The Grapevine City Council approved one election and canceled another during the March 3 meeting.

A 20-year extension of the Crime Control and Prevention District will be on the ballot for the May 2 election, but the general election for two council spots will be canceled.

However, the names of Chris Coy for Council Place 5 and Duff O’Dell for Council Place 6 will still be on the ballot, according to City Secretary Tara Brooks.  Brooks said votes will not be able to be cast for either candidate in this election, even though their names will appear on the ballot.

The overview: The city of Grapevine receives 2% of the state’s mandated 8.25% sales tax. Of that amount, 0.5% is allocated to the Crime Control and Prevention District, Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Strawn said during the Feb. 3 council meeting. The program focuses on crime prevention initiatives that engage and inform the community, according to the Grapevine Police Department.

What else? Early voting will run from April 20-28, while election day is May 2.

The cute home decor store, Kawaii Kollections, is now open at Grapevine Mills.

The details: Kawaii Kollections offers stuffed animals, clothing, home decor and more according to the mall website.

Other offerings at the store, which opened in late January, include:

• Blind boxes
• Anime figurines
• Japanese snacks
• Phone cases

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 616, Grapevine

Northwest ISD sold a little more than 1 acre to the town of Trophy Club.

The land is located at the northwest corner of Bobcat Boulevard and Marshall Creek.

The town will use that land and easements from the district to add a roundabout to improve traffic congestion on Bobcat Boulevard and Marshall Creek Drive, according to a presentation at the Feb. 23 town council meeting.

What you need to know: The Bobcat Traffic Improvements Project is a multi-phase initiative aimed at improving traffic safety, circulation and pedestrian mobility near Bryon Nelson High School and Medlin Middle School, according to town documents.

According to previous reporting, the total project cost is $4.5 million, with $2.5 million coming from a 2023 town bond and $2 million from a Denton County Transportation Road Improvement Program grant.

The outlook: The timeline for construction includes a timeline of:

• Bidding in March
• Council approval in April
• Construction from June 2026 to June 2027

Several races were held during the March 3 election, including positions at the county, state and federal level. Meanwhile, developments across the metroplex are taking shape. 

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Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.