The overview: The Southlake planning and zoning committee approved the site plan for a 17.6-acre senior living community on the southeast corner of North Carroll Avenue and East Highland Street on property owned by Carroll ISD and Gateway Church.

The zoning change, site plan and changes to the future land use plan were approved during the committee's Oct. 8 meeting and will move to the city council for approval in November.

The details: If the facility is approved, it will be developed, owned and operated by Touchmark, which has 18 facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Touchmark’s senior living community in Southlake would have a total of 357 units, including units for independent living, assisted living and memory care, according to the city.

The Carroll ISD board is also looking into selling other properties owned by the district that are not currently being used

What’s new: Everyday and activewear clothing store BYLT Basics has opened its doors in the Southlake Town Square.

The brand offers men’s and women’s clothing that ranges from casual and athletic styles like tank tops to more formal polos and button downs.

• Opened Oct. 8

• 214 State St., Ste. B48, Southlake

The Texas Workforce Commission awarded Tarrant County College $462,352 from the Skills Development Fund to train 164 workers with local industrial partners, according to a news release from Gov. Greg Abbott's office.

In a nutshell: The grant money will go to DrinkPAK II and GEV Wind Power for the training of TCC students.

DrinkPAK II, a canned beverage manufacturer in south Fort Worth, will train 104 future batching technicians, electro-mechanical technicians, forklift drivers and packaging technicians.

GEV Wind Power, a wind turbine maintenance and blade repair company in north Fort Worth, will train 60 future composite repair technicians.

About the program: The Skills Development Fund is a state grant program for businesses to train future and current workers in technically skilled professions, according to its website.

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

• Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

• Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

• Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.