Consideration of The Marco, a 143-acre proposed mixed-use development designed to mimic the feel of an Italian village on the northeast corner of Dallas North Tollway and US 380, has been rescheduled to Oct. 27.

What happened: Prosper Town Council postponed consideration of the project at a Sept. 22 meeting, the date council was originally scheduled to review the project, after some council members submitted feedback to town staff.

Quote of note: “We did receive some comments, some questions, earlier today from Town Council,” Town Manager Mario Canizares said. “It’s going to take some time to work through.”

Potbelly has leased space for a sandwich shop in Celina, a company representative confirmed.

On the menu: The fast-casual chain offers sandwiches, wraps, soups and salads, according to the company's website.

Zooming out: The future location in Celina is one of several planned for the Dallas area, the representative said in an email statement.

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Texas Woman’s University saw an overall increase in enrollment for the fall 2026 semester compared to the fall 2025 semester, and the University of North Texas experienced an increase in new freshmen and transfer students in that same time period.

The impact: TWU experienced an overall 5.9% increase in student enrollment to 16,412 students, which is its second-highest enrollment ever, according to a release from the university. The highest enrollment in university history was 16,441 in 2020.

UNT reported that 42,016 students were enrolled this semester, including 6,388 freshmen and 3,434 new transfer students, according to a news release from the university. This is an overall 9.57% increase from fall 2025.

Zooming in: UNT also saw an increase in campus enrollment at its Frisco location with 3,377 students enrolled in courses, a record number for that campus, according to a news release.

The total number of UNT students is a decrease from 43,567 in fall 2025, mostly due to a loss of more than 1,300 international students, according to previous reporting.

The total enrollment at TWU for the fall 2025 semester was 15,424, according to the university’s website.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must stop issuing new permits for data centers, Gov. Greg Abbott said Sept. 21.

The overview: His order expands an existing pause on data center development in the state amid consistent public criticism of the booming industry. Abbott, who is running for a fourth term as governor, has recently moved to slow the growth of data centers after calling Texas “the epicenter of AI development" last year.

The context: Hundreds of proposed data centers are currently being audited by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state power grid.

Some developers may be able to get around the ERCOT pause by building in-house power infrastructure that is not connected to the grid, experts have said.

However, any construction project impacting at least 1 acre of land requires permits from TCEQ.

What they're saying: "As Texas faces increasing pressure on our water supplies and electric grid, we need to ensure that data centers operate efficiently and sustainably," said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas.