A new park coming to north Fort Worth will include a shelter and a basketball court.

Fort Worth City Council approved a $2.21 million contract for park improvements at four parks during the April 28 meeting. Other items approved by council were grants for homelessness and spending nearly $1 million on a water line.

What’s happening? Kingsridge West Park in north Fort Worth, which was approved in the 2022 Fort Worth bond program, is one of four parks that will receive improvements.

Fort Worth-based C. Green Scaping was awarded a contract for $2.2 million, including constructing the yet-to-be-built park located on Golden Triangle Boulevard.

Also on the agenda: Council approved two grants and approved rolling over another grant totaling $658,707.58 to help with homeless housing and service programs to reduce chronic and youth homelessness, according to city documents.

In other news: A community facilities agreement was approved for $925,943 with contractor GPFT HF Alliance for oversizing a 16-inch water main that will help with anticipated future growth in north Fort Worth, according to city documents.

Corner Park in Roanoke reopened at the beginning of May after undergoing construction, said Sandra Pettigrew, the city's public information officer.

The details: A filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states the $250,000 renovation project included removing and replacing equipment in the 3,800-square-foot playground. The timeline for the renovations was March 20-April 30, according to the filing.

The park closed Dec. 9 for scheduled renovations and originally was expected to reopen in March, according to a city of Roanoke Instagram post.

• 1804 Collington Drive, Roanoke

Plaza Premium Group has opened two new lounges inside Terminal D at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

The new additions are the Plaza Premium First Lounge and the Plaza Premium Lounge. The Premium First Lounge is the first of its kind in the United States, according to a news release.

Plaza Premium Group opened its first DFW Airport location in Terminal E in 2020 and now adds two lounges in the international terminal, near Gate 16.

Plaza Premium First Lounge: The new addition features sit-down dining options with a menu that includes brisket Benedict, prime steak tips, duck tacos, cheesecake, warm bread pudding, as well as craft cocktails, wine and beer, according to a news release.

Plaza Premium Lounge: Located across from the Premium First Lounge, this one features a rotating buffet and à la carte menu with locally inspired dishes such as smash burgers, Korean fried chicken sandwich, fried green tomatoes and dumplings.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal D, DFW Airport

The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."