Fort Worth received $2 million from the North Central Texas Council of Governments for the FIFA World Cup Project Funding Grant for public safety.

Council approved the acceptance of the grant during the June 9 meeting. In addition, a contract change for the Fort Worth Convention Center project was amended to $109 million for the second phase of construction.

Some context: The $2 million in funding is from the FIFA Host Committee, the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The NCTCOG is overseeing reimbursements through an interlocal agreement.

The purpose of the grant is to provide enhanced security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to city documents.

What else? A $7 million amendment to the contract for the Fort Worth Convention Center was approved, bumping the total value of the contract to $109 million for the second phase.

The last day to vote in the Keller City Council, Place 4 runoff election is June 13.

Keller voters will decide between Russ Medeiros and Jarrett Armstrong as the Place 4 representative after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the May 2 local election.

What you need to know: According to previous reporting, Medeiros received 2,560 votes, or 41.75% of the vote, while Armstrong received 2,396 votes, or 39.07%.

Candidate Elda Rata finished third in the three-way race and did not advance to the runoff election.

The winner of the runoff election will earn the Place 4 seat on Keller City Council.

What else? Election day is June 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at select Tarrant County polling locations.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 8 to open nine new gates in Terminal C.

The project included five rebuilt gates and four new gates, which will be utilized by American Airlines, according to a news release from DFW Airport.

The work is part of the DFW Forward projects, a $12 billion capital improvement program that is renovating and expanding the airport that opened in 1974.

The details: The new Terminal C pier features nine electronic boarding gates equipped with industry-leading technology, and elevates the customer experience with new concessions, seating, and restrooms, according to a news release from American Airlines.

Going forward: Work on Terminals A and F is still ongoing, according to an airport news release.

Terminal F, which will be the sixth terminal at DFW Airport, will add 31 gates for American Airlines.

A pier-style expansion is coming to Terminal A and will add 10 more gates.

Texas must protect residential consumers from paying for the infrastructure needed to power new data centers, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a June 10 order aimed at balancing the rapid growth of data centers with the needs of residents and communities.

The big picture: The governor directed state regulators to ensure data center companies do not pass infrastructure costs on to ratepayers, urging lawmakers to tighten regulations on data centers’ water use and repeal certain tax exemptions that benefit the industry.

Abbott’s order comes as Texas grapples with how to manage the data center boom amid climbing electric demand and looming water shortages. It is the first time the Republican governor has publicly called to restrict data center growth.

The context: As communities across Texas consider new data center projects, reporting shows that some residents are pushing back, raising concerns about the large facilities’ water usage, potential strain on the electric grid and impacts on local neighborhoods.

What they're saying: In response, state agencies called protecting consumers from rising electric costs "our top priority."