Carroll ISD is facing a $1.25 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2025-26, Deputy Superintendent of Business and Finance Chase Park said at the April 20 regular board meeting.

What’s happening?: The budget shortfall is primarily due to one-time payments that were made to district staff in November and April, Park said.

“I know when [Park] came on board just a short time ago we [had] about an $8.5 million projected deficit and we're now down to a $1.2 million projected deficit,” board President Cameron Bryan said.

Park said the district is hoping to recoup that loss through land sales and the selling of the district’s telecommunications towers.

Diving deeper: The district is in the process of creating the FY 2026-27 budget, which will be brought to the board of trustees for approval in July, Park said.

The district is expected to lose 176 students, which will bring their overall enrollment down to 7,694. This equates to a $1.5 million funding loss, Park said.

Dallas-based barbershop, Mr. Winston’s, has opened its newest location in Southlake.

What they offer: The barbershop offers haircuts, gray blending, straight-razor shaves and beard trims, according to its website. Mr. Winston’s also has a special haircut bundle for fathers and sons.

The company currently operates three other locations in Dallas and Highland Park, per its website.

• 1251 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 323, Southlake

More than 100 artists, from 37 different states, took part in the 26th annual Art in the Square.

The event was held April 24-26 in Southlake Town Square, with most of the artist booths located on State Street, Grand Avenue, or inside Rustin & Family Park near Southlake City Hall.

The details: This year’s featured list includes artists from Colorado, Minnesota, Georgia, Kansas, Tennessee, Florida and two from Texas, according to previous reporting.

A kids zone, dining and drink options, and entertainment were also provided during the three-day event. Inclement weather led to an early cancellation of the event April 25, according to a social media post.

What else? The art festival is a fundraiser for the Southlake Women’s Club. Southlake council member Kathy Talley said the organization has raised more than $3.6 million for charities in northeast Tarrant County since 2000.

According to the nonprofit’s website, 28 different organizations are listed as beneficiaries of this event.

Keep up to date on the road projects happening around Dallas-Fort Worth, including work finishing up on US 380 and Lebanon Road being expanded to six lanes.

Collin County 

Highway Safety Improvement Program

Project: Updates include modernized traffic signals, upgraded equipment, increased capacity and enhanced pedestrian features to streets in Allen.

Update: Construction is wrapping up with three intersections remaining at Century Parkway and Bethany Drive, Greenville Avenue and Bethany Drive, and Main Street and Greenville Avenue.

• Timeline: construction to wrap up by summer 2026
• Cost: $5.8 million
• Funding sources: city of Allen, Texas Department of Transportation

• Timeline: construction to finish late next year
• Cost: $23 million
• Funding source: Denton County, city of Frisco