DTX-FHA: Impact 8/15/2025

Flower Mound officials plan to spend more than $273,000 in federal grant funds on housing rehabilitation and transportation, according to town documents.

Council approved the town’s allocation, worth $273,152, along with an annual action plan and 5-year consolidated plan at its Aug. 4 meeting.

The overview: Funding for the Community Development Block Grant, CDBG, program comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. To receive the funds, town officials are required to file an annual action plan outlining projects and maintain a consolidated plan, per town documents.

What they're saying: “To address these needs, the Town has developed a five-year strategy that focuses on residential infrastructure and services for those of low-to moderate-income, especially seniors and adults with disabilities,” Demmitt said in an email.

Stewart Title is expected to open in Flower Mound this fall, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

What it offers: The business offers title insurance, closing and escrow services, personal and business insurance, appraisal and valuations and underwriting, the business’s website states.

• 3020 Corporate Court, Ste. 200, Flower Mound

Highland Village City Council members unanimously approved setting the proposed tax rate at $0.500984 per $100 valuation at an Aug. 12 meeting.
Council also approved Sept. 9 as the date to receive public feedback on the proposed tax rate and proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget.

A closer look: Finance Director Heather Miller said council cannot adopt a tax rate that exceeds the proposed amount of $0.500984 per $100 valuation, but council can decide on a lower rate.

Also of note: Here’s what Highland Village residents can expect for the remainder of the budget process

• Aug. 26: Council members will follow up with the budget as needed at a regular council meeting.
• Aug. 28: The recommended budget will be posted on the city’s website.
• Sept. 9: The city manager will present the recommended budget and tax rate at a regular council meeting.

The Texas Senate advanced 11 bills Aug. 12, including a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts and three measures aimed at better preparing communities for floods and other natural disasters.

The overview: The bills face an unclear future in the Texas House, which has been at a standstill since dozens of Democrats traveled to Illinois and other states Aug. 3 to stall a planned vote on the proposed congressional map. The 150-member House cannot refer bills to committees or vote on legislation without at least 100 members present.

Stay tuned: If House Democrats do not return, state leaders said the current special legislative session will end Aug. 15. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would “immediately” call another legislative overtime with a potentially expanded agenda.