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These eight park updates in Grapevine, Colleyville, Trophy Club and Southlake include updates to Settlement Park in Grapevine and the installation of a Texas Tree Trail in Colleyville.

1. Heroes Park
Project: Heroes Park will include heroes' walls to honor soldiers from World War I and World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and modern wars since 1990. The park will include green space, walkways and plazas, sculptures, a stage and water walls.

• Timeline: estimated completion by late February
• Cost: $6.08 million
• Funding source: Colleyville Tax Increment Finance fund

• Timeline: Completed
• Cost: $1.12 million
• Funding source: city of Trophy Club's Capital Improvement Projects Fund

Nearly a year after initial approval, a housing development in Southlake was revised to add an extra single-family residence.

Additionally, a public road will be converted into a private road for the development known as Dove Ridge Addition. Council approved the revision request, with a variance, by a 5-1 vote. Frances Scharli voted no, while Dr. Randy Robbins was absent from the vote during the Jan. 20 meeting.

The details: A request made by David Lewis from Spry Surveyors was to change the development from five single-family residential lots to six on the 7.4-acre land.

The change would remove one of the previously approved two open spaces. Dennis Killough, Southlake's director of planning and development, said the developer had purchased 0.11 acres at 2117 E. Dove Road and would add that into one of the open spaces and make a sixth lot.

The background: Council voted on a preliminary plat Feb. 18, 2025, which featured five houses and two open spaces.

Toys R Us is relocating three months after opening in Grapevine Mills.
A sign was posted on the door in early January stating the toy store was temporarily closed. Trudy Creswell, director of marketing and business development for the mall, said the store is relocating to a vacant spot at the adjoining store.

The details: According to previous reporting, Toys R Us held a grand opening on Sept. 20 at Suite 432, a space that was formerly occupied by Skechers, which moved to a new location in early 2025.

Toys R Us sells plush animals, Legos, board games, Hot Wheels, Funko pops, Barbies and more.

The background: Toys R Us returned to the mall for the brand that closed its doors in March 2018 when the company closed all 735 United States stores, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 500, Grapevine

A winter storm watch is in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth area with sleet expected to begin Friday night.

What you need to know: Widespread wintry precipitation, with the majority being sleet, is expected throughout Saturday and potentially into Sunday morning.

"Dangerously cold temperatures" are forecasted to begin overnight Friday into Saturday, with temperatures anticipated to drop as low as 11 or 12 degrees Saturday night into Sunday, officials said. Along with the cold temperatures, wind chills overnight Saturday into Sunday could sit between 0 and -10 degrees.

Eight Republican candidates are running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate during the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The big picture: Republican incumbent John Cornyn is seeking a fifth term as Texas' senior senator. Each state has two U.S. senators—Cornyn currently serves alongside Republican Ted Cruz.

Seven Republican candidates are challenging Cornyn for the Republican nomination: John O. Adefope, Anna Bender, Virgil John Bierschwale, Sara Canady, Wesley Hunt, Gulrez “Gus” Khan and Ken Paxton.

If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the Republican primary, a runoff election will be held between the two top vote-getters on May 26.

Looking ahead: The winning Republican candidate will face the winner of the Democratic nomination in November; the winner of that election will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate in January 2027.

Three Democratic candidates are running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate during the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The overview: Jasmine Crockett, Ahmad R. Hassan and James Talarico are competing for the Democratic nomination for a six-year term in the U.S. Senate.

The details: Each state has two U.S. senators, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn, whose seat is up for election, is running for reelection in an eight-way Republican primary.

The winning Democratic candidate will face the winner of the Republican nomination in November; the winner of that election will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate in January 2027.