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3 candidates file for at-large Place 6 on Lewisville ISD board
Three candidates filed applications for the upcoming special election on Nov. 4 for the Lewisville ISD board of trustees.
The candidates are Michelle Alkhatib, Madison Lopez and Matthew Siskowski, per the LISD website. The election will be in conjunction with the Nov. 4 general election, district officials said. The filing application opened Aug. 26 and closed at 5 p.m. Sept. 3, per district documents.
How we got here: The board approved calling a special election to replace the vacant position at an Aug. 25 meeting in a 5-1 vote, with trustee Sheila Taylor opposing. The election comes after trustee Buddy Bonner resigned this summer due to the district’s nepotism guidelines.
One more thing: The last day to register to vote is Oct. 6. Early voting will take place from Oct. 20-31. Election Day is Nov. 4. LISD uses Denton County Elections Office locations and Tarrant County Elections Office locations. Specific polling locations and hours can be found on Denton and Collin Counties’ websites.
Potbelly to serve sandwiches at new locations in Denton, Flower Mound, McKinney
Chicago-based sandwich chain Potbelly will open nine new restaurants in North Texas, including locations in McKinney, Flower Mound and Denton, according to a Sep. 3 company press release.
The gist: he expansion is part of a franchising agreement with father-and-son franchising partners Barry and Remington Burke, who have previously franchised five Wingstop locations, the release states. The sandwich shop offers a variety of toasted sandwiches as well as salads, soups, macaroni and cheese, milkshakes and more, according to the company's menu.
Spirit Halloween to offers merchandise, costumes at The Shops at Highland Village
Spirit Halloween opened a location at The Shops at Highland Village in mid-August, a company representative said. Spirit Halloween will operate at that location until Nov. 15, according to a news release.
What they offer: The business sells Halloween-themed costumes, props and decorations at retail locations from late summer to late fall.
Oktoberfest, Halloween: Check out 12 fall festivals, events around Dallas-Fort Worth
Here are 12 festivals and activities for Dallas-Fort Worth residents looking for fun ways to spend a weekend this fall.
1. Grapefest in Grapevine: Attendees can taste wine and explore Downtown Grapevine. This year’s theme is The Grape Gatsby, a nod to the 100th anniversary of the publication of the "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2. Oktoberfest in McKinney: Enjoy authentic German food, domestic and imported beer, live music, games and more during Historic Downtown McKinney’s Oktoberfest celebration.
‘This will save lives’: New Texas laws require summer camps to remove cabins from floodplains
Two months after 25 campers and two counselors died in the historic July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic, Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new laws Sept. 5 that he said will “make youth camps safer” and ensure Texas communities are better prepared for future disasters. The flood victims' families attended the Sept. 5 bill signing ceremony in Austin.
The details: Under the two-pronged camp safety package, summer camps are required to remove existing cabins from floodplains by Jan. 1.
Camps must also develop and annually update comprehensive emergency plans, set up warning systems to notify campers if something is wrong and install ladders so campers can climb on cabin roofs during floods.
Looking ahead: Two other disaster preparedness bills, as well as legislation designed to regulate Texas’ multibillion-dollar THC industry, did not pass during the recent special legislative session, which ended around 1 a.m. Sept. 4.
When asked Sept. 5 if he planned to call a third legislative overtime to continue work on those policies, Abbott told reporters to "stay tuned."
