What happened?
During the Aug. 19 Southlake City Council meeting, a naming right and sponsorship agreement was approved between the city, the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation and the Miracle League of Southlake.
The original 10-year, $100,000 naming rights agreement expired in late 2024, according to city documents. The new contract is for the same contract length and amount, running from 2025-2035, according to city documents.
Miracle League Southlake provides special needs individuals a safe and spirited program in which they can learn, develop skills and play baseball, according to its website.
The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation will donate a one-lump sum payment to the Miracle League Southlake on the following dates:
- $20,000 on Sept. 1, 2025
- $30,000 on Sept. 1, 2026
- $25,000 on Sept. 1, 2028
- $25,000 on Sept. 1, 2029
The agreement states there are also several Rangers-related perks for Miracle League Southlake:
- A Miracle League Night at Globe Life Field will be held during one regular-season game per year for each year of the agreement
- The Rangers Baseball Foundation will also provide one current or alumnus player to appear at one Miracle League Southlake event during the spring league and fall league each year
- Miracle League Southlake will receive one 20-person suite night per year for a regular-season game
- The Rangers will provide discounted tickets during the contract, with $5 per ticket being donated to the Miracle League Southlake. A check will be presented each October
Quality Excavation, LLC, was awarded a contract for a waterline and sidewalk improvement project on Randol Mill Avenue.
The Aubrey-based business had the lowest of the eight bids received for the project, which will run from Morgan Road to the city limits near Dove Road.
According to city documents, planned work includes upsizing the existing 8-inch waterline to a 12-inch line and constructing a 5-foot-wide sidewalk. The sidewalk portion of this project was initiated in response to resident concerns about pedestrian safety along Randol Mill Avenue, which was formally presented to the City Council in December 2022.
Construction is anticipated to start in fall 2025 after franchise utility relocations are complete. The projected completion date is summer 2026, weather permitting, according to city documents.
What else?
Three permits were approved during the Aug. 19 meeting, as well.
Hooky Entertainment, formerly EVO, had its sign request approved by a 4-3 vote and Activate Games, located at 2717 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 180, had its sign request approved, 7-0.
Residence at Southlake, an under-construction townhome complex at 351 Central Ave., had four of five sign permits approved, 7-0. A monument sign on Building B was tabled.
