DTX-KRN: Impact 10/13/2025

Actions taken at an Oct. 7 Keller City Council meeting included approving a contract for fire inspection services as well as setting new fees associated with public information requests.

The gist: Keller City Council unanimously approved a contract with Safebuilt Texas LLC to provide third-party fire inspection services for the city at the meeting. The one-year, $109,100 contract with the third-party company includes the option to renew the contract for up to four additional one-year terms, according to city documents.

Also of note: City Council members also approved new fees for public information requests. The city has not charged requestors for copies of public information in the past, but the amount of requests have increasingly impacted staff time and city resources, according to city documents.

Cristina’s Fine Mexican Restaurant is set to debut in Keller next spring.

The details: Cristina’s Fine Mexican Restaurant is family-owned and offers a variety of Mexican dishes like tortilla soup, enchiladas, fajitas, flautas and more. The restaurant will be taking the former location of Horizon 76 along South Main Street.

• 1821 S. Main St., Keller

Looking to explore food opportunities beyond your community? Check out the following restaurant news from across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, as previously reported by Community Impact. 

1. Grapevine: Daytrip Diner
The restaurant serves elevated diner food including breakfast items such as corned beef hash and eggs, chicken fried steak and eggs, pancakes, French toast, waffles and egg scrambles. For lunch, offerings include salads, sandwiches, sandwiches and cheeseburgers.

• Opened Sept. 29
• 1206 W. Northwest Highway, Grapevine

• Opened Oct. 5
• 5757 Main St., Frisco

Texas’ power grid is unlikely to have issues this December, according to an Oct. 3 report by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The details: During the winter, demand for electricity spikes when people get up in the morning and return home in the evening. This December, the tightest period is expected to be from 7-8 a.m. each day, when little to no solar power is being produced. ERCOT found that there will be a 1.81% chance of a grid emergency during that time.

“Under typical grid conditions, the deterministic scenario indicates that there should be sufficient generating capacity available," the report reads.

The background: Texas' grid withstood three cold snaps early this year. ERCOT last asked residents to voluntarily reduce their energy use in January 2024.

Legislative approach: State lawmakers approved legislation this spring that is designed to make the grid more reliable by tightening regulations on large electric consumers, such as data centers. In extreme grid conditions, those customers will be required to switch to backup power to reduce strain on the grid.