Tarrant Appraisal District board member Alan Blaylock announced his resignation but will continue to serve through the end of the year.

TAD announced Blaylock’s resignation in a news release Nov. 11, stating it was effective Nov. 10.

Blaylock, when reached for comment, said he will serve until his spot is replaced.

The details: Blaylock is currently in his second term on the TAD board and won a three-year term late last year. With two years remaining in Blaylock's term, TAD board Chair Rick Barnes said the taxing entities will have 45 days to select a replacement for Blaylock, who is also a Fort Worth City Council member representing District 10.

What’s next:  Each taxing entity—made up of school districts, cities, towns, the county and Tarrant Community College—will be allowed to nominate one candidate to fill the vacancy, according to the TAD website.

Laredo Taco Company celebrated its first anniversary in Grapevine on Oct. 7.

The details: Located near Grapevine Mills, the eatery serves generous portions at affordable prices, according to its website.  Owned by 7-Eleven, Laredo Taco Company serves breakfast tacos, traditional plates with beef or chicken fajitas, picadillo, carnitas, carne asada or carne guisada, as well as handmade tortillas and salsa made daily, according to the website.

What else? There are 11 Laredo Taco Company locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the Grapevine location is one of two that is located west of I-35E.

• 3580 Grapevine Mills Blvd. N., Grapevine

After more than a year of work, a section of the Collin County Outer Loop has been completed and is opened to the public. Meanwhile, several lanes of Dallas Parkway have been closed in Prosper and Celina to continue work on the Dallas North Tollway. 

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Texas’ power grid will likely remain stable in December and January, recent reports from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas show. However, grid conditions could become tight if a winter storm hits large swaths of Texas, driving up demand for electricity.

The overview: ERCOT, which operates the electric grid for 90% of Texas, found in a Nov. 7 report that there should be “sufficient generating capacity available” to serve customers throughout January.

ERCOT forecasts that the tightest period this winter will be from 7-8 a.m. daily, when little to no solar power is being produced. During that time, ERCOT found the chances of a grid emergency are 1.81% in December and 1.4% in January.

More details: If a severe winter storm causes demand on the Texas grid to near record levels, there is a roughly 35% chance of a grid emergency in December and a less than 10% chance in January, ERCOT reported. Texans last experienced a grid emergency in September 2023, and the grid withstood three cold snaps in early 2025.