Read more about three education stories from Grapevine-Colleyville and Carroll ISDs, such as an updated fiscal year 2025-26 budget projection and more than $9 million in districtwide campus repairs.

1. Don T. Durham Intermediate School property sale

The Carroll ISD board of trustees unanimously approved its next step to sell the CISD property located on 801 Shady Oaks Drive, which is where Don T. Durham Intermediate School is located, at its Feb. 23 board meeting.

The board is issuing a request for qualifications to find property broker services to aid the district with the eventual selling of the property, which won’t be done until the 2027-28 school year.

2. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD budget projection update

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is projected to end the 2025-26 fiscal year with a shortfall of about $1.47 million, according to a report from Director of Finance Paula McBride at a Feb. 23 trustee meeting.

McBride’s report shows the district’s fund balance will drop from about $39.7 million to $38.3 million at the end of the current fiscal year June 30.

Thrift Giant is now open in Colleyville, selling designer clothes, accessories and housewares, according to a Facebook post from the business.

The overview: The resale store partners with Donate 2 Impact, who takes donations at the store and offers free at-home pick-ups, per its website.

Thrift Giant will be located in the old 99 Cents Only Store, which has been vacant since its closure in 2024, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

Also of note: The chain first opened a store in Irving before expanding to nine different locations across Dallas-Fort Worth.

• 3901 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville

A full-service forklift and material handling company has moved.

Elite Material Handling posted on its website that the corporate headquarters has relocated to a new facility within the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport footprint. It is located in the Passport Business Park and replaces Hussman Corp., which handled refrigeration systems, installation and services to food retailers, according to its website.

What they offer: The business also provides equipment rentals, replacement parts, maintenance, dock and door systems, warehouse cooling products and operator training, according to its website.

The background: According to its website, the company moved to accommodate growth and provide improved facilities for the customers, employees and partners.

The business opened in 1998, starting in Keller and moving to Grapevine in 2012, according to the company website.

• 2601 W. Airport Freeway, Ste. 200, DFW Airport

Check out five road project updates around Dallas-Fort Worth. 

Collin County 
1. Gaylord Parkway roundabout 
Project: A roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Gaylord Parkway and Ohio Drive in Frisco. 

Update: Construction started April resulting in several traffic pattern changes. Gaylord Parkway will close west of Ohio Drive, and traffic will be detoured north to Warren Parkway. Additionally, northbound and southbound traffic on Ohio Drive will share the east side of the roadway, with one lane open in each direction. 

• Timeline: Construction expected to finish in 2027

• Cost: $3.5 million

• Funding source: city of Frisco
  

2. Dallas Parkway intersection improvements
Project: Work includes pavement improvements, dedicated turn lanes and two new traffic signals on Dallas Parkway in Celina. 

Update: Celina officials approved Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating for construction at the March 10 council meeting. 

• Timeline: Estimated completion in July 2027 

• Cost: $3.49 million

• Funding source: city of Celina

The Fort Worth City Council was presented with plans from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to borrow up to $3 billion this year and up to $9 billion for the next four years for various construction projects.

During the March 31 work session, Brian Butler, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, addressed the plans with council members.

Fort Worth City Council will vote on the request at the April 28 meeting, he said.

What’s happening? Butler said some of the major projects at DFW Airport are the new Terminal F, the expansion at Terminal C and redoing International Parkway, which includes removing the left-hand turn lanes.

“Whenever we're looking to issue debt, it does require the city of Fort Worth to improve the issuance of that debt. We've also been working to modernize our bond ordinances,” said Butler, who was at his first Fort Worth meeting.