Richardson parks officials are planning trail improvements, security lighting upgrades and street median landscaping as part of the city’s parks work plan next year.

The overview: Shohn Rodgers, assistant director of parks and recreation, presented the department’s $665,000 work plan for fiscal year 2026-27 to City Council on June 22.

City staff conduct an annual asset assessment on playgrounds, pavilions, landscaping and other park structures, scoring each on safety, age, structural soundness, utility and appearance. Rodgers said the scores help staff prioritize projects during budget planning and identify which facilities need work.

What to expect: Rodgers said staff are planning trail renovations and repairs at Breckinridge Park and Campbell Ridge Park. The parks department also plans landscaping work on medians on Plano Road and Jupiter Road.

Tayta Peruvian Restaurant will open a new location in Richardson.

The details: Tayta serves a range of Peruvian dishes, including wraps, tamales, noodles and sandwiches, according to its website. The restaurant currently operates one location in Fairview.

• 903 E. Campbell Road, Ste. 109, Richardson

The $30.8 million East-West Connector is now open at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, while Dave & Buster’s plans to debut its largest North Texas location in McKinney. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. East-West Connector at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport opens

2. Houston-based bar Kirby Ice House to open Plano location

3. Dave & Buster's to debut 40,000-square-foot McKinney arcade, restaurant in July

4. On the Border shutters all company-owned locations

5. Prosper council approves tennis-themed development

6. $2.5M purchase secures downtown Plano land for potential future redevelopment

The State Board of Education is nearing the finish line in its massive rewrite of what Texas public school students will learn about world and state history.

The details: The curriculum overhaul would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered approach, deemphasizing lessons about world cultures and injecting more content about Christianity’s role in the founding of the United States.

Some educators and students have expressed concerns that the proposal lacks significant teachings about civil rights history, Japanese internment in the 1940s and people of color’s contributions to the nation. Meanwhile, Republican board members have pushed back, saying that the rewrite is necessary to teach students about American exceptionalism and Texas heritage in an attempt to undo what they called “a watering-down of American history.”

What's happening: The board has spent the bulk of its meetings this week making amendments to a 143-page social studies proposal, which includes hundreds of standards that students would be expected to learn each year. If adopted June 26, the new requirements would take effect in 2030.