DTX-KRN: Impact 10/7/2025

Installation for new columns at Keller Pointe playground is scheduled to be completed in early October. This comes after Keller City Council previously approved new shade structures for Keller Pointe playground during a June 15 council meeting.

The impact: Communication and Public Engagement Manager Rachel Reynolds said the park closed briefly for installation but will re-open again before custom canopies are delivered and installed. The full project is expected to be completed by mid-December.

• 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller

A Texas-based chain, HTeaO, is opening a new location along Rufe Snow Drive in Keller with a grand opening event.

This comes after the city of Keller approved a special exception for two attached wall signs for the business Sept. 16.

The details: HTeaO offers more than 20 tea flavors at its locations from their Sweet Georgia Peach tea to their Texas Chai, according to its menu.

All Texas retailers are barred from selling consumable THC products to customers under 21 years old after the Texas Department of State Health Services adopted two emergency rules Oct. 3.

The details: The new rules, which took effect immediately, state that businesses may lose their hemp licenses for selling THC products to minors.

Ten days earlier, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved emergency rules prohibiting bars, liquor stores and other alcohol retailers from selling THC products to anyone under 21. A TABC spokesperson told Community Impact the two state agencies are working together to enforce a Sept. 10 executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who called for age restrictions on THC sales and tighter guardrails on the multibillion-dollar industry.

More context: Approximately 8,000 businesses are licensed by the DSHS to sell consumable hemp products in Texas, including some retailers that also sell alcohol.

The emergency rules from both agencies will be in effect for 120 days and could be extended for an additional 60 days while permanent regulations are drafted.