Denton ISD will end fiscal year 2025-26 with a roughly $22 million surplus, according to a report from Jennifer Stewart, DISD’s executive budget director, at an April 14 trustee meeting.

By the numbers: The district’s revenue exceeded expenditures by nearly $22 million for FY 2025-26, primarily due to Proposition A, a tax rate election voters approved in November 2025. The tax rate raised property taxes to $1.2069 per $100 of valuation and added about $27 million to the district’s revenue, which the district used to compensate for the $15 million deficit and provide an additional payment to staff.

Texas House Bill 2 added state funding for teacher pay, special education and career and technical training. HB 2 increased revenue by about $19 million.

The district also received $7.4 million from one-time revenue sources such as land sales and tuition-based programs, and $8 million in one-time state funding sources, per Stewart’s report.

Looking ahead: Preliminary budget projections for FY 2026-27 show the district will receive about $380 million in revenue.

Slap Burger Bar near the University of North Texas permanently closed in mid-April, according to an announcement on the company website.

What happened? The announcement cited declining sales and rising costs as reasons for closing the business.

“Rising food, labor, and operating costs combined with lower sales volume has made it impossible to continue in a responsible way,” the announcement states.

Slap Burger Bar offered several styles of burgers and sandwiches, including a hot honey chicken sandwich and a mushroom Swiss cheeseburger.

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Walmart plans to remodel 72 stores across Texas, including several in Dallas-Fort Worth, according to a news release from the company. 

What’s happening? The stores that will see updates this year include: 

• Allen Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1520 E. Exchange Parkway, Allen
• Denton Walmart Supercenter, 2750 W. University Drive, Denton
• McKinney Walmart Neighborhood Market, 3400 Virginia Parkway, McKinney
• Plano Walmart Supercenter, 8801 Ohio Drive, Plano
• Fort Worth Walmart Supercenter, 3851 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth

A new Richardson ISD middle school and a body shop in McKinney are two of several construction permits filed around Dallas-Fort Worth. Check out five of the latest permits filed in the Metroplex.

Richardson West Middle School: A filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows that construction on Richardson ISD’s Richardson West Middle School is scheduled to start this summer, as part of RISD’s middle school transition. The project will build a three-story middle school and baseball field on the site of Richardson High School’s baseball stadium, according to previous Community Impact reporting. Construction will be complete in fall 2028, according to an update from RISD.

• Location: 1309 Holly Drive, Richardson
• Estimated timeline: June 1, 2026-fall 2028
• Estimated cost: $54 million

• Location: 7601 Preston Road, Plano
• Estimated timeline: June 15, 2026-March 15, 2027
• Estimated cost: $2 million