A new program aimed at maintaining buildings within the city’s historic township will go into effect in Grapevine.

The details: Council members unanimously approved the creation of a historical facade preservation program by a 6-0 vote during a joint meeting with the planning and zoning commission April 21. Council member Duff O’Dell was absent from the meeting.

City staff allocated $100,000 for the fiscal year 2025-26 program, which is funded through economic development funds, according to city documents. The program was developed by staff between the Economic Development department and the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau.

More details: The maximum match under the program is $10,000, and the city has committed to matching 50% of costs for material and labor, said Paul W. McCallum, the executive director of Grapevine’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. Projects funded through the program must be completed within one year and must cover permanent fixtures for the building, such as windows, lighting.
 

Youthful Infusion Spa closed in Grapevine in April. 

The overview: The medspa offered dermal injections, facial fillers, aesthetic treatments and laser resurfacing to help patients look younger, according to its website. 

Youthful Infusion Spa has other locations open in Tyler and Allen, per its website. 

• 120 S. Main St., Ste. 40, Grapevine

Carroll ISD’s phone ban on school buses will remain in place while the board of trustees continues to discuss the policy. 

The motion to table the item, which would have removed the phone ban on buses, was approved unanimously at the April 20 board meeting. 

What’s happening? The board of trustees adopted a phone ban policy after state lawmakers passed House Bill 1481 during the 89th Texas Legislative session, which required public school districts to implement a phone policy that banned students from using phones during the school day. 

The Carroll ISD board of trustees prohibited the use of phones on school buses, which was not required by state law, trustee Christy Stacy said. 

What they're saying: “Parents felt like we were disrupting their ability to actually get instruction during the day because [students] get in trouble on the bus and then it becomes a consequence at school,” CISD Superintendent Jeremy Glenn said. “The parents felt like we were extreme in the leveling of the law.”

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Texas residents are increasingly facing damaging storms that drive up home insurance rates and other housing costs. Ahead of the state's 2027 legislative session, consumer advocates and insurance industry representatives are urging lawmakers to consider affordability solutions.

What's happening: The average Texas home insurance premium—the amount paid to an insurance company—was $3,291 in 2024, according to the latest Texas Department of Insurance data. In total, premiums rose about 50% between 2022-24.

Texas’ high propensity for natural disasters has been “the No. 1 driver” behind recent rate increases, said Rich Johnson, a spokesperson for the Insurance Council of Texas.

Stay tuned: While Texas can't legislate itself out of weather risks, lawmakers have considered some policy changes to increase disaster resiliency and boost regulatory oversight of the insurance industry. Proposals range from creating grants to help residents weather-proof their homes to placing limits on future rate hikes.