Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government
View MoreNearly 94% of Grapevine Professional Firefighters Association members voted no confidence in Fire Chief Darrell Brown and both assistant chiefs on Aug. 14, citing safety concerns over the shutdown of Engine 1 near Grapevine Mills and Great Wolf Lodge; City Manager Bruno Rumbelow publicly defended the chief.

Local Government
View MoreThe Southlake City Council voted 5-2 on Aug. 4 to approve the Bridlegate concept plan, bringing eight luxury homes starting at $4.5 million to a gated, 9.5-acre development on North White Chapel Boulevard.

Local Government
View MoreSouthlake residents can apply by Friday, Sept. 4, for seats on six city boards and commissions, with Mayor Shawn McCaskill and the City Council set to make appointments at their Oct. 20 meeting.

Local Government
View MoreThe City of Southlake is accepting applications for its reimagined Youth Action Commission through Friday, Aug. 21, offering high school students in grades 9-12 monthly hands-on experience inside local government from October through May.

Local Government
View MoreTarrant County's Save Tarrant Water program offers residents a $30 discount on 55-gallon rain barrels after attending a free Aug. 25 online class, with pickup at Colleyville Public Works on Sept. 19.

Local Government
View MoreFort 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.

Local Government
View MoreSouthlake'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.

Local Government
View MoreColleyville'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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