The Southlake City Council approved a maximum of $14 million in certificates of obligation bonds during the April 21 meeting for various construction and infrastructure projects in the capital improvement program.

During the Feb. 17 meeting, council previously authorized the publication of the intent to issue certificates of obligation for capital improvement projects for $13.5 million. According to city documents, more than 85% of the funds are allocated to the general fund, and the remainder is allocated to the stormwater utility fund.

According to city documents, the city would receive the funding in late May.

What happened: The capital improvement program has more than $36.7 million planned for projects for fiscal year 2025-26, which spans from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, according to previous reporting.

The city’s property tax will repay the debt for the mobility projects, while the stormwater drainage funds will repay the debt for the drainage projects, according to city documents.

What else? The sale included $11.6 million in general infrastructure and $1.9 million for stormwater infrastructure.

Austin-based smoothie and juice bar, JuiceLand, has opened a new location in Southlake.

What's on the menu: The menu includes smoothies, smoothie bowls, juices, wellness shots and plant-based meals. Founder and CEO Matt Shook said his goal for JuiceLand is to be a “fountain of freshness in a world of fast food.”

Zooming out: The Southlake location is the company’s 58th store, said Shook, who opened the first JuiceLand in Austin in 2011. The local store also sells a dragon berry blitz, with proceeds from sales supporting Dragon youth sports, Shook added.

Looking ahead: A grand opening celebration at the Southlake store is planned for May 23. Quarterback Quinn Ewers will be signing autographs at the event, Shook said.

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Stay updated on six ongoing road and sidewalk projects in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake.

Upcoming
Cheek-Sparger Road, Colleyville
Project: Reconstructing Cheek-Sparger Road into a two-lane undivided road and adding turn lanes, sidewalks and shared-use paths from Bedford Road to Heritage Avenue. 
Update: The cost for designing the Bedford and Cheek-Sparger Road roundabout has increased by $47,000 after the Colleyville City Council approved work to be added to the project at the April 7 meeting. 

• Timeline: late 2027-2028

• Cost: $33 million

• Funding sources: cities of Bedford, Colleyville, Tarrant County, TxDOT, federal government

Lipscomb Street and Forest Street
Project: Part of the 49th annual Community Development Block Grant, this project is an interlocal agreement between the city of Grapevine and Tarrant County. The outline for the work is replacing the waterline, sanitary sewer lines, storm drainage and adding sidewalks, according to city documents.
Update: The project has a contract completion date by the end of May.

• Timeline: June 2025 to May

• Cost: $1.5 million

• Funding sources: city of Grapevine, Tarrant County

Early voting for the May 2 election ended April 28 and Tarrant County officials reported more 59,000 residents turned out to cast their ballots or mail ballots in. Denton County officials reported slightly more than 37,000 people who went to the polls or sent in ballots.

The breakdown: In Tarrant County, 52,732 residents casts ballots during the early voting period and 6,480 returned ballots by mail, according to the county’s election data on its website.

Overall, 4.49% of Tarrant County residents voted early or mailed in ballots of its nearly 1.32 million registered voters.

Fort Worth-based American Airlines celebrated its 100th anniversary on April 15.

The first flight for the company was on a DH-4 biplane with a bag of mail, headed from Chicago to St. Louis, according to the airline’s website. Charles A. Lindbergh, the chief pilot of Robertson Aircraft Corporation, was the pilot of that trip. Robertson was one of the airlines that ultimately became American Airlines.

The background: What started as American Airways, the first operation building and hangar was at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, which was once the headquarters of American Airlines at 201 Aviation Way, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the airline’s historical timeline, the company changed its name to American Airlines, Inc., in 1934.

According to its website, American Airlines operated the first plane to land at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in 1974. The headquarters moved from New York City to Fort Worth in 1979 and American established its first hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in 1981.

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