DTX-KRN: Impact 9/17/2025

City of Keller officials announced in a Sept. 9 social media post that residents will now be expected to pay a fee per sport, per season, starting in 2026 to participate in local association sports.

What you need to know: The city updated Keller Sports Park’s operating policies and concessionaire contract using input from local organizations to maximize the facility's usage, according to city documents. City Council approved the policy updates during its regular meeting Sept. 2.

Keller residents will pay $10 per player for each sport the player participates in for each season. Nonresident fees will also increase from $30 to $50 per player for each sport for each season. Fees will be capped at $40 per family per season for residents and $200 per family per season for nonresidents.

Also of note: Grass field usage will be $50 per hour for residents and associations and $150 for nonresidents. Synthetic field usage will be $150 per hour for residents and $250 per hour for nonresidents.

The new brunch spot, Main St., celebrated its grand opening in September.

The restaurant held a ribbon cutting ceremony and offered light refreshments Sept. 11.

What’s on the menu: Main St. offers a variety of breakfast options from the “All American” combo that comes with an 8-ounce steak to skillet-style Migas, a Spanish and Tex-Mex breakfast dish that comes with scrambled eggs and chorizo.

Denton County commissioners unanimously approved adopting a more than $450 million budget and lower tax rate at its meeting Sept. 9.

The overview: The $452.2 million 2025-26 fiscal year budget includes funding for new employees, including around eight additional positions for the county auditor’s office, according to county documents. Denton County Budget Officer Alejandro Moreno said the adopted budget is a $35.7 million increase, or 8.58%, over the fiscal year 2024-25 budget.

“We did a good job balancing the tax rate and also taking care of the necessities that we’re having to deal with at our local level,” County Judge Andy Eads said. “As the federal government contracts grants, we’ve had to be nimble and adjust things.”