There were 163 homes sold in the Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth areas in September, an increase of 13 homes sold from the same month last year.

The gist: Take a look at the September 2026 real estate trends in the three cities from MetroTex Association of Realtors, comparing the year-over-year data.

Barnes & Noble’s new north Fort Worth location in the Presidio Towne Crossing shopping center will host a grand opening party in early November, according to its website.

The overview: The store will host local bestselling author Kayla Olson, nature writer Amy Martin and Dr. Seuss character the Cat in the Hat to welcome its first customers.

• 2329 Porter Creek Drive, Fort Worth

Women of Strength, a private training studio for women, will open its second location in Keller in October.

At a glance: The gym focuses on physical, mental and spiritual health and growth, and offers strength training, nutrition coaching and accountability tracking in a faith-centered environment, its website states.

As of Sept. 18, the fitness gym is hiring for two coaching positions and an operations and sales lead for its new location, according to a social media post.

• 101 Town Center Lane, Ste. A108, Keller

In July, Texas' top elected officials directed most state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to cut spending by 3% in their base budget requests for the next two years.

The overview: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said those reductions will help Texas hold a "strong fiscal position" by expanding property tax relief and maintaining public education funding when the legislature returns to Austin next year.

The issue: Dozens of agency leaders have warned that the cuts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, are not sustainable. They would cause Texas residents to lose "essential" services and lead to losses in state revenue, leaders said at the capitol and in budget documents.

Government institutions protesting the budget reductions include the comptroller's office, the attorney general, Texas' Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, state criminal justice agencies and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.