Several candidates have filed for local offices as of the end of the filing period at 5 p.m. Feb. 13.

What you need to know
Races on the May 2 ballot, include:

• Flower Mound Town Council places 2 and 5
• Highland Village City Council mayor, Place 1, and council member places 2, 4 and 6
• Argyle Town Council places 1, 3 and 5
• Lewisville ISD single-member districts 4 and 5
• Argyle ISD trustee places 1, 2 and 3

Mo’ Bettahs plans to open a new location in Harvest Town Center.

The details: Construction of the new restaurant is estimated to cost $500,000, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The provided timeline shows work beginning March 23 and wrapping up June 26.

What's on the menu: The restaurant serves a plate lunch, which features a choice of protein, such as teriyaki chicken, kalua pig or shrimp tempura, with a side of macaroni salad and white rice.

• 1228 FM 407 W., Ste. 130, Argyle

An annual report from Texas-based real estate firm Weitzman showed higher year-over-year vacancies within the Flower Mound submarket in 2025.

The data was included in a report published following Weitzman’s 2026 Annual Forecast, an event where Executive Managing Director Bob Young presented a look back at the retail market’s performance in 2025 along with a forecast for 2026. The report has information on vacancy, an inventory of commercial space and new construction over the last year.

The overview: In the Flower Mound submarket, the 2025 year-end vacancy rate for commercial space was 3.41%, an increase from the 2.58% vacancy rate at the end of 2024, per the report.

Additionally, there was no change in the amount of gross leasable area in the Flower Mound submarket, according to the report. The year-end gross leasable area for 2024 and 2025 was nearly 3.65 million square feet.

One more thing: Weitzman’s report is put together by surveying over 1,440 shopping centers across Dallas-Fort Worth, per previous reporting.

Two Republicans are running for the Texas House District 64 seat for the March 3 primary election. 

What’s happening? After being in office since 2025, incumbent Andy Hopper is seeking his second term as the District 64 representative for the state. District 64 covers parts of Denton County, including the cities of Denton, Krum, Sanger and Robson Ranch, along with all of Wise County.

He will be running against Lisa McEntire for the Republican nomination for the seat. McEntire is currently a member of the Denton Central Appraisal District in Texas, representing Place 2.

The Democratic primary race for the position will be between candidates Christie Wood and Julie Evans. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary in November. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a two-year term in January 2027.

The gist: Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents.

Two Democrats are running for the Texas House District 64 seat for the March 3 primary election.

The details: Christie Wood and Julie Evans will face off in the Democratic primary election for a chance to earn the Texas House District 64 seat later this year.

District 64 covers parts of Denton County, including the city of Denton, Krum, Sanger and Robson Ranch, along with all of Wise County.

Wood is a retired small business owner while Evans was an educator for more than 15 years that includes time with Denton ISD.

The Republican primary race for the position will be between incumbent Andy Hopper and Lisa McEntire.

The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary in November. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a two-year term in January 2027.

What else? Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents.

From road construction in Denton County to policy changes in Frisco, here’s a look at some of the latest news from Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

Prosper rejects plans for a 7-acre neighborhood park

Crayola Experience at Shops of Willow Bend in Plano temporarily closed

Pizza, pancakes and Philly cheesesteaks: 6 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant updates

Denton County Commissioners Court approve $2M bid for construction on FM 407, I-35W intersection

New Fort Worth shopping center to feature pizza, liquor store, dentist's office

Frisco Public Library designates ‘free expression areas’

Texans will see candidates for 18 statewide positions on the March primary ballot, including one state railroad commissioner, the state land commissioner and the state agriculture commissioner.

The overview: Despite its name, the Railroad Commission of Texas does not govern the state’s railroads. So what do railroad commissioners and the leaders of other Texas agencies do?

Community Impact compiled information about various state agencies to help inform Texans before they head to the polls for the March primary elections.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Feb. 17-27, and primary election day is March 3.