With Asian restaurants and Pilates studios now open, take a look at 14 business updates in the Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth areas. This list is not comprehensive.

Now Open

BODYBAR: Pilates instructors lead classes that focus on exercises that build strength and stamina. Franchise owner Shay Werkheiser is a former customer of BODYBAR and now owns the 100th studio.

• Opening Sept. 8

• 9573 Harmon Road, Ste. 101, Fort Worth

Pal’s Bar & Kitchen 

The bar has eight different beers on tap, while the kitchen dishes out craft burgers, Tex-Mex options and made-from-scratch pasta.

• Opened July 1

• 5636 N. Tarrant Parkway, Ste. 120, Fort Worth

Take a look at the August real estate trends in Keller, Roanoke, north Fort Worth

The gist: There were 174 homes sold in August in Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth, an increase of nine homes sold in the area from August 2025.

Take a look at the August 2026 real estate trends in the three cities from MetroTex Association of Realtors, comparing the year-over-year data.

Three candidates are running for the U.S. House of Representatives District 26 seat in the Nov. 3 election.

In a nutshell: Republican incumbent Brandon Gill will face Democratic challenger Steven Shook and Libertarian challenger Phil Gray.

Those affected: District 26 includes parts of Denton, Roanoke, Frisco, Prosper, Celina and more.

Texas does not have a single system to connect first responders in emergencies, meaning local and state agencies often operate on a network of radio systems that are not always compatible with one another.

The big picture: State leaders said there are more than 50 different radio systems used by first responder agencies across Texas.

"We have situations where counties and cities are on separate ones, and they never know it until they have to [communicate with] each other," state Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, said during a Sept. 14 legislative hearing.

Looking ahead: King has vowed to pass a bill to integrate first responder communications under a statewide system during the 2027 legislative session, with some emergency management experts calling interagency communications "the No. 1 issue" in the aftermath of disasters.

"[This] is not simply a communication issue—it's a responder safety issue and an operational effectiveness issue," said Kyle Mills, head of planning and preparedness for the Texas A&M Forest Service.