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Construction on First Watch in Keller to finish in November

This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available.

Construction on another restaurant in the new Shops at Keller Marketplace development along Keller Parkway is about to begin.

What’s happening? The construction for First Watch is scheduled to begin July 1, according to the filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Construction on the $900,000 renovations for finishing out the project should wrap up by the beginning of November, the filing states.

First Watch serves breakfast items, such as breakfast sandwiches, breakfast hashes, pancakes, waffles, granola bowls and breakfast tacos.

The backstory: Keller City Council approved The Shops at Keller Marketplace during its April 15, 2025, meeting.

  • 1241 Keller Parkway, Keller

 
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X Golf Alliance offers simulators, drinks, food in north Fort Worth

X Golf Alliance is now open in Alliance Town Center in Fort Worth.

The details: The indoor golf venue, which held a soft opening in the middle of June, provides six state-of-the-art golf simulators. There is also a full bar and food options, including appetizers and pizza, according to its website.

The business has tiered membership packages ranging from 8-24 hours per month. There are also league play options, tournaments and lessons, owner and president Chase Patterson said.

“We really promote a fun, lively environment for beginners to avid golfers in a competitive, but also friendly environment,” Patterson said.

  • 9409 Sage Meadow Trail, Ste. 125, Fort Worth

 

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Royal Roastery Express now serves coffee, desserts in Richardson

Royal Roastery Express is now open in Richardson after hosting a grand opening June 26.

Royal Roastery Express serves coffee, freshly squeezed juice, fruit bowls, pastries and a range of desserts, including Turkish delights and baklava.


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The Gin serves up homestyle food, music in downtown Prosper

Michael Pettis and his mother, Marcia Pettis, started The Gin in downtown Prosper as “kind of a pet project,” Pettis said.

Pettis, who is a homebuilder in North Texas, bought the building that houses The Gin in 2015 just as the town’s population was starting to take off. As Prosper has grown, The Gin has grown alongside it, providing food, drinks and a place for the community to come together.


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Affecting All Texans
Texas is heating up. Here are the systems involved in keeping the lights on.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas operates the state power grid, overseeing the flow of electricity to over 27 million customers. Yet ERCOT does not directly participate in Texas’ electric market or own any of the facilities that deliver power across the state.

The big picture: Power generation plants, transmission facilities and distribution lines are owned by outside companies, meaning that local power outages are typically isolated and handled by individual companies, rather than ERCOT.

How it works: In 1999, Texas legislators passed a law deregulating the state’s retail electric market. The law was designed to “introduce competition in Texas’ electric market by allowing consumers to choose their retail electric provider,” according to ERCOT.

Previously, most Texas utility companies owned all aspects of the electric supply chain, including generation, transmission and the delivery of power to customers.

Today, approximately 85% of electric customers in Texas can choose their retail electric provider, including those across the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Customers in Austin and San Antonio get their electricity from municipally owned utilities.

 

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