B-K Sizzle gains approval from Grapevine City Council on 2nd try
B-K Sizzle, a restaurant concept from Burger King, will be coming to Grapevine.
The details: During the Aug. 19 joint meeting with city council and the planning and zoning committee, a request for a restaurant and two single-family houses was approved. According to the presentation, the B-K Sizzle will offer a menu similar to Burger King, but will have ordering kiosks and a revamped dining experience inside.
The initial project received comments about building a commercial building being too close to Wall Street, according to previous reporting.
The revamped plan includes a 2,978-square-foot restaurant with a drive-through and rezoning the southern portion of the lot from highway commercial district to single-family distric
Sidewalk work underway on Montclair Drive, Bransford Road in Colleyville
New sidewalks are being added along Montclair Drive and utility work is being completed on another sidewalk along Bransford Road.
What's happening? Assistant City Manager Adrienne Lothery said Aug. 27 that the work on the project, previously approved by Colleyville City Council at the June 17 meeting, started in early August.
Dallas-based West Texas Rebar Placers, Inc. is adding sidewalks along Montclair Drive between Hall-Johnson Road and Glade Road.
In other news: Utility relocation for another sidewalk project started Aug. 27, Lothery said.
The Bransford Road sidewalk project will include an 18,000-square-foot shared-use walking path that will connect Colleyville City Park to Shelton Drive
North Texas psychiatrist shares insights into adolescent mental health, wellness
As students return to school, North Texas Salience Health psychiatrist Dr. Shanila Shagufta said it's important for parents to look for signs of mental health challenges in children and teens.
The context: One in five adolescents experience mental health challenges—emotional, mental, or behavioral—in any given year, Shagufta said, a figure confirmed by the U.S. Center for Disease Control. Salience Health, which offers mental health treatments, has locations in Frisco, Allen, Dallas, McKinney and Plano, according to its website. A new location is planned to open in Southlake at the end of August.
Put in perspective: There are two primary diagnoses seen in adolescents—anxiety and depression—Shagufta said. A significant contributing factor to this mental health crisis is that many social interactions now occur on virtual platforms and some young people struggle to develop social skills in that setting, Shagufta said.
Amid Democratic criticism, Texas lawmakers vote to overhaul STAAR and launch new tests in 2027
Both chambers of the Texas Legislature have voted to overhaul the state’s standardized testing system, putting public school students one step closer to taking new exams in the 2027-28 school year.
The details: House Bill 8 would eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness and replace it with three shorter tests, which students would take at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.
Bill author Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, said HB 8 would “reduce test anxiety, provide teachers with immediate feedback and create a pathway for trust in our system again." The majority of House Democrats and a few Republicans disagreed, arguing Aug. 26 that the bill would increase the amount of time students spend on exams and essentially create “another STAAR test” developed by the Texas Education Agency.
Next steps: After state senators passed HB 8 with a 21-7 vote Aug. 27, the bill returned to the House for consideration of a Senate amendment. If House lawmakers sign off on the changes, HB 8 will be sent to the governor.
