TERRELL, TX – Feb. 1, 2021 – STAR Transit is providing free rides for persons with confirmed appointments to get the COVID 19 vaccine shots. The curb-to-curb service extends outside of the agency’s service area. Rides are available Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For this purpose, STAR Transit is temporarily adding Saturday […]
TERRELL, TX – STAR Transit will celebrate Rider Appreciation Week, November 9-14, 2020. “To thank our riders, we are hosting a weeklong celebration with plenty of perks. The riders are the inspiration that keep us going and make us want to provide the best service we can. They are the reason we are doing so […]
STARNow available Nov. 4 on the Apple App Store and Google Play (TERRELL, TX – Oct. 28, 2019) STAR Transit is jumping into the app world with the launch of the STARNow mobile app powered by Spare. The app allows riders to book and pay for their same day trips, working in conjunction with the newly […]
(TERRELL, TX–December 19, 2017) STAR Transit announces reduced/free fare grace period ends December 31. On November 1, STAR Transit implemented its new fare structure. Part of the new structure includes discounted or free fares for qualified seniors 60 plus, veterans and persons with disabilities. During the reduced/free fare grace period, riders received discounts and free […]
October 24, 2012 – The Rockwall City Council approved contracts funding STAR Transit and Rockwall County Committee on Aging for the upcoming year at its regular meeting on October 15. STAR Transit provides public transportation in Rockwall County. A big portion of STAR’s ridership is in the City Limits of Rockwall. The council funds $20,000 […]
Thanks to good weather and good friends Historians will note (or maybe they will overlook this tiny factoid) that several hundred people enjoyed the last Transit of Venus during the 21st century at the Rockwall County Library on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. It was my great pleasure to “deliver as promised” an exceptional stellar event for […]