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North Texas officials team up on World Cup transportation plans

The North Central Texas Council of Governments, through its role as the metropolitan planning organization for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, plans for more than 8.5 million travelers each day.

That number could reach 10 million a day with FIFA World Cup visitors, which will play nine games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, known as Dallas Stadium for the event, from June 14 to July 24.

Monica Paul, president of the North Texas FWC Organizing Committee, said cities like Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, Frisco and Irving, along with the airports, will have “an increased load for operating during the World Cup.”

The cost: The city of Fort Worth is emphasizing five areas of focus as officials prepare for the World Cup to begin in North Texas. 

Fort Worth documents state the anticipated costs for the city’s World Cup preparations are $7.03 million, with nearly $5.1 million expected to be reimbursed from federal funding, leaving the city responsible for more than $1.92 million.
 
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Barnes & Noble to open new location in north Fort Worth

Barnes & Noble will add a new location at the Presidio Town Crossing shopping center in the Alliance area of Fort Worth, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: The bookstore chain sells a variety of books in different genres for adults, teens and children, as well as e-books, audiobooks, toys and games, according to its website.

The new Barnes & Noble will be in a retrofitted 11,925-square-foot space with interior renovations costing $433,806, according to the filing. The construction is expected to be finished by the end of November.

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Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Texas Music Revolution

FoodieLand Food Festival

June 5-6, noon
McKinney

June 5-7, 3-10 p.m. (Friday), 1-10 p.m. (Saturday-Sunday)
Fort Worth

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Youth fishing event

Allen Summer Kickoff Market

June 6, 9-11:30 a.m.
Keller

June 7, noon-5 p.m.
Allen

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Affecting All Texans
ERCOT forecasts record electric demand this summer amid data center boom; says grid will hold up

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced during a board meeting this week.

The details: ERCOT, which operates the power grid for the majority of Texas, is forecasting high temperatures and moderate rainfall this summer. Coupled with the proliferation of data centers and other large projects, demand on the grid could surpass 92 gigawatts, officials estimated June 2.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.

What it means: However, ERCOT officials said a grid emergency or blackout is unlikely this summer. State officials have said this is due to:

  • The addition of nearly 11 gigawatts of power capacity to the grid in the last few months
  • The agency's ability to require large facilities to reduce their energy use in tight times

Zooming in: There is a 0.09% chance of a grid emergency this June and a 0.21% chance of an emergency in July, ERCOT found in recent reports.

 

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