Is it the end of the line for DART?

Plus: Cowboys' financial reckoning, Concerned Women for America rally, latest on the Fairview Mormon temple [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Happy Friday, North Texas! Have you ever found yourself wishing you could meet your favorite fictional characters? Well, if you're a Borderlands fan, then you're in luck. Stars Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Hart brought [the video game-based film]( to life in the latest movie to hit the screens this summer. The film based on the popular Frisco-developed video game premiered last night in Oak Cliff at the Texas Theatre. We'll have more updates straight to your inbox this weekend. — Shannon Worley, Audience Journalist   [Man walks away from the camera after exiting a DART light rail train.]( Travelers exit a DART light rail train at the downtown Plano Station, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Plano, Texas.(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) [End of the line? 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