Richardson City Council called a May charter election for voters to consider 50 amendments to the city charter at the Feb. 9 meeting.

One of the amendments voters will consider is a prospective resign-to-run amendment, approved for the ballot in a 5-2 vote, that would require the automatic resignation of any council member or mayor who announces their candidacy for any other elective public office after the May election.

The big picture: The majority of the amendments on the ballot are grammatical corrections or clarifying language. Substantial propositions include increasing City Council compensation and adding residency requirements for council, board and commission members.

Some context: Council initially approved a retroactive resign-to-run provision, which would also apply to council members who announced their candidacy for another public office prior to May. That would force the immediate resignation of council member Dan Barrios, who announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress on Dec. 9. After more than 15 Richardson residents spoke in opposition to the retroactive application, council voted to change the proposition to be prospective.

Ross Dress for Less is set to open a new location in Richardson, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The store will take over a building formerly occupied by Big Lots.

The discount store offers clothing, shoes, home decor and more. According to the filing, construction is set to begin in June and finish in November.

• Opening TBD
• 1332 S. Plano Road, Ste. 200, Richardson

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board approved an increase for a contract to add the replacement of the flyover bridge into Terminal E.

During the Feb. 5 meeting, Phase 2 of the International Parkway Bridges was approved for an additional $136.1 million for the flyover replacement. It is part of the ongoing $12 billion DFW Forward capital plan, which is expanding and modernizing the airport that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024.

What's happening: Replacement of the existing left-hand exit flyover bridges into terminals A and B occurred in 2025, and work is currently ongoing for Terminal C flyover bridge replacement. Those three terminals along with Terminal E are the four original buildings and roadways that opened in 1974.

The Terminal E flyover bridge is at the end of life, and the location conflicts with the planned Terminal F ticketing and parking garage.

What else? A contract with Passur Aerospace of Orlando, Florida, was increased by $221,377 to $2.51 million and extended to March 4, 2027.