Fort Worth City Council gave approval for Alliance Industrial Partners, LLC, to purchase 10.488 acres from the city during its meeting Dec. 9.

The details: The area, located just south of Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport at 1304 Westport Parkway, was sold for $3.4 million, according to city documents.

Zooming in: A percentage calculation for a housing development in northeast Fort Worth was corrected during the meeting, as well.

The change approved for the Lone Star at Liberty Trail project will result in the city's participation increasing to a maximum of $374,363.01. The developer, D.R. Horton, will experience a cost decrease of $325,446.56, according to council documents.

One more thing: Council approved a contract with North Rock Construction & Associates for the construction of park improvements at three different Fort Worth locations, including Timberland Park in Council District 10.

A local donut shop located in northeast Fort Worth has closed after 10 years in business.

What happened? Keller Donuts and Munchies announced its closure in a social media post Dec. 6. Sales for the shop have been impacted by road construction along Keller Hicks Road, according to the post.

• Closed Dec. 8
• 11477 Woodland Springs Drive, Ste. 140, Fort Worth

The city of Keller now has an app for residents to contact the city with questions or issues and learn more about events in the area.

What you need to know: Keller Connect officially launched Nov. 18 in partnership with GOGov, a company that specializes in city apps to make the lives of residents easier, according to its website.

Keller residents can use Keller Connect to report potholes, pay water bills or share new ideas for the city. Rachel Reynolds, Keller’s communication and public engagement manager, described the app as a “one-stop shop” for city residents.

Some context:  Reynolds said hundreds of residents have downloaded the Keller Connect app since its launch and the city has already seen a number of service requests in the first couple of weeks.

“We’re going to make [the app] as nice as we can and make sure that it continues to adapt, but you can’t force people to use it, so that becomes the next challenge,” Reynolds said.

Texas has grown rapidly in recent years, and data indicates that development is not slowing down. The Lone Star State gained about 168,000 jobs from September 2024-September 2025, leading the nation in job growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

The overview: Texas is attractive to businesses looking to relocate or expand their operations due to its tax incentives and grants, lack of a personal income tax and roughly 200 higher education institutions, business leaders said during a Dec. 10 summit held in College Station by industry network YTexas.

As businesses of all sizes continue to move to Texas, local governments and associations also need to “support the ones that are already here,” said Dean Browell, the chief behavioral officer for Feedback, a digital ethnographic research firm.

Zooming in: In an October study, Feedback found that long-term Texas residents want to live in growing communities with strong education systems and plentiful job opportunities. That growth, however, can lead to rising property taxes and living expenses before residents begin feeling the benefits, Browell said.