Two candidates filed to run for Place 6 on the Richardson ISD board of trustees in the upcoming May 2 election.

What you need to know: Incumbent Eric Eager will run against Blake Sawyer. In the Q&A, candidates were asked to limit responses to 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers have been edited or cut for style and clarity or to adhere to guidelines.

CTI Industrial Supply is now open in Richardson, a company representative confirmed.

The details: The business provides auto body and car care supplies for auto body shops, collision repair professionals and individuals tackling their own car work. CTI Industrial Supply sells auto paint, primers, coatings, safety gear and more, as well as custom color-matched paint for any vehicle at its in-house touch-up shop. CTI Industrial Supply first opened in Las Vegas in the 1980s and is a division of paint store English Color and Supply, located across the street on Grove Road. The store began a soft opening on March 23 and is planning a grand opening for late April with raffles, food and giveaways.

• 783 N. Grove Road, Ste. 101, Richardson

A north Fort Worth data center and multifamily development in Frisco are two of many new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. Grupo ACS Fort Worth campus data center
A Spanish infrastructure company is constructing a two-story data center in north Fort Worth, according to a TDLR filing. The center will be located on a 77-acre site near Hicks Field Road, according to city documents, and is estimated to be a $2.1 billion investment. Construction for the facility is estimated to take nearly two years.

• Location: Hicks Field Road, Fort Worth
• Estimated timeline: Aug. 6, 2026-May 17, 2028
• Estimated cost: $100 million

In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”