Homes sold in Richardson up 43% year over year in July
Check out the latest real estate data for Richardson ZIP codes. The data includes the number of homes sold, median home sales price, average days on the market and more.
By the numbers: Home sales were up by 31 in Richardson in July from last July.
Multisensory immersive experience Bubble Planet to arrive at Grapevine Mills this fall
A new immersive experience is opening this fall in Grapevine with interactive concepts.
The details: The Bubble Planet exhibit offers 12 interactive rooms for a full sensory experience for guests of all ages at Grapevine Mills, according to a news release.
From hanging balloons to a kaleidoscope room, the exhibit will offer a variety of photo opportunities and “playful moments designed to awaken the inner child,” an exhibit representative said.
Customers can sign up for the Dallas waitlist of Bubble Planet now or buy tickets starting Sept. 2 at 8 a.m.
Gov. Abbott signs new congressional map; Texas Democrats vow to fight in court
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas’ new congressional map into law Aug. 29, declaring in a video posted to social media that “Texas is now more red in the United States Congress.”
The details: Under Texas’ current congressional boundaries, Republicans hold 25 of Texas’ 38 congressional seats. State lawmakers have said the new map will help them gain up to five more during the 2026 midterm elections.
Texas Democrats have called the mid-decade redistricting effort unconstitutional and "racially discriminatory," while Republicans asserted that the map "complies with the law" and was designed to help more Republicans get elected to the U.S. House.
Next steps: Texas’ new congressional map is set to take effect in early December, although it will be discussed in court two months earlier. After state senators approved the map Aug. 23, the League of United Latin American Citizens and a group of Texas residents filed a lawsuit asking that the map be found unconstitutional.
A panel of three federal judges will hear arguments in the case Oct. 1-10 in El Paso.
