DTX-KRN: Impact 10/28/2025

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🚴 Keller City Council approved a change order for the Mount Gilead and Roanoke Road hike and bike trail connector at a regular meeting Oct. 21.

The change order amends a contract with Decatur-based Tejas Cutters LLC by adding $136,075.85, according to city documents.

What’s new: The end of Mt. Gilead’s trail will connect to Overton Ridge Park with a 750-foot-long, 6-foot-wide sidewalk, according to city documents.

🍔 Roanoke Tavern is now open, offering hot wings, cold beer and good vibes, co-owner Cary Moon said. 

The details: Roanoke Tavern is a sports bar and is an expansion of the Keller Tavern, Moon said. It has 75-inch televisions throughout the venue with good audio for game watching, he said.  The restaurant serves craft burgers, Philly cheesesteaks and tavern bites, which is chicken wrapped in jalapeno and spun in buffalo sauce, Moon said.The tavern also has a whiskey wall with 100 whiskeys and if a guest drinks 100 whiskeys over a certain period of time, then they get their name on a plaque, Moon said. 

📍309 S. Oak Street, Roanoke

Tarrant County College has seen a 4.31% year-over-year increase in enrollment from the 2024 fall semester.

The overview: Tarrant County College has 49,393 students enrolled for the fall 2025 semester, according to a news release from the college. Student enrollment is counted from the 12th class day of the semester, Sept. 10, for 2025.

Texas is home to about 3.5 million small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Estimates show that the average Texas small-business owner could save about $2,500 per year if voters approve an expanded business tax exemption on the Nov. 4 ballot.

The details: State Proposition 9 would exempt up to $125,000 of a business’s personal property, such as equipment, furniture and vehicles, from taxation. Texas business owners currently receive a tax exemption on property worth $2,500 or less.

“At $2,500, virtually everyone's paying this tax,” NFIB Texas Director Jeff Burdett said in an Oct. 24 interview. “If you have a desk, a computer and a chair, you're probably over $2,500 [in inventory]. … It makes no difference for almost any business.”

At the polls: Early voting in the Nov. 4 election began Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31. For more information about the propositions and candidates on your local ballot, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.