An ordinance favoring taxi cabs that run on natural gas is back in effect at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
A judge Tuesday overturned another judge’s restraining order against the ordinance, which allowed natural-gas powered cabs at the airport to jump ahead of gasoline-powered cabs for fares, airport spokesman David Magaña confirmed.
The special exemptions allowing fuel-efficient cabs to jump ahead of other cabs in line goes back into effect Tuesday afternoon, Magaña said.
A judge who was filling in on the bench for the 191st Civil District Court ruled that the restraining order on the rule was improperly granted because the airport was not notified in advance of the restraint, Magaña said.
The airport had implemented the ordinance as part of initiatives to cut back on carbon emissions.
“We’re still trying to do what’s best for the region in terms of air quality … it’s an imperative for us and an imperative for the region,” Magaña said.
The restraining order was put in place by a judge who decided that a policy — titled the “Dedicated Compressed Natural Gas Incentive Program Policy” — should not be upheld.
The restraining order was placed after the Association of Taxicab Operators USA, a group that represents the interests of taxi cab drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth, filed suit on behalf of its members, alleging the airport’s policy was not approved by the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas, which jointly operate the airport.
In addition, attorneys for the cab drivers association said even if the cities were to approve such a policy, the operation of taxi cabs is outside the cities’ operating authority at the airport.
The association also argues the policy violates existing rules for lines of cabs at the airport which specify that taxis should operate with a ‘first cab in — first cab out’ policy.
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