Northwest ISD’s board of trustees approved a preliminary balanced budget for fiscal year 2026-27 that includes a decrease in class sizes.

The details: At the June 22 board meeting, trustees adopted the budget for the upcoming school year with a 6-0 vote.

Budget projections show a nearly $377.56 million revenue budget with a nearly $377.56 million expense budget, netting a $9 surplus overall, according to a district presentation.

The budget approval means that class sizes will remain smaller for the 2026-27 school year despite previous budget cuts, thanks in part to the voter-approved tax rate election that was passed by NISD voters in November 2025.

Zooming in: The budget approval means an adjustment in the tax rate for the school district, which Pastusek said is how the district based the budget adoption.

TeaCupFuls in north Fort Worth will shut down before the Fourth of July weekend.

What’s happening? A social media post from the tea shop states the store will close at the beginning of July.

According to the company website, TeaCupFuls specializes in making artisanal boba drinks.

Other offerings on the menu included:

• Classic teas
• Infused Red Bull and sodas
• Smoothies and slushies

• 5800 N. Tarrant Parkway, Ste. 106, Fort Worth

Area libraries throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area provided space for children and teenagers during the summer. Many offer summer reading programs and other scheduled activities for children and adults.

Allen Public Library
The library is running a summer program for all ages through July 31. The program is broken down by the following age groups: 0 to sixth grade, seventh to 12th grade and adults age 18 and up. Prizes and free books are awarded for preschoolers (ages 0 to 5), elementary school-age kids (kindergarten-sixth grade) and teens (seventh to 12th grade). Adults will be entered into a drawing for one of five prize bags.

• 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen
• Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m, Friday-Saturday; 2-6 p.m., Sunday

A senior community in McKinney will get a new pool and fitness center, and a new car wash is coming to Denton. Check out these five permits filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation around the metroplex. This list is not comprehensive.

1. Texas Health Resources expansion
Hospital chain Texas Health will expand its Frisco campus with a four-story medical office building, according to a TDLR filing. The building will cover 116,412 square feet and go up adjacent to the existing hospital. Texas Health operates 24 hospitals in North Texas, according to the company’s website.

• Location: 12500 Dallas Parkway, Frisco
• Estimated timeline: Sept. 1, 2027-Feb 1, 2029
• Estimated cost: $50 million

Texas' Republican-led State Board of Education approved a sweeping rewrite of the state's social studies curriculum standards and a list of dozens of books that students will be required to read each school year, both of which are infused with biblical references. The new requirements will begin rolling out to public school classrooms in the 2030-31 school year.

The details: As many as 25 texts will be read each year in early elementary school grades, with about 10 books required in later grades. The reading list was created under a 2023 state law requiring “at least one literary work” per grade.

The new social studies curriculum standards will expand lessons about Texas and American history, deemphasizing some teachings about world cultures and people of color. The standards also expand the amount of content students will be expected to learn each year.

The debate: Proponents of the new standards and reading list said they will teach students to love their state and country, while critics said the policies do not include diverse perspectives.