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Commissioners on Nov. 22 voted to approve a density change to preliminary plans for The Preserve, a neighborhood that city documents said could include 565 single-family homes at the northeast corner of Teel and Panther Creek Parkways. (Courtesy city of Frisco)
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Southlake City Council approved updated plans for Carillon Parc on Nov. 16. (Courtesy of Carillon Parc)
Updated Carillon Parc plan moves closer to approval, library on hold while city conducts survey
Main Street and SH 26 rendering
Colleyville breaks ground on new towers at Main Street, Hwy. 26 intersection
The city of Grapevine and Tarrant County will partner to rehabilitate and resurface three roads in Grapevine. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Tarrant County commissioners approve interlocal agreement to help Grapevine with road work
district name on wall at board meeting room
Federal civil rights investigations opened over discrimination complaints involving students at Carroll ISD
GCISD administration building
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD to host two vaccine clinics for kids as district navigates COVID-19 'hotspots'
Assistant Superintendent of Student and Staff Services Gordon Butler presented the local policy amendment to the board on Nov. 15. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Carroll ISD trustees explore policy prohibiting secret employee recordings
With the swearing in of Andrew Yeager, the Carroll ISD board of trustees has all of its seats occupied once again. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Andrew Yeager sworn in as Carroll ISD trustee; Eric Lannen becomes new board president
Rep. Beth Van Duyne talking
U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne hosts roundtable with local businesses on supply chain concerns
This map shows the proposed attendance boundary for Sonal Bhuchar Elementary School in red. Additionally, the area outlined in purple will be rezoned from Commonwealth Elementary School to Sullivan Elementary School. (Courtesy Fort Bend ISD)
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Carroll ISD Superintendent Lane Ledbetter addressed the Southlake community and apologized for "being distracted" by community tensions, pledging a renewed focus on students and staff. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
‘Enough is enough’: Carroll ISD superintendent wants to shift focus away from community divisions
Sharen Wilson was first elected in 2014. She is Tarrant County's first female district attorney. (Courtesy Sharen Wilson Campaign Team)
Sharen Wilson announces she will not seek re-election as Tarrant County district attorney
After a public input process on redistricting, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court decided Nov. 2 to keep its precincts as is. (Courtesy Trinity Metro)
Tarrant County Commissioners Court decides not to redistrict precincts
Laura Hill was first elected to Southlake City Council in 2004 and became mayor in 2015. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Former Southlake Mayor Laura Hill announces candidacy for Texas House
Carson Ganong/Community Impact Newspaper
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Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake have seen a combined 12.8% population increase in the past 10 years, according to data from the 2020 census. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
2020 census shows population, demographic trends in northeast Tarrant County
The Justice Department lawsuit targeted aspects of the bill that restricted the aid poll workers could provide, as well as restrictions on mail-in ballots (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
US Department of Justice files suit against Texas over SB 1 voting restrictions
Robert Earley has led JPS Health Network, Tarrant County's taxpayer-supported health system, for more than a decade. (Courtesy JPS Health Network)
JPS Health Network president and CEO announces upcoming retirement
All eight statewide amendments to the Texas state constitution have passed. (Community Impact Staff)
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