Community members are starting to see the results of the nearly $2 billion bond approved to fund Northwest ISD projects in May 2023.

Ongoing projects

1. J. Fred Davis Jr. High School
Project: Davis High School will be NISD’s fourth. With a building capacity for 3,200 students, it will help alleviate overcrowding at other high schools in the district.
Update: A nearly $5.4 million GMP was approved for space for a JROTC program during the Aug. 11 NISD board meeting.
• Location: Off North Riverside Drive in Fort Worth, near I-35 and S.H. 170
• Timeline: Opening August 2027
• Cost: Nearly $395.3 million

Completed projects

2. Byron Nelson High School cafeteria
Project: To keep up with enrollment growth, classrooms were expanded and existing common spaces, including the cafeteria, were upsized as well.
Update: The cafeteria was expanded and opened in August for the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
• Location: 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club
• Timeline: August 2025-August 2026
• Cost: TBD

The number of homes sold in July in Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth decreased slightly compared to the number of homes sold in July 2025.

The gist: Check out this real estate data for Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth, comparing data from July 2025 to July 2026 in categories such as:

Number of homes sold by ZIP code
Median home sales price by ZIP code
Average days on the market by ZIP code
Number of new listings by ZIP code
Number of homes under contract by ZIP code
Homes sold by price point

Tarrant County College is in the process of constructing a new science building and a master-planned community is in development in Celina. Check out some of the latest construction permits filed with the Texas Department fo Licensing and Regulation.

1. Tarrant County College Northeast Campus Science Building: Tarrant County College is constructing a three-story instructional science building with labs, space for student collaboration and faculty office space per a TDLR filing. The new building is part of an $825 million bond program approved by voters in 2019, per previous reporting.

• Location: 828 W. Harwood Road, Hurst

• Estimated timeline: July 1, 2026

• Estimated cost: $85 million

2. Presbyterian Homes at Colleyville: A new independent living, assisted living and memory care facility is under construction in Colleyville. The new facility was first approved under a different name in June 2024, per previous reporting. The facility is estimated to be 241,0000 square-feet.

• Location: 913 Cheek Sparker Road, Colleyville

• Estimated timeline: Sept. 1 2026-Oct. 30, 2028

• Estimated cost: $63 million

Many Texas students began returning to the classroom for the 2026-27 school year in mid-August.

Here are five things Texans should know as the 2026-27 school year kicks off.

The details:

• 2026 school accountability ratings issued
• New rule impacts accountability-related school closures
• 100K students using new Texas Education Freedom Accounts
• Public school closures deepen across Texas
• Check out recent public education laws