DTX-FHA: Impact 9/18/2025

The Argyle ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a guaranteed maximum price for Elementary School No. 5 at a Sept. 16 meeting.

The project will not exceed $49.32 million, with funding coming from 2022 and 2025 bond funds, district documents state.

A closer look: The elementary school will be 104,685 square feet with two stories, 61 classrooms and the capacity for 850 students, according to previous reporting. It is expected to open for the 2027-28 school year and will be located on the same property as the AISD middle school currently under construction.

This guaranteed maximum price includes an allowance of around $2.5 million for FM 407 improvements, specifically a turn lane and stoplight for campus access, AISD Construction Manager Jeff Koehn said.

“We believe it’s absolutely necessary that we create the turn lane and have the stoplight,” Koehn said.

The first Girl Scout DreamLab in Texas is now open in Flower Mound, said Christine Rogers, who provides external public relations support for Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. 

The details: The DreamLab is a multi-purpose space that supports girls, Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Bartkowski said. It includes a space for hands-on cooking, science, technology, engineering and math activities, a podcast and media studio, a craft area, office space, interactive activity zones and badgework areas, Rogers said.

What they're saying: “What we want to do here at the DreamLab is create a place of community, a place of belonging, a place where girls can be their authentic selves and a place where they can find friends and hope and excitement for the future,” Bartkowski said. 

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More than 30 wineries across Texas battled to be deemed the winners in the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic at the 39th Annual GrapeFest.

According to a news release, GrapeFest hosts the largest consumer-judged wine competition in the United States. The four-day wine festival took place Sept. 11-14 along Main Street. The wine judging was held in the Grapevine Cotton Belt Railroad District.

The event featured 10 flights of 90-minute tasting sessions, each accompanied by more than 120 wines provided by over 30 wineries.

The details: The Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the winners from the People's Choice Wine Tasting Classic on Sept. 15.

Seven of the 10 winners have a location or are based in Grapevine.

Looking ahead: The 40th Annual GrapeFest will be held Sept. 17-20, 2026, according to the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau website.