DTX-FHA: Impact 11/5/2025

Election result reporting from both Denton and Tarrant counties shows Madison Lopez with a larger lead over her opponent Michelle Alkhatib in the race for Lewisville ISD at-large trustee Place 6.

Some context: LISD trustees approved calling a special election to fill the vacant Place 6 seat Aug. 25. The place was vacated when former trustee Buddy Bonner resigned in July to avoid a conflict with the district’s nepotism guidelines.

One more thing: If the current results hold, Lopez would win the race for Place 6 and fill the remainder of former trustee Buddy Bonner's term, which is set to expire in 2027.

Gracie Barra is coming soon to Argyle, owner Alejandro Siqueira said.

What you need to know: The business, which also has a location in Highland Village, offers classes for children and adults in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and self-defense, according to its website.

• 2126 Hamilton Road, Ste. 203, Argyle

According to unofficial results with all precincts reporting, Argyle voters approved of the Harvest Sales tax increase, with 492 in favor and 361 opposed. 

"I'm pleased that the voters of Argyle chose to normalize the tax rate in the Harvest [extraterretorial jurisdiction] area to that existing in the rest of the town," Mayor Ronald Schmidt said. "It will generate sales tax in excess of $200,000 per year as the commercial portion of Harvest gets fully built out."

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

What you need to know: The new tax rate within the Harvest commercial district will be 8.25% total, which is a 0.75 percentage point increase from what it currently is, per town documents. This is the maximum sales tax that can be collected under state law, according to the Texas Municipal League.

The sales tax collected from the Harvest commercial district will be split between the state, the town, Argyle’s Municipal Development District and the Belmont Freshwater Supply District No. 2.

Early voting results from Denton County shows Denton ISD voters are in favor of the district’s tax rate election. 

What's on the ballot? Voters are considering raising the tax rate to $1.2069 per $100 of assessed value.

Measuring the impact: If approved, the tax rate increase is expected to generate around $26.91 million in new revenue for the district, which would result in a projected surplus of more than $11 million. This would help address the district’s projected shortfall of $15 million and officials plan to earmark funds to support costs associated with instruction, district operations, general administration and other services.

Several requests, including for rezoning and an update to the thoroughfare master plan, for the nearly 335-acre conservation development, Eden Ranch, were approved by Flower Mound officials.

What happened: Council approved four requests—one for rezoning, one for a thoroughfare master plan amendment, one for a land dedication for a park and park dedication fees, and one for removing several trees—during the Nov. 3 meeting. Each request was approved by a 4-1 vote with council member Ann Martin voting against.

The details: The zoning for the development was approved with several modifications, including some held over from the planning and zoning commission’s recommendation, such as:

• Having a 25% lot coverage maximum
• Allowing accessory dwelling units by specific use permit only
• Modifying the number of 0.75-acre lots with widths under 150 feet from a total of 52 to 26 with a maximum of one lot to have a minimum width of 100 feet and 25 with a width minimum between 110 feet and 150 feet

As of press time, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot were poised to become law. The state propositions with the most support would either expand property tax exemptions or prohibit new taxes, while voters also favored measures aimed at funding infrastructure and research.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute