DTX-KRN: Impact 11/5/2025

Keller City Council unanimously approved the rehabilitation and resurfacing of eight streets at a regular council meeting Oct. 21.

What you need to know: The road renovations are part of a collaboration with staff from Tarrant County in the Pavement Maintenance Program and is a temporary addition to other collaborations with the county, according to city documents.

Huntington Bancshares announced in October that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has several locations throughout Austin, Dallas and Houston. 

What you need to know: Huntington Bancshares shared an Oct. 27 news release stating that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has 390 locations throughout the southern U.S. 

The release states that with the acquisition, Huntington will not close any existing Cadence Bank branches. 

Unofficial voting results for Northwest ISD’s voter-approved tax rate election, or VATRE, are favorable, as of press time. The new tax-rate would generate about $12 million in additional revenue for the district for the 2025-26 school year.

What you need to know: This is the second consecutive year NISD has called a tax-rate election. This election comes after the district eliminated more than 100 teaching positions and maximized staffing ratios to mitigate a projected $16 million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

Tarrant County voters could cast ballots in the special election to fill the vacant Senate District 9 seat. Early results show a close race between Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss, with final totals expected to be certified soon.

The details: If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held Dec. 13.

The background: The special election was called to fill the spot vacated when Sen. Kelly Hancock resigned to take a position with the state comptroller’s office as acting comptroller.

The winner will serve the remainder of Hancock’s term, through the end of 2026. Hancock served as both a representative and senator since 2007, according to previous reporting.

As of press time, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot were poised to become law. The state propositions with the most support would either expand property tax exemptions or prohibit new taxes, while voters also favored measures aimed at funding infrastructure and research.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute