. 3, reveals a surprising story about Impressionism’s origins: Claude Monet was an outcast.

Learn more: The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse

DALLAS THEATER CENTER

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is the theatre’s 2024 Public Works pageant production, featuring over 150 cast members from the Dallas community performing alongside members of the theater’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company and other professional actors. This production is based on the Disney classic, featuring unforgettable songs such as “Part of Your World,” “Under the Sea,” and “Kiss the Girl.” Presented in collaboration with AT&T Performing Arts Center, the show runs at the Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District July 12 – Aug. 4.

Learn more: Disney's The Little Mermaid

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Spend Labor Day weekend with everyone’s favorite boy wizard with a film-in-concert event, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . Get ready to fight a dragon, swim with merpeople, and find out just who put Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire! For the first time ever, audiences can rediscover the magic of  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire while a live symphony orchestra performs Patrick Doyle’s unforgettable score. The concert will be presented at the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Dallas Arts District Aug. 29 – Sept. 1.

Learn more: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF ART AND SCIENCE AND HISTORY

There’s more to see at planetariums in North Texas than stars. Beautifica , a film specifically designed for domed venues, combines art and James Hood’s music to create a fantastical sensory event. The 45-minute film is running throughout the summer at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The film is also on view at The Sky Theater at the University of North Texas in Denton.

Learn more: Beautifica in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is filling August with music. On Aug. 23 and 24 at Bass Hall, the orchestra will present FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Orchestra World Tour, a new concert based entirely on the groundbreaking game from SQUARE ENIX. With stunning, high-definition video scenes created exclusively for this production by SQUARE ENIX, audiences will be immersed in the world of one of the most visionary games of all time with this sensational multimedia concert experience. 

On Aug. at Bass Hall, a trio of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra musicians take the spotlight in Stars of the Symphony , a special performance celebrating the skill of Cowtown’s own musicians. Principal Violist DJ Cheek will perform Bruch’s Romance  for viola and orchestra. English horn player Tim Daniels stars as the majestic voice of the swan in Sibelius’ epic tone poem  Swan of Tuonela , and Principal Trumpeter Kyle Sherman gives voices to Tartini’s graceful and precise Concerto in D Major, a testament to the splendor of Italian baroque music.

Learn more : Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

FOUR DAY WEEKEND AT STAGE WEST THEATRE

You can laugh or cry about the summer heat. Four Day Weekend, the critically acclaimed improvisational comedy group, hopes North Texans will laugh with them at their new home at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth. The comedy group is moving following Sundance Square Management’s decision not to renew its lease, which runs through the end of July. Four Day Weekend’s first performance at Stage West is slated for Saturday, Aug. 3.

“When we learned Four Day Weekend was losing its downtown space, the only response was “come over here,” declared Dana Schultes, Stage West Executive Producer. “Simply put: a thriving arts scene makes Fort Worth better. Plus, we have multiple performance spaces! Finally, the Near Southside Arts district is a perfect landing spot. It was a no-brainer on our part to extend a helping hand to a fellow Fort Worth arts institution.”

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KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries  marks the first time that this entire cycle of seven large-scale tapestries—some of the most awe-inspiring examples of this often-overlooked artform—has been on view in the United States. The tremendous images, each about twenty-seven feet wide and fourteen feet high, commemorate Emperor Charles V’s decisive victory over French King Francis I that ended the sixteenth-century Italian Wars. Designed by court artist Bernard van Orley, the tapestries were woven in Brussels by Willem and Jan Dermoyen in deeply saturated hues and exquisite detail, luxuriously highlighted with gold. This exhibition is on view through Sept. 15.

Learn more : Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries

MEOW WOLF GRAPEVINE

Meow Wolf Grapevine is celebrating one year since opening its North Texas location with its Birthday Palooza , a multi-day birthday bash July 11-14 featuring a trash fashion show, karoke, and a birthday toast. Open every day, the arts and entertainment company’s North Texas venue features The Real Unreal , an immersive art experience featuring the creations by several local artists. Visitors explore an ordinary-looking house and discover portals to a maze of otherworldly dimensions.

Learn more: The Real Unrea l

MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH

The Modern Art Museum and the Latin American Film Center NYC present  Echoes of Césaire , a film presentation in conjunction with the Modern’s special exhibition  Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940.

Echoes of Césaire , curated by LAFC’s Head Programmer Aerin Chaklai, exhibits the profound influence of Aimé Césaire and Suzanne Roussi Césaire on the Negritude movement, highlighting how their work at the intersection of Caribbean politics and Surrealism has paved the way for modern Afrosurrealism and Afrofuturism. The program features four films: Too Bright to See , an experimental short film by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich; Aimé Césaire: un homme, une terre  by Sarah Maldoror and Djibril Diop Mambéty’s  Touki Bouki on July 20;andJohn Coney’s  Space is The Place on July 27 .  

Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940 is organized by Curator María Elena Ortiz and  inspired by the history of Surrealism in the Caribbean with connections to notions of the Afrosurreal in the United States. Representing a global perspective, this exhibition is the first intergenerational show dedicated to Caribbean and African diasporic art presented at the Modern. The exhibition is on view through July 28.

Learn more: Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940

SECOND THOUGHT THEATRE

Closing this weekend is Wink by Jen Silverman. The 2019 dark comedy follows unhappy housewife Sofie and her bread-winning husband Gregor, who both seek weekly counseling from an unorthodox therapist, Doctor Frans. Wink is the cat. And Gregor has just skinned the cat. What chaos does Wink’s disappearance bring to the neatly ordered reality Sofie, Gregor, and Doctor Frans have constructed? The show runs through July 13 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys campus in Dallas.

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This weekend is the last chance to see Pirates of Penzance , Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic musical. Young love-struck Frederic has been mistakenly apprenticed to a raucous band of pirates. A smash hit on Broadway in the 1980’s, this comical operetta is a colorful, playful romp about love, honor, and cleverness. The show closes July 14 .

The Uptown Dallas theater will host the 2024 Festival of Independent Theatres Aug. 1-24. Prior to the pandemic, the festival’s home was the Bath House Cultural Center for more than two decades. This year’s festival features a variety of works from independent, self-producing artists small, emerging theater groups, staged in Theatre Three’s mainstage performing space, Norma Young Arena Stage and its basement theater, Theatre Too. Tickets go on sale July 15.

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The Prom , a musical based on a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin with music by Matthew Skla and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, follows the journey of Emma, a high school student who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom. When the school's conservative PTA board cancels the prom to avoid controversy, a group of eccentric Broadway actors decides to rally behind Emma and travel to her small town to help her fight for inclusion. The Prom is running at the Kalita Humphreys Theater July 12-28.

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Mary Poppins, a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, is the final production of WaterTower Theatre’s 28 th season. Running on the Terry Martin Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre July 17 – 28, The musical is based on the similarly titled Mary Poppins children’s books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film and is a fusion of various elements from the two, including songs from the film. Featuring the beloved songs from the original movie by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (the Sherman Brothers), with additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and a book by Julian Fellowes.

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While it is essential to preserve and maintain homogeneous single-family home neighborhoods, it is lunacy that low-density 1970s strip retail centers are not replaced with greater mixed-use density.

In June, when the North Central Texas Council of Governments, or NCTCOG, announced the annual population estimates, we learned that Dallas-Fort Worth continues to grow at a brisk pace. The 16-county region added approximately 200,000 residents for an estimated population of almost 8.5 million. Rockwall (5.2%), Ellis (4.7%) and Collin (4.6%) counties led the region.

They all have something in common — they are all suburban counties.

This growth outside the city centers follows a pattern we’ve seen developing for years. People have gravitated toward the suburbs, where developers can take advantage of building in unincorporated areas with large swaths of open land.

As we add residents and workers to fill the jobs created by our fast-growing economy, we need to examine how best to integrate them into a region that is expected to surpass 12 million people within 25 years. The new Mobility 2050 plan is being developed, and the horse is out of the barn.

As NCTCOG and the Regional Transportation Council plan for 2050, the critical question is: Can local governments reduce congestion through land-use density, resulting in higher holding capacities and shorter trip lengths with a balance of jobs to housing? In other words, how can cities help reduce traffic congestion while providing opportunities for jobs and housing near the workplace?

The Regional Transportation Council is conducting a strategic review of public transportation authorities as part of the Transit 2.0 initiative. This initiative lays out a series of tasks to reimagine what our public transportation system will look like in a quarter-century. One of these tasks involves increased density around existing rail stations. So, we begin here.

Increased development around rail stations and inside transit authority boundaries. In the coming decades, we must continue to diversify our transportation system, relying more on public transportation and walkable communities. The issue is much of our growth is occurring outside the boundaries of our existing transit authorities. Through efforts like Transit 2.0, we can explore greater focus on passenger rail and land use.

Infill development in the central cities and suburban downtowns. A household in the urban center produces half the vehicle miles of travel of a rural household. If you support safety, air quality and walkable neighborhoods, infill is critical.

Infill density in suburban cities. By working with the cities and counties outside the urban core in rethinking development and providing additional transportation options, we can make it possible for people who want to rely less on their cars to do so. As those areas fill up, they could more readily support transit, walking and bicycling.

Greater density and more mixed-use developments. We also need more communities where people can live, work and play without having to get in and out of their cars.

Integration of pedestrian facilities and trails and bicycle facilities within development. The DFW Discovery Trail and Cotton Belt Regional Veloweb are connecting cities across the region via active transportation. These also provide opportunities for development accessible by bicyclists and pedestrians to passenger rail. The more connections we can create across modes, the more prepared our cities will be for future development.

Integrated focus on housing choices for working families. We should work with cities and developers to ensure that families have affordable housing options close to their jobs. Developments adding mixed-use options may be what some workers need to avoid long commutes.

Development that matches housing values and employee income along transportation corridors. We should pursue solutions that make it easier for people to live near work in the same corridor. This requires a jobs-housing balance that offers affordable options.

Increased development in environmental justice and Title VI communities. Not all communities have access to necessities such as education, telemedicine and food. NCTCOG is helping to close these gaps with technology, specifically the use of broadband as a transportation mode. Focus is placed on all Dallas-Fort Worth, regardless of income.

Using the same approach to density and setting communities up for a range of transportation options will help Dallas-Fort Worth navigate the challenges posed by growth far beyond 2050. High-speed rail efforts would also maximize speed, safety, air quality and urban density.

More efficient land-use location and increased housing choice can lower user transportation and public-sector infrastructure costs. Four million more friends are on the way. The increased pressure on taxpayers is not the solution. Urban density brings a higher quality of life for everyone.

Michael Morris is director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments and staff director to the Regional Transportation Council.

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