DTX-GCS: Impact 10/30/2025

Shivers Farm garnered final approval from the Southlake City Council to forge ahead with a 40-acre mixed-use development.

During the Oct. 21 meeting, council voted 5-1 to pass the second reading for a zoning change and development site plan for Trademark Southlake at White Chapel Boulevard and SH 114.

Council members Randy Williamson, Chuck Taggart, Austin Reynolds, Kathy Talley and Mayor Shawn McCaskill voted in favor of the development and zoning change from an agriculture district to an employment center zoning district.

The details: The development plans call for a mix of restaurants, office space, a grocery store and 37 single-family residential lots in a subdivision called Willow Meadows.

Zooming in: There are five different lots on the retail side of the development. Lot 1 will either be a hotel or entertainment venue; Lot 2 is for retail or restaurant uses; Lot 3 is for office or restaurant uses; and lots 4 and 5 are for single-family houses.

PEMF Recovery Plus offers natural pain relief therapy in Colleyville, according to its website. 

The details: PEMF, or Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy, uses low-frequency energy waves to stimulate your body’s natural healing processes, according to its website. 

• 5505 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 230, Colleyville

Coffee shop and bakery Howdy Honey opened in Grapevine in late October, owner Ashton Dierolf said.

The gist: Howdy Honey offers several kinds of coffee and tea, including lattes, drip coffee and loose leaf tea, according to their menu.

• 106 E. Texas St., Grapevine

Texas homeowners could see larger property tax breaks on this year’s bills if voters approve two state propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot.

The details: Proposition 13 would raise the property tax exemption on a Texas homeowner’s main residence, known as a homestead exemption, from $100,000 to $140,000. Proposition 11 would give homeowners who are over 65 years old or have a disability a $200,000 exemption.

The exemptions would apply only to taxes charged by public schools.

The impact: Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the Houston Republican who authored the legislation, estimated in June that the average Texas homeowner would see about $484 in annual savings if the tax cuts are approved by voters, with roughly $950 in savings for seniors and people with disabilities. These estimates do not account for potential tax rate increases by local governments.

If voters approve the two ballot measures, the cuts will take effect for the current tax year and appear on homeowners’ upcoming tax bills, according to the Texas House Research Organization.