Kick off spring with a run through the Lakeside community or an Easter egg hunt for dogs in Highland Village. Check out eight events in March and early April around Flower Mound, Highland Village and Argyle.

Holi Festival
The town of Flower Mound will sponsor a Holi celebration at Heritage Park. Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates the coming of spring. The event is open to the public.

• March 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Free
• 600 Spinks Road, Flower Mound

• March 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• $25 per person
• 1200 Gerault Road, Flower Mound

A new park located near the Flower Mound Public Library should be completed next month, according to a town news release.

The gist: Flower Mound officials anticipate the completion and opening of Peters Colony Memorial Park, located at 3201 Peters Colony Road, in April. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for later this spring or in the early summer, per the news release.

Peters Colony Memorial Park will include pedestrian trails, nature-inspired playground equipment, native landscaping, a water feature and a pavilion. Flower Mound is also accepting online applications for legacy monuments and children's memorials meant to honor deceased residents.

Some context: Construction on the 3.3-acre park began in October 2024.

The $3.36 million park project was mostly funded through tax increment reinvestment zone proceeds, with further funding coming from a $750,000 grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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.