A proposed hybrid full-service and extended-stay Hilton hotel is one step closer to approval after the Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission changed its original recommendation and voted in favor of the project.

The setup: The proposed hotel would be divided into a Hilton Garden Inn with 100 full-service rooms and a Homewood Suites by Hilton with 94 extended-stay rooms, according to town documents.

Quote of note: “I walked in here as a pretty solid no,” Commissioner Matt Furay said. “Even though it’s extended-stay ... it’s really just one hotel with a couple of different room types. It certainly will be upscale.”

Next steps: Following the commission’s updated recommendation, Prosper Town Council will review the project again at its May 19 meeting.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is officially open for business in Prosper, according to a company representative.

On the menu: The eatery's menu features a variety of southern food options, such as all-day breakfast, country fried steak, meatloaf and chicken n’ dumplings.

• 3830 W. University Drive, Prosper

The last Spirit Airlines flight landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on May 2.

The next day, the airline posted that it would cease operations.

According to a Texas Workforce Commission filing, more than 900 employees in Texas were laid off, including 444 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The other layoffs happened at Houston’s George Bush International Airport. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing shows 119 pilots, 246 flight attendants and 79 additional employees were let go.

According to FlightRadar.com, the last flight went from Detroit Metro Airport to DFW Airport, landing at 12:09 a.m. on May 2.  

Quote of note: “Our heart goes out to the thousands of men and women who have had their careers impacted by this bankruptcy,” said Chris McLaughlin, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport CEO, during the DFW Airport Board meeting May 7.

See what’s happening with ongoing or upcoming road projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County
Coit Road
Project: Coit Road in Prosper will transition into six lanes. Currently, construction crews are working to expand the road to four lanes and prepare infrastructure including utilities and sidewalks for future expansion.
Update: Phase 2 has been delayed and will start at the end of the year. Phase 1 of the project, which covers Coit Road from First Street to Prosper Trail, is on track to wrap up this fall.

• Timeline: Phase 2 to start at the end of the year
• Cost: $24 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper, Collin County

• Timeline: expected to finish in late summer, early fall
• Cost: $22 million
• Funding source: city of Fort Worth

On May 26, Democratic voters will choose their nominee for Texas lieutenant governor in a runoff election between state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and union leader Marcos Vélez.

The big picture: The Democratic race for lieutenant governor is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Goodwin and Vélez were the two highest-performing candidates in the three-person primary race, with Goodwin collecting 48% of the vote and Vélez receiving 31%. The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face incumbent Dan Patrick and potential third-party candidates in the November midterm election.

Some context: The lieutenant governor leads the Texas Senate and can exercise the powers of the governor if the governor dies, resigns, is removed from office or is absent from the state, according to the Texas State Historical Association.

At the polls: Texans can vote early from May 18-22, and runoff election day is May 26.