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New hotel, office buildings approved at SH 114 and White Chapel in Southlake

On Tuesday night, Southlake City Council members approved a site plan for Delta Southlake Center, a 15.872-acre development at the southeast corner of North White Chapel and SH 114 in Southlake. Developers said the development will be built in two phases. The first phase will consist of a six-story, full-service Delta Marriott hotel on 6.28 acres […]

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Posted on January 18th, 2017

High-performing school districts to Texas legislators: Repeal A-F system

The Texas High Performance Schools Consortium has once again submitted a list of recommendations to state lawmakers to improve college and career readiness within public schools. Formed in 2011, the group consists of 22 school districts, all hand selected as part of an application process. Member districts study and develop suggestions for learning standards and […]

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Posted on January 18th, 2017

First draft of Texas’ $104 billion state budget unveiled for 2018-19

Texans just got their first peek at what a reduced budget could look like in 2018 and 2019. Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, filed SB 1 Tuesday and unveiled the first draft of the Senate budget. “While we need to make prioritize and make efficient use of our resources, I am confident we can meet the […]

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Posted on January 17th, 2017

See which 64 Texas school districts have District of Innovation plans

In the two years since Texas lawmakers created the district of innovation, or DOI, system that allows school districts to exempt themselves from portions of the Texas Education Code, more than 60 districts have approved DOI plans. Together, those DOI plans identify more than 50 sections of the state’s education code as targets for exemption, […]

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Posted on January 17th, 2017

Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton Q&A

The Railroad Commission of Texas oversees the lifeblood of the state economy—the energy industry. The agency regulates the oil, gas and mining industries, and a three-member commission serves at the head. Each commissioner is elected in a statewide race and serves a full-time, six-year term. Friendswood resident Ryan Sitton was elected during the 2014 gubernatorial […]

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Posted on January 17th, 2017

Cafe Italia damaged after woman drives through restaurant

Cafe Italia is closed after a woman accidentally backed her car into the Italian restaurant Tuesday morning. The restaurant, located at 2647 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine, did sustain damage to the front of the building as well as inside. Owner Nick Kreka said the woman suffers from a foot injury and was using one […]

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Posted on January 17th, 2017

4 ethics reforms state Sen. Van Taylor says are important to build public trust

At the beginning of the 84th legislative session two years ago, Gov. Greg Abbott declared ethics reform an “emergency item” for lawmakers to consider. But by the end of the session, that urgency did not result in any meaningful changes as the House and Senate’s ethic reforms package spectacularly crumbled. A bill field that would […]

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Posted on January 16th, 2017

3 things Grapevine, Colleyille and Southlake residents should know this week, Jan. 16-20

Tuesday City Council meetings The cities of Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake are scheduled to have City Council meetings Tuesday night. Grapevine Grapevine’s City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission will have a joint meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 200 S. Main St., Grapevine. The agenda can be found here. […]

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Posted on January 16th, 2017

Allen ISD, Northwest ISD in Fort Worth recognizes by H-E-B as Excellence in Education Award finalists

Two local school districts were cited among the eight school districts and five early childhood facilities across Texas as finalists for the H-E-B 2017 Excellence in Education Awards program on Friday, Media Coordinator Jill Reynolds said in a news release. The grocery chain also selected five Texas school boards that display strong leadership in their districts. H-E-B’s 2017 […]

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Posted on January 13th, 2017

Here’s how Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs stack up to Texas’ highest-scoring districts in TEA’s new A-F ratings

Of the state’s roughly 1,200 school districts, just two districts in Texas received straight As under the state’s preliminary A-F accountability report, which measures performance in four areas. The preliminary report was released to the public Jan. 6, based on data from the 2015-16 academic year. Examining the scores According to the Texas Education Agency’s report, one-third […]

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Posted on January 13th, 2017

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