In September 2026, there were 71 homes sold across Richardson, according to data from the MetroTex Association of Realtors. This was a 5.97% increase from the 67 homes sold in September 2025.

More details: In September, there were 136 new listings in Richardson. The number of new listings was a 6.25% increase year over year from September 2025.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas opened a new college and career readiness club at Richardson High School on Oct. 19.

The overview: The club offers free programming after school five days a week to help students explore professional and educational opportunities beyond high school. The programming will feature a monthly speaker series on post-graduation paths, skilled trade and professional curriculums, field trips and guidance and tutoring for test preparation and college applications.

Quote of note: “I’ve always believed that schools can be so much more than places where students come to take classes or earn credits,” RHS Assistant Principal John Williams said. “I believe that our school is an institution where students discover who they are.”

• 1250 W. Belt Line Road, Richardson

Contour Airlines will offer five weekly flights between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Flights from Alabama to Dallas will begin Nov. 12, departing at 7:50 a.m. and arriving at 9:50 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to a news release. Return flights from DFW Airport to Muscle Shoals will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing at 5 p.m. and arriving at 6:50 p.m.

Flights will be operated on a 30-seat regional jet, according to the news release.

Quote of note: "We are excited to expand the options available to travelers in the Shoals region by adding nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth while continuing to provide daily service to Charlotte," said Ben Munson, president of Contour Airlines.

The background: Contour Airlines is the regional airline brand of Contour Aviation, which is based in Smyrna, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1982 as Corporate Flight Management.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal D, DFW Airport

Texas environmental regulators have continued processing certain data center permits in the month since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a permitting pause, according to a new report from FracTracker, an oil and gas watchdog group.

The details: Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality last month to "halt all permits sought by data centers" while the Electric Reliability Council of Texas audits proposed projects.

Yet as of Oct. 16, the TCEQ had moved at least 35 data center-related applications forward, per an analysis of TCEQ records.

Zooming in: The agency has issued public notices for three data center projects since Abbott ordered the pause Sept. 21. It also approved stormwater coverage, certified air emissions limits or assigned engineers to other projects.

"No permits have been approved," Andrew Mahaleris, the governor's press secretary, said Oct. 20. "In line with the governor’s directive, TCEQ has not taken and will not take any proactive actions related to the approval of data center permits."

"These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause," FracTracker said in the report.