The Carroll ISD board of trustees voted to cancel its Nov. 3 election due to all candidates running unopposed.

Board trustee Place 1, Place 2 and Place 3 were up for reelection but were uncontested at the end of the qualifying period with no write-in candidates declaring intention to be on the ballot, according to the district.

What it means: All three board positions will continue to be held by the trustees currently in those roles. The CISD board consists of seven members who are elected for three-year terms.

Place 1 will continue to be held by Christy Stacy, who was originally elected in 2023.

Place 2 will continue to be held by Eric Lannen, who was originally elected in 2020.

Place 3 will continue to be held by Mandy Reece, who was originally elected in 2025 to fill a vacant seat.

What else: The unopposed candidates were certified by the board at its Sept. 14 meeting and will be sworn-in during a November meeting.

New York Butcher Shoppe is set to open a new Southlake location.

What they offer: The business sells a selection of housemade sausage, pork, chicken, wagyu beef and high choice and prime Certified Angus Beef, said co-owner Ruth Nokes. The Southlake location will also have rotating seafood options, such as crab cakes.

New York Butcher Shoppe also sells wine and specialty grocery items. The Southlake store will also have hot meal options six days a week, catering and online ordering and delivery, Nokes said.

Quote of note: “From knowledgeable staff to carefully selected complementary items, we focus on helping customers enjoy great meals from start to finish,” Nokes said in an email. “Our goal is to be more than a butcher shop—we want to be a trusted part of your routine.”

Texas does not have a single system to connect first responders in emergencies, meaning local and state agencies often operate on a network of radio systems that are not always compatible with one another.

The big picture: State leaders said there are more than 50 different radio systems used by first responder agencies across Texas.

"We have situations where counties and cities are on separate ones, and they never know it until they have to [communicate with] each other," state Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, said during a Sept. 14 legislative hearing.

Looking ahead: King has vowed to pass a bill to integrate first responder communications under a statewide system during the 2027 legislative session, with some emergency management experts calling interagency communications "the No. 1 issue" in the aftermath of disasters.

"[This] is not simply a communication issue—it's a responder safety issue and an operational effectiveness issue," said Kyle Mills, head of planning and preparedness for the Texas A&M Forest Service.