Keller City Council gave city staff the OK to move forward with plans for building restrooms along Bates Street.

The overview: During the work session following the regular council meeting Nov. 3, Public Works Director Alonzo Liñán presented an option of moving the restroom project from fiscal year 2027-28 to fiscal year 2026-27.

“Taking into consideration the cost increases we are seeing year over year, I’d rather lock in today’s prices than next year’s prices,” Council Member Greg Will said.

The tentative location would be next to Bates Street Park, but other options are available with utility relocations, he said.

Bates Street Park opened in the fall of 2024. Adjacent to the Keller History Museum, the park features outdoor seating, a pavilion with a stage, open lawn areas and a climbing feature for young children, according to previous reporting.

First Watch, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, will open a new location off Keller Parkway this November, according to a post on social media.

The takeaway: The menu offers a variety of dishes from traditional breakfast plates and million dollar bacon to turkey burgers and salads.

Future guests can sign up to become Keller pre-opening VIPs. Perks include first tastes, First Watch merchandise, exclusive deals and early information on seasonal menu drops, according to the company website.

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Silverleaf Turf Co., a Keller-based mobile turf business, added a partnership with Metal America, which builds and installs custom steel structures.

According to a company Instagram post, the partnership between Silverleaf Turf Co. and Metal America started at the beginning of October.

Metal America will handle the concrete slab and steel for the buildings, while Silverleaf Turf Co. will install cages, turf and netting inside.

The big picture: Silverleaf Turf Co. is owned by Jackson and Taylor Jones. They started the business earlier this year, offering sod and turf for baseball fields and facilities, as well as netting, batting cages and equipment for athletes to use.

Jones said the design-builds can be new construction through the Metal America partnership or a build-out or renovation of an existing space. He works with Cimarron Sports to provide batting cages and netting.

Eleven Medical City hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth region achieved recognition in specialty care from Healthgrades, according to a news release.

The hospitals were recognized for cardiac care, gastrointestinal surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine and more, the release states.

The details: Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas, per the news release.

Medical City hospitals in Denton, McKinney, Plano and eight other North Texas hospitals were recognized.

What they’re saying: “These recognitions reflect the expertise and dedication of our care teams and their focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care,” Medical City Healthcare president Allen Harrison said in the release.

Collin County voters rejected proposed bonds from the county and Collin College in the Nov. 3 midterm election, while races for state and federal representatives were decided across the metro. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. See results for state representative, senator races in Collin County

2. Collin County voters reject $817.5M bond

3. McKinney ISD voters reject VATRE, 4 bond propositions

4. See results for Dallas County midterm races

5. See results in Denton County Nov. 3 election

6. Collin County voters opposed to $600M Collin College bond

Democrats saw decisive wins up and down the ballot in Texas and across the nation in the Nov. 3 election, flipping the Lone Star State to Democratic control for the first time in a generation.

The big picture: Texas has had a Republican governor, state Senate and state House since 2003. Next year, the state will be led by a Democratic governor, with a Democratic lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate and House lawmakers likely electing a Democrat to lead the chamber—however, the senators themselves will remain majority-Republican.

More details: How much power Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin will have over the Texas Senate is largely up to senators, who will approve the chamber's new rules when the legislature convenes in January.

Sam Hooper, a legislative attorney and consultant, said he was "hopeful" that the election results would lead to "a more collegial Senate" and cooperation among lawmakers of both political parties.

The majority-Republican Senate and majority-Democrat House will have to find a balance, as bills cannot become law without approval from both chambers.