Twenty nonprofit organizations are set to receive funding from the city of Highland Village. Members of Highland Village City Council approved approximately $61,999 in funding agreements with groups that support the community at a Nov. 11 meeting.

The details: All organizations requesting funding submitted applications to the city secretary’s office, per city documents. City staff reviewed the applications and then provided the requests to council for consideration.

The nonprofits were split into three categories: family service, children’s service and community service.

The following organizations will receive money from the general fund, per city documents:

• Christian Community Action: $3,484
• Denton County Friends of the Family: $3,484
• Denton County MHMR Center: $3,484
• Enabling Movement Foundation: $3,484
• Heart of the City: $3,484
• Lovepacs Lewisville: $1,700
• The Salvation Army: $3,484

The gist: Green Bird is coming soon to Flower Mound, Founder Diego Chavez said.

The specifics: The business will offer five golf simulator bays a full bar and food, he said.

"The cool thing about Green Bird is we want to create it as a community," Chavez said. "It's more than just golf."

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Kate Weiser will open the doors for her chocolate store in Grapevine on Nov. 15.

The gist: The Dallas-based chocolatier is known for its handcrafted chocolates, including its popular "Lil' Carl the Snowman" hot cocoa bombs. Every bonbon, candy bar and Carl is painted by hand and no two are exactly alike, according to the website.  According to her Instagram page, “Lil’ Carl the Snowman” is a four-pack of hand-painted Belgian chocolate filled with mini marshmallows that melt in a warm mug of milk.

The background: Weiser opened her first location in Dallas in 2014; the Grapevine store will be the fourth. The businessheadquarters is in Garland, according to her website. She found the Grapevine location in August and posted a coming soon sign in September, in time for GrapeFest. 

Quote of note: “People can expect an elevated customer experience that feels cozy, magical and sweet from our team, to the hot cocoa and all the fun events that will go along with them,” she said. 

Texas’ power grid will likely remain stable in December and January, recent reports from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas show. However, grid conditions could become tight if a winter storm hits large swaths of Texas, driving up demand for electricity.

The overview: ERCOT, which operates the electric grid for 90% of Texas, found in a Nov. 7 report that there should be “sufficient generating capacity available” to serve customers throughout January.

ERCOT forecasts that the tightest period this winter will be from 7-8 a.m. daily, when little to no solar power is being produced. During that time, ERCOT found the chances of a grid emergency are 1.81% in December and 1.4% in January.

More details: If a severe winter storm causes demand on the Texas grid to near record levels, there is a roughly 35% chance of a grid emergency in December and a less than 10% chance in January, ERCOT reported. Texans last experienced a grid emergency in September 2023, and the grid withstood three cold snaps in early 2025.