A two-phase trail construction project within Shadow Ridge Park is underway, according to a town news release.

The overview: Work began on the first phase of the project in early November, per the news release, and it is expected to be completed in 60 to 90 days.

Improvements in the first phase include replacing the old sidewalk in the park with a new 8-foot trail. Other work includes:

• Constructing new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps at intersections
• Repairing several existing trail panels
• Grading

Argyle ISD staff and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of Elementary School No. 5 on Nov. 18.

The details: The campus is located at 810 FM 407, Argyle, and will be the fourth campus to open in Argyle since 2019. It will serve prekindergarten through fifth grade and will open to start the 2027-28 school year, according to a district social media post.

The elementary school will include 61 classrooms and a capacity for 850 students, according to previous reporting.

Highland Homes will begin selling homes in Landmark in Denton this winter, according to a company representative.

A closer look: The master-planned community broke ground Nov. 13 and will feature trails, park space, on-site schools and retail space, including Denton’s first H-E-B.

Highland’s homes in Landmark will be on 50-foot lots, featuring 2,200 to 3,600 square feet of living space, and are priced from the high $500,000s, per a company news release. A Highland Homes model home is already under construction.

What they're saying: “Our collaboration with Hillwood spans 25 years, so we know this community will bring robust amenities and a deep connectivity to community—a Hillwood community trademark,” Jason Walker, Vice President of Sales with Highland Homes said, in the release.

Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods in history, according to projections from AAA. A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel at least 50 miles from home Nov. 25-Dec. 1.

Zooming in: About 5.3 million Texans are expected to drive to their Thanksgiving destinations, according to a Nov. 17 news release, while about 328,000 people will fly and 140,000 will use other forms of transportation.

The impact: Texans should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations during Thanksgiving week, with the most congestion expected Nov. 25-26. Traffic is also expected to be heavy as Texans return home Nov. 30, according to INRIX, a transportation data company.

Minimal traffic is expected on Thanksgiving Day.

More details: Texas drivers will pay about the same for gas as they did last Thanksgiving, according to AAA Texas. One gallon of regular unleaded gas cost about $2.65 in Texas as of Nov. 13, down from $2.69 last year.