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Northeast Tarrant — your local wire.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

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    Fort Worth votes to copy Grapevine's TEXRail playbook

    Fort Worth City Council voted Aug. 11 to begin rezoning land around its TEXRail North Side Station, explicitly citing Grapevine's $114 million Main Street Station district as the model for transit-oriented development along the rail line.

  • Decorative black street lamp and brick buildings lining a sunny Southlake Town Square street.

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    Southlake Sign Board to review office, apartment sign plans Aug. 20

    Southlake's Sign Board will consider a new master sign plan for Shady Oaks Office Condos on West Southlake Boulevard and an amendment to the sign plan for the Residences at Southlake near Town Square at its Thursday, Aug. 20 meeting.

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    Colleyville's Bullard reappointed to Texas Business Court

    Colleyville's Jerry Bullard, who led all Texas Business Court judges in case dispositions during the court's first year, was reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to a second two-year term on the Fort Worth-based Eighth Division starting Sept. 1.

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    Grapevine approves $660K to replace water, sewer lines near downtown

    Grapevine City Council approved a $660,000 contract to replace 1,500 feet each of water and sewer mains on East Hudgins Street near Historic Main Street, with a full road closure starting in mid-August and completion targeted by Thanksgiving.

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    Downtown Grapevine home under review for historic landmark designation

    A 1945 single-family home at 206 South Church Street in downtown Grapevine has triggered the city's first historic landmark application of 2026, a designation that could restrict demolition and major alterations while the case moves through a multi-step public review.

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    Marshall Ridge residents launch GoFundMe to fight Westlake data center

    Marshall Ridge residents near the proposed 1.1-million-square-foot Circle T Data Center in Westlake have hired an attorney and launched a GoFundMe campaign to fund a legal challenge ahead of the Town Council's Tuesday, Aug. 18 development-agreement vote.

  • Aeration basins with large overhead pipes and metal grating walkways at a wastewater plant.

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    New engineer hired after failed bids on $13.5M wastewater upgrade

    Grapevine City Council approved a $230,000 contract with Plummer Associates to repackage bid documents for its stalled $13.5 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade, switching to a construction-manager-at-risk procurement model after two failed competitive bids in two years.

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    Southlake's new water bill portal officially replaces old system

    Southlake's Utility Access Portal officially replaced the city's old water bill payment system on Saturday, August 1, offering features like American Express acceptance, multi-account management, and one-time guest payments after drawing more than 950 signups during its July 21 soft launch.