Funding is in place for Trinity Metro to extend the TEXRail route to the Fort Worth Medical District.

Trinity Metro president and CEO Richard W. Andreski told Fort Worth City Council during an April 28 meeting that the final funding piece needed for the $167 million project has been secured.

The big picture: The additional funding needed to finish the project came from the Regional Transportation Council, a part of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

The new station will be built on land donated by Baylor Scott & White near its All Saints Medical Center. It will add 2.1 miles to the route, extending from the Texas & Pacific Station. 

What else? The Intermodal Parkway project in the Alliance area of Fort Worth got an additional $213,250 in funding to bump the revised cost of the contract to $17.5 million, city documents state.

Two railroad crossing updates in Council District 4 are also moving forward due to an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company and the city for more than $2.3 million.

The Keller ISD natatorium closed May 12 due to a maintenance problem, said Bryce Nieman, KISD's chief communications officer.

District officials do not have a timeline of when the facility will reopen.

The overview: The natatorium houses a 186-foot-long pool and hosts swim team and dive practice, water aerobics, lifeguard certifications and swim meets, according to KIDS’s website.

Swim lessons and classes are also offered at the pool, the website states.

Nieman said KISD’s athletics department contacted each affected group that had planned to use the natatorium in the coming weeks.

Hawaiian Falls unveiled new park enhancements, events and seasonal celebrations for the 2026 season.

The details: The water park opened May 2 under new owners Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, which bought the Hawaiian Falls properties in Roanoke, Mansfield and Waco last August, according to previous reporting.

The new ownership group invested $1 million in park upgrades, including new amenities, enhanced food and drink offerings and new events, according to a news release.

All the wave pools had new LED jumbo screens installed for events such as dine-in movie series, FIFA World Cup watch parties and other live-stream sporting events, according to a news release.

What else? Active-duty military and veterans with a valid ID can purchase a special-priced daily admission ticket. Season passes this year will include one free ticket to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum in Grand Prairie.

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After dozens of Texas primary races ended without a clear winner in March, candidates for those seats will face off in an overtime round, known as a runoff election, this month. Texans can vote early in the runoff election from May 18-22, with election day May 26.

How it works: State law requires that primary candidates receive more than 50% of the votes cast to advance to a general election.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican and Democratic voters will choose who they want to represent them in statewide offices, legislative and Congressional seats, the State Board of Education and county-level positions. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the ballot in November.

On the ballot: The statewide Republican runoff races include:

• U.S. Senate: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy
• Texas railroad commissioner: Jim Wright and Bo French

• Texas attorney general: Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski
• Texas lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez