Grapevine Mayor William Tate offered to help raise money for Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District to prevent the closure of Dove Elementary School if the trustees agree to delay the closure process.

In a nutshell: In a Dec. 2 letter to school board President Shannon Braun, Tate offered to help raise $1.2 million for the district if trustees agree to pause the consolidations so the consolidation process can be reevaluated.

What they're saying: “I would like to personally raise funds for GCISD while the options are reassessed,” the letter states. “The district information I have seen shows that the Dove Elementary closure would save $1.2 million. I believe we can raise these funds over the next two months if you will agree to pause while we work towards that goal.”

The letter did not specify how the mayor’s office intends to raise the money.

Irish retailer Primark opened its doors in Grapevine Mills at the beginning of December, marking the retailer's first brick-and-mortar location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The details: Primark sells clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children. Styles include dresses, shirts, pants, tops, hoodies and jackets, according to its website. The store currently has a collaboration with Disney for some of its products.

What else? Primark was founded in 1969 in Dublin, Ireland, and has more than 450 stores around the world, with nearly half in the United Kingdom, according to its website.

• Opened Dec. 4
• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 343A, Grapevine

The town of Trophy Club held a grand opening at the beginning of November for the opening of six pickleball courts at Harmony Park, located behind the park's tennis courts.

The details: Trophy Club officials said the project is officially completed, and the courts opened for public use after the grand opening. The courts do not require a reservation to use, according to Trophy Club's website.

The front three pickleball courts offer a paddle rack and QR code system to allow players to play one another. To reserve the court, an instructor approved in writing by the town's parks and recreation department is able to do so at certain times and dates.

The background: The Trophy Club Town Council approved a contract not to exceed $1.12 million during its Jan. 13 meeting, according to previous reporting. A groundbreaking was held Feb. 14.

Nine new medical cannabis dispensaries could soon open in Texas, the Department of Public Safety announced Dec. 1.

The overview: The nine companies were preliminarily approved to join three existing dispensaries that provide medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients through the Texas Compassionate Use Program. The program's expansion comes after state lawmakers passed House Bill 46 this spring.

Lawmakers also allowed dispensaries to store products in multiple locations, which advocates said would cut costs, and added more qualifying conditions to the program.

Zooming in: The nine providers given conditional licenses Dec. 1 are:

• Verano Texas LLC in West Texas
• Trulieve TX Inc. in the Panhandle
• Texas Patient Access LLC in North Texas
• Lonestar Compassionate Care Group LLC in North Texas
• Lone Star Bioscience Inc. in South Central Texas
• PC TX OPCO LLC, dba PharmaCann, in Southeast Texas
• Texa OP, dba TexaRx, in the Rio Grande Valley
• Story of Texas LLC in Southeast Texas
• Dilatso LLC in North Texas