Catch up on recent government decisions coming out of Prosper and Celina, including Celina's new e-bike and e-motorcycle regulations and a new joint Hilton hotel under review in Prosper.

1. Celina City Council passes e-bike regulations amid rising safety concerns

The city of Celina will now require riders to register their electric bicycles, or e-bikes, with the Celina Police Department. 

Zooming in: Celina City Council passed new rules regarding e-bikes, including the permit requirement, at a March 10 meeting. The ordinance was driven by “increasing safety concerns related to juveniles operating e-motorcycles and e-bikes,” according to a report by city staff.

2. Prosper to consider using roundabouts instead of traffic signals on future roads

Prosper residents could see more roundabouts on future roadways as town officials consider implementing a new policy to guide their usage.

The details: Prosper’s Engineering Director Hulon Webb said several roadways in Prosper that are slated for future construction could be candidates for roundabouts. Some roadways could have interim roundabouts, while others may be permanent.

The Reading Ranch Tutorial Center opened a new location in Celina. 

What you need to know: The location offers a literacy program for pre-kinder through sixth grade. It provides enrichment, intervention and dyslexia support through small group and private instruction. 

• 701 N. Preston Road, Ste. 200, Celina

Stay informed on what road projects are happening or coming up around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Dallas County

1. Lakeside Boulevard reconstruction
Project: Crews are reconstructing the street and implementing utility improvements on Lakeside Boulevard from US 75 to Campbell Road, and Lawnview Drive from Lakeside to Greenville Avenue in Richardson.

Update: Installation of the water line sewers from the roundabout to Campbell is currently underway, along with work in the Lawnview median.

• Timeline: winter 2024-spring 2026
• Cost: $10 million
• Funding source: city of Richardson

• Timeline: The project will go out to bid for a construction company later this year.
• Cost: $199,000 for designs
• Funding source: city of Colleyville

Nearly eight months after a Democratic walkout over congressional redistricting, a GOP-led Texas House committee moved to charge 52 of their Democratic colleagues up to $8,354.25 each in fines.

What happened: After six hours behind closed doors, the House Administration Committee approved the fines in a brief public session April 10. The panel's six Republicans voted to impose the fines, while the five Democrats voted against them.

The background: Over 50 House Democrats left the state in early August to fight a plan to redraw Texas’ congressional boundaries. They remained out of Texas for two weeks, impeding the progress of legislation during two special legislative sessions, although the congressional map and more than a dozen other bills ultimately passed after the Democrats returned to Austin.

Something to note: The fines were reduced by $1,000 per person to reflect two days when the House was not in session, lawmakers said. Some Democrats were also charged lower amounts because they did not participate in the full two-week walkout or their absences were partially excused.