DTX-GCS: Impact 11/10/2025

Colleyville City Council approved an interlocal agreement with Tarrant County to receive up to $150,000 reimbursement to widen John McCain Road bridge.

The council also approved an $88,000 agreement for designing the fiscal year 2025-26 green ribbon projects.

The details: Tarrant County will reimburse Colleyville for 50% for all costs related to the John McCain Road widening project up to $150,000, according to city documents.

The project includes widening the drainage tunnel on Big Bear Creek west of Monticello Parkway, making curvature improvements along John McCain and Stillwater Circle, and replacing the driveway, roadway, curbs, gutters and storm pipes on the bridge, according to a presentation from Public Works Director Lisa Escobedo.

The Southlake Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand opening for the display graphic business, SpeedPro, Oct. 30.

What they offer: Co-owner Janet Bassingthwaite said she and her husband have been operating for more than a year but opened Southlake’s physical location in August. SpeedPro has a variety of graphic design services for signs, wall murals, vehicle wraps, window graphics and floors, Bassingthwaite said.

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More than 20 months after wildfires swept through the Texas Panhandle in early 2024, burning over 1.2 million acres of land, state lawmakers questioned if Texas has the tools needed to tackle another major fire.

The context: Texas is always a fire-prone state, according to the Western Fire Chiefs Association. The association’s website reports that annual wildfire risk is most severe from February-April, when dry grasses and high winds can cause fires to spread, and August-October, when high temperatures and droughts contribute to fires.

“Our purpose today is to figure out—what is our response going to look like next February and March?” Rep. Ken King, a Republican representing Canadian and other Panhandle communities, said during a Nov. 3 committee hearing. “Are we better prepared … or are we in the same position we were in 2024, when our response was lacking?”

The details: Officials said Texas owns just two firefighting aircraft, with others "essentially [subleased] through the federal government."

During peak wildfire season, this means Texas may have access to limited resources.