DTX-GCS: Impact 9/24/2025

The Carroll ISD board of trustees approved a $2,000 stipend for full-time employees at a Sep. 22 CISD board meeting. 

The stipend is dependent on passing the district’s voter-approval tax rate election in November, which district officials expect to bring in $3.8 million in operational funding if it passes. 

In a nutshell: CISD Human Resources Executive Director Melanie Kibodeaux initially recommended the stipend at a Sep. 15 work session. It includes a $2,000 payment in two $1,000 installments for all full-time employees at CISD to be paid out in November, 2024 and April 2025, Kibodeaux said.

Part-time employees will receive half that amount in two $500 payments.

Voters in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake will decide on a number of local positions this upcoming November election.  Check out this information on polling locations for early voting and Election Day. 

Where to vote: Early voting locations include:

• Colleyville Recreation Center, Annex A, 5008 Roberts Road, Colleyville
• Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine
• Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main St., Southlake

An athletic apparel store, Lululemon, has held a location at Fort Worth’s Tanger Outlets for five years.

The store offers bodysuits, hoodies, sweatshirts and leggings along with other athletic clothing.

The background: Tanger Fort Worth management said the business signed a short term lease at the outlets in August 2020. The store officially opened in November of the same year.

Salad and Go has announced the closure 41 locations across Texas and Oklahoma, including several restaurants in North Texas, according to a news release.

The gist: Salad and Go’s menu included salads, wraps and soups. All of the closing locations ceased operations in mid-September. A full list of closures and stores remaining open in North Texas is available online. Closing locations include:

• Flower Mound, located at 1201 Flower Mound Road
• Fort Worth, located at 12556 N. Beach St.
• Fort Worth, located at 3416 SH 114
• Frisco, located at 355 Lebanon Road
• Plano, located at 3401 Midway Road
• Prosper, located at 4620 W. University Drive