The renovation and expansion of The REC of Grapevine took another step forward when a preconstruction services contract worth around $15,000 was awarded at the March 17 City Council meeting.

Clark Contractors will be the construction manager at-risk for the project.

Parks and Recreation Director Chris Smith said the company will work with the city and project designer Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture to help ensure the project remains on time and in budget.

According to city documents, Clark Contractors staff will work with the city staff and design team to assist with cost estimating, scheduling, constructability review and the development of a guaranteed maximum price for construction.

The context: During his presentation to council, Smith said Clark Contractors was behind the various renovations in Grapevine, such as the Great Wolf Lodge and The Glass Cactus inside the Gaylord Texan, the Hilton Garden Inn and the Silverlake Office Building.

Smith said more than 40% of Grapevine residents are members of The REC.

Golden Glaze Donuts has opened its sixth Dallas-Fort Worth area location in Grapevine.

The business offers made from scratch donuts, with the tagline, "golden, glazed and gone by noon," according to its website.

What else? Aside from glazed donuts, the menu includes a variety of donuts, croissant sandwiches, kolaches, apple fritters, jelly-filled donuts and cinnamon rolls.

The business also has catering options with a mix of donuts and kolaches.

The details: According to its website, there are five other locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

• 2646 William D. Tate Ave., Grapevine

Two candidates have filed for the Place 5 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees position, which will appear on the May ballot.

What you need to know: Place 5 is held by current trustee A.J. Pontillo, who will face Matthew White.

Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

Two candidates have filed for the Place 6 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees position, which will appear on the May ballot.

What you need to know: Place 6 is held by current trustee Dianna Sager, who will face Lindsey Sheguit.

Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

Two candidates have filed for the Place 7 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees position, which will appear on the May ballot.

What you need to know: Place 7 is held by current trustee Mary Humphrey, who will face Darrell Brown.

Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

See five road projects planned or ongoing around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Teel Parkway construction
Project: Teel Parkway in Prosper will be improved with a four-lane concrete divided roadway. The improvements include paving, a retaining wall, drainage and median landscaping. The project spans First Street to Freeman Way.
Update: The project is in the design phase.

• Timeline: winter 2027-summer 2029
• Cost: $800,000
• Funding source: town of Prosper

• Timeline: TBD
• Cost: $169,788
• Funding sources: cities of Colleyville, Euless

In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”