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Keller City Council approves $239K contract for US 377 median improvement project
Keller officials approved a design service and construction contract for the first phase of the US 377 Median Landscape Improvement Project during their regular City Council meeting Sept. 2.
The details: The first phase of the improvement project will provide landscaping for the median at US 377 and Johnson Road. At the Sept. 2 meeting the council approved a $239,000 contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. to provide design services, construction and contract administration relating to this phase.
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games surpasses 1 year offering entertainment, dining in North Fort Worth
September marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of Andretti Indoor Karting & Games at North City Shopping Center in Fort Worth.
The gist: The entertainment venue, which offers a variety of attractions from go-kart racing to duckpin bowling, opened this location in 2024 and is one of three locations currently in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some of its other attractions include:
UNT partners with North Texas colleges to launch new workforce development plan
University of North Texas President Harrison Keller announced the Texas Talent Accelerator, a program designed to better develop and match workforce talent with employers, during a Sept. 4 panel event at UNT’s Frisco Campus.
In a nutshell: The Accelerator aims to optimize education and job training to meet labor demands in the growing North Texas economy, Keller said.
“We have rising sectors in financial services, supply chain and logistics, healthcare, film and entertainment,” Keller said. “We have the most top-tier higher education institutions of any of the metro areas. ... We have all the pieces of the puzzle, but we need to connect them more strategically.”
‘This will save lives’: New Texas laws require summer camps to remove cabins from floodplains
Two months after 25 campers and two counselors died in the historic July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic, Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new laws Sept. 5 that he said will “make youth camps safer” and ensure Texas communities are better prepared for future disasters. The flood victims' families attended the Sept. 5 bill signing ceremony in Austin.
The details: Under the two-pronged camp safety package, summer camps are required to remove existing cabins from floodplains by Jan. 1.
Camps must also develop and annually update comprehensive emergency plans, set up warning systems to notify campers if something is wrong and install ladders so campers can climb on cabin roofs during floods.
Looking ahead: Two other disaster preparedness bills, as well as legislation designed to regulate Texas’ multibillion-dollar THC industry, did not pass during the recent special legislative session, which ended around 1 a.m. Sept. 4.
When asked Sept. 5 if he planned to call a third legislative overtime to continue work on those policies, Abbott told reporters to "stay tuned."
