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New vehicles, equipment part of Keller's Crime Control and Prevention District's 2026-27 budget

The Keller Police Department’s Crime Control and Prevention District budget will see a slight increase for fiscal year 2026-27.

Keller City Council approved the CCPD budget during the Aug. 4 meeting for $2.4 million, about $100,000 more than the current fiscal year.

The details: Keller Police Chief Brad Fortune said the total expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year are $2,406,721. The fiscal year for the city of Keller runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2027, according to the city website.

Six new vehicles are also part of the proposed budget, including two Chevrolet Tahoes and two Dodge Durangos. The city will acquire one Chevrolet Traverse and one Chevrolet Equinox, as well. Additional equipment on the vehicles is $166,792, bringing the total to $439,792 for operations, according to the presentation.

A closer look: Technology improvements account for $401,031 of the CCPD budget. That includes a joint contract with Keller, Southlake and Colleyville for a computer-aided dispatch and record management system.

 
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Psycho Bunny to open at Tanger Outlets Fort Worth

A new menswear brand will open a location at Tanger Outlets Fort Worth.

The details: Psycho Bunny is slated to open this fall next to Journey’s, according to a news release from Tanger Outlets.

The Montreal, Canada-based company offers apparel for men, including shirts, sweatshirts, bottoms and swimwear. The business also offers accessories including hats, bags, wallets and socks. Many of the company’s clothing items feature its logo, which is a rabbit skull with crossed bones.

Psycho Bunny also offers a small selection of women’s and children’s clothing and accessories.

The 2,000-square-foot store will take over the space previously occupied by Francesca’s, which closed its store March 29, according to previous reporting.

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Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Dallas - Fort Worth area.

DFW Restaurant Week celebrates 30th anniversary

More than 150 restaurants throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area will take part in the 30th annual DFW Restaurant Week.

The event officially runs from Aug. 10 to Sept. 7; however, some restaurants will do a preview weekend Aug. 6-9, according to the DFW Restaurant Week website.

The culinary event will feature prix fixe menu dining options ranging from $29 to $99, with 20% of the cost donated to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope in Tarrant County.


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Hocco The Indian Kitchen now open in Frisco

Hocco The Indian Kitchen opened in May off Preston Road in Frisco.

A company representative said in an email that the restaurant aims to bring “the authentic flavors of India to the United States through a modern fast-casual dining experience.”

Hocco is backed by the Chona family, “one of India's most respected names in the food industry, whose journey began eight decades ago and has grown across three generations of serving exceptional food with uncompromising quality,” the representative said. The brand has grown and diversified to include restaurants, cafes, ice creams and ready-to-eat foods to serve customers across the globe.


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85K students will use new Texas Education Freedom Accounts this school year

At least 85,000 students will use Texas' new education savings accounts during the 2026-27 school year, an Aug. 3 report shows. Enrollment may grow as the school year kicks off and more families opt in to the program.

The overview: The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households.

About 24% of students participating in the TEFA program have a disability, according to state data, and 80% of participants are from low-income families.

Zooming in: The largest numbers of students participating in the program live in Texas’ largest school districts, data shows. The report lists that 3,327 participants live in Houston ISD’s boundaries, followed by 2,645 participants from Dallas ISD, 2,271 participants from Northside ISD and 2,024 participants from Fort Bend ISD.

Previous state data showed that about 43% of students selected for the program had previously attended a Texas public school, although the Aug. 3 report did not include that information.

 

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