Lewisville ISD officials plan to relocate several programs out of their current spaces at the Student Success Center and Learning Center ahead of the 2026-27 school year. District officials declared the facilities as surplus in August 2025.

District officials are also repurposing Mill Street Elementary School as a preschool and relocating the school’s 616 students to four different campuses as part of a state-mandated turnaround plan, following multiple years of low accountability ratings, according to TEA data.

What happened: Trustees declared four properties surplus at an Aug. 11 meeting: the Success Center, Learning Center and four elementary schools that closed before the 2025-26 school year. LISD officials’ goal is to address the projected $2.8 million budget shortfall for FY 2025-26 through selling or leasing the learning and success centers.

The Learning Center houses programs including night high school and LISD’s food pantry. The success center hosts the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program and Teaching for Emotional, Academic and Motivational Success program.

Voters in Tarrant and Denton counties can cast their ballot for the upcoming March 3 primary election during the early voting period from Feb.17-27. Here is everything residents need to know for early voting.

Tarrant County
Tarrant County residents can look up where to vote as well as the sample ballot on the county website. Additionally, voters can cast their ballot at any polling location from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on election day March 3.

Early voting polling location operating hours vary, according to the Tarrant County Election Office’s website.

Denton County
Denton County residents can vote at any of the 55 county voting locations during the early voting period, but only at their precinct location between 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on election day.

Early voting polling location operating hours vary, according to the Denton County Election Office’s website.

Stay tuned: Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night March 3. Visit communityimpact.com/election for the latest information.

Two Republican candidates will vie for U.S. House of Representatives District 26 during the March 3 primary election.

What you need to know: Incumbent Brandon Gill will face Robert Chick in the Republican primary for a place on the ballot in the November general election. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary between Steven Shook and Ernest R. Lineberger III in November.

The winner of the election in November will be sworn in for a two-year term starting in January 2027.

The district encompasses parts of three counties: Cooke, Denton and Wise.

Preparing for the polls: Early voting for the March 3 primary election runs from Feb. 17-27. Voters can cast ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary, but not both. The March 3 primary includes 18 statewide races and other local races.

For more coverage on local, state and federal races on the March 3 ballot, visit communityimpact.com/election.

Two Democratic candidates will vie for U.S. House of Representatives District 26 during the March 3 primary election.

What you need to know: Steven Shook will face Ernest R. Lineberger III for a place on the ballot in the November general election for the U.S. House seat. The winner of the Democratic primary will face the winner of the Republican primary between incumbent Brandon Gill and Robert Chick in November.

The winner of the election in November will be sworn in for a two-year term starting in January 2027.

The district encompasses parts of three counties: Cooke, Denton and Wise.

Preparing for the polls: Early voting for the March 3 primary election runs from Feb. 17-27. Voters can cast ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary, but not both. The March 3 primary includes 18 statewide races and other local races.

For more coverage on local, state and federal races on the March 3 ballot, visit communityimpact.com/election.

Here are five updates for road projects around Dallas-Fort Worth. 

1. FM 407 and I-35W intersection improvements
Project: Work includes adding right-turn lanes on the west side of FM 407 and I-35W to improve congestion. The project also includes adding drainage, vehicle deflection walls at the FM 407 and I-35W overpass and pavement markings.
Update: The Denton County Commissioners Court approved a contract with Ed Bell Construction Company during its regular meeting Jan. 30.

• Timeline: Construction will begin in February and take 100 days to complete.
• Cost: $3.03 million
• Funding source: Denton County

• Timeline: summer 2025-summer 2026
• Cost: $3.1 million
• Funding sources: city of McKinney, TxDOT Highway Safety Improvement Project funds

Early in-person voting in Texas’ primary elections begins Feb. 17 and lasts until Feb. 27.

How it works: Texas has an open primary system, where voters decide at the polling place whether to cast ballots in the Democratic or Republican primary. Voters may not participate in both primaries.

What to expect: Voters will be given a ballot with a slate of statewide seats and other races determined by the voting precinct they live in. During early voting, registered voters can visit any polling location in their county.

Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the Nov. 3 midterm election.

Why it matters: Early voting gives registered voters the opportunity to cast their ballots before primary election day March 3.

Voter advocacy groups and experts told Community Impact that a vote in the March primaries is “the most impactful vote” Texans can cast, due to consistently low voter turnout and competition in certain races. Over 18 million Texans are registered to vote, although about one-fifth of registered voters participated in recent primary elections.