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Keller Roanoke Northeast Fort Worth Edition VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 MAY 30JUNE 27, 2025

SH 114 expansion nears completion

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Take a look at seven new businesses opening soon

Education Page 11 Read about Byron Nelson High School’s stadium additions

A $99 million state project will add six lanes to SH 114 to keep up with growth in Fort Worth and Roanoke.

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5 Poolwerx The pool service and repair business offers service packages, pool equipment repair and hot tub services. • Opened Feb. 28 • 852 E. SH 114, Ste. 120, Roanoke • www.poolwerx.com

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6 Tater Tot Boutique The children’s clothing and upscale consignment shop will offer new and preowned clothing for children. • Opening in July • 121 Rufe Snow Drive, Ste. 119, Keller • www.shoptatertot.com 7 First Watch The eatery will serve breakfast classics and specials in the Shops at Keller Marketplace development. • Opening TBD • 1241 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.firstwatch.com 8 McAlister’s Deli McAlister’s will open in the new Shops at Keller Marketplace and offers handcrafted sandwiches, salads and stuffed baked potatoes. • Opening TBD 9 Mo’ Bettahs The Hawaiian island barbecue restaurant will have plates with grilled teriyaki chicken or steak, kalua pig, pulehu chicken and shrimp tempura. • Opening TBD • 1241 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.mobettahs.com 10 Stretch Zone Trained practitioners will give a hands-on approach • 1241 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.mcalistersdeli.com

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1 Velvet Taco The taco spot offers unique tacos such as the quesa birria duo and the Mexi-Cali shrimp. • Opened April 21 • 2852 N. Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth • www.velvettaco.com 2 Triple A Café A family-owned restaurant, the eatery has French toast, migas plates, eggs Benedict and cheeseburgers. • Opened April 15

3 Chewy Vet Care Opened near H-E-B, Chewy Vet Care offers veterinary services tailored to each pet. • Opened April 25 • 3251 Tracewood Way, Ste. 131, Fort Worth • www.chewy.com/vet-care 4 QuikTrip The convenience and gas station chain offers a variety of hot and cold food, such as sandwiches and pizza. • Opened March 27

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to alleviate muscle stiffness or soreness and improve athletic skills. • Opening June 30 • 242 Rufe Snow Drive, Ste. 170, Keller • www.stretchzone.com 11 Aerolane The Texas-based startup, which specializes in advanced air technologies and flight concepts, is establishing a flight operations headquarters at Perot Field. • Opening TBD • 13901 Aviator Way, Fort Worth • www.aerolane.com 12 Integrity Urgent Care The clinic will address a wide range of non-life- threatening injuries and illnesses. • Opening Oct. 15 • 12628 Timberland Blvd., Fort Worth • www.integrityuc.com

Cajun Grill. • Relocated April 1 • 201 N. Oak St., Roanoke • www.movementfitnessdfw.com

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In the news

14 Sam’s Club The Walmart subsidiary will undergo a $5 million renovation that includes interior and parking lot updates.

• Slated for completion in August • 201 Golden Triangle Blvd., Keller • www.samsclub.com

15 Spice Wing The new chicken wing restaurant offers diners 20 different kinds of wings, including citrus, chipotle barbecue, garlic parmesan, hot honey lemon pepper and mango habanero. Other menu items include chicken and waffle plates, chicken sandwiches and appetizers such as fried pickles, onion rings and jalapeño poppers. • Opening TBD • 8561 N. Beach St., Fort Worth • www.spicewing.com

Worth the trip

Big Chill Trophy Club New owner Tony Strehlow said the plan for a grand opening of the renovated ice cream store is May 30. • Opening May 30 • 2550 Bobcat Blvd., Ste. 112, Trophy Club • www.tinyurl.com/57ys6chv

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13 Movement Yoga & Sculpt The yoga studio relocated a half mile south from its old location on Oak Street to a new spot near Bayou Jack’s

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City of Fort Worth faces budget cuts for FY 2025-26 The city of Fort Worth is looking at a minimum 1% budget cut to the general fund for fiscal year 2025-26. The breakdown City Manager Jay Chapa went over the budget during the April 29 and May 13 meetings. The target general fund budget is $1.09 billion, an increase of $40.2 million, or 3.81%, from the FY 2024-25 budget to cover existing services, accord- ing to the presentation. Zooming in

City hires medical services director The first emergency medical services medical director has been chosen for the city of Fort Worth. Ahead of the transition of taking over EMS services July 1, the city hired Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis as the EMS medical director. He currently serves as the MedStar Medical Director and will be part of the transition of the services. The details Jarvis will make $270,000 annually as part of a 10-year contract, according to city documents. He is charged with providing medical direction and oversight, consultation, training, education, clinical quality assur- ance and improvement for the EMS System, according to city documents.

The general fund receives money from property taxes and other sources and provides public safety, public works and general government operations, according to the city website. The official budget has to be presented to council in August ahead of the fiscal year.

According to city documents, the 1% reduc- tion is to generate $7.6 million in savings. Chief Transformation Officer Christianne Simmons said the cuts would come from 22 different city departments.

Expenses vs. Revenues for city of Fort Worth's general fund Estimated revenues Estimated expenses $1.5B $1B $0.5B $0 2026 +3.60% +4.44% 2027 2028 2029 2030 +3.33% +3.27%

+3.07% +3.80%

2031

2032

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Keller passes zone-change ordinance for Rosebury Keller City Council approved a planned devel- opment zoning change off North Main Street and Johnson Road from commercial and single-fam- ily residential to planned development and mixed-use. Two-minute impact The change, implemented during council’s regular meeting May 6, will allow developers to move forward with the Rosebury development, which is slated to contain 21 single-family homes and two commercial buildings. “The reality is we’re at a point in the city that, ultimately, projects are going to be coming to City Council,” Mayor Armin Mizani said. “For the most part we are developed, [but] there are pockets where development can happen.”

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Election

Residents vote in favor of Roanoke’s $62M bond for convention center

May 3 election results

55.79% voted in favor of the bond, while 44.21% of voters were against it. Key:

Against the bond For the bond

a parking garage located east of city hall, Roanoke city officials said. The convention center will be owned by the city and leased to the hotel owner, according to previous Community Impact reporting. The project will include conference rooms, meeting rooms, a ballroom, the hotel entrance, hotel amenities and a restaurant. “It is going to bring so much more business into our community with the convention center and a boutique hotel,” Women in Successful Entrepre- neurship president Diana Smith said, who is also on the Roanoke Planning and Zoning Committee. “The patrons will go down Oak Street and all of our businesses in Roanoke and it will really help them [and] make Roanoke grow. It’s going to be fantastic for our area.”

Roanoke’s $62 million bond for building a new convention center has passed following the May 3 election, according to results from Tarrant and Denton counties. “We’ve been working on this project for so many years,” Roanoke Mayor Scooter Gierisch said. “It will foster community spirit and economic growth, and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the community for voting.” What happened The majority of votes came from Denton County residents, with only one Tarrant County voter casting their ballot against the bond, according to the counties’ election websites. While the convention center was the only piece included in the bond election, the full project includes a privately owned and funded hotel and

440 votes

554 votes

994 total votes

SOURCES: TARRANT COUNTY, DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

The funding The bond will not increase property taxes for citizens since city officials expect the convention center to pay for itself using sales tax produced from the project.

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Election results breakdown

27% Jade Holbrook Board of trustees, Place 2

Council member, District 4

May 3 election results from Keller ISD, Keller City Council, Fort Worth City Council and Northwest ISD were all certified by May 14, according to each board.

25.54% Teresa Ramirez 74.46% Charlie Lauersdorf

52% Jennifer Erickson 20% Joni Shaw Smith

Incumbent

Winner

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Fort Worth

60% Chelsea Kelly 9% Ed Duncan 27% Nikki Paris Board of trustees, Place 3

Council member, Mayor

41.9% Cesar Tovar 58.1% Tag Green Council member, Place 4

66.54% Mattie Parker 17.85% Josh Lucas 4.21% Alyson Kennedy

4% Phil Perez

Keller ISD

2.6% Lawrence E. Walker, II 2.56% Millennium Anton C. Woods, Jr. 3.04% Chris Wood

Northwest ISD

22% Scott Bruce 25% Marissa Bryce Board of trustees, Place 1

52% Jeff Dearing 48% Joe Washam Board of trustees, Place 3

0.52% Jeremy F. Labelle 2.69% Donnell Ballard

53% Randy Campbell

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Education

BY MARK FADDEN & CODY THORN

Keller ISD, Northwest ISD both earn B marks from TEA 202223 ratings The Texas Education Agency released its 2022-23 accountability ratings for districts across the state April 24. Keller ISD received an overall B rating, or 84 out of 100 points. Northwest ISD received 82 out of 100 points, or an overall B score. Both districts received B ratings for the 2021-22 school year. Ratings were delayed due to an injunction that blocked them from being released for more than a year. That injunction was overturned April 3 by the state’s 15th Court of Appeals. A closer look Of Northwest ISD’s 30 schools, almost one-third received an A or B rating. Nearly 75% of Keller ISD schools fell in the A or B range. TEA’s interactive ratings database includes highlights from each school’s rating. Key rating metrics in the database include: • Overall rating and score • School progress rating and score • Student achievement rating and score • Closing the gaps rating and score School progress is measured by student perfor- mance over time and by comparing districts and schools with similar economic proles. Student achievement is primarily based on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results and graduation rates. Closing the gaps refers to a district or school’s

Keller ISD breaks down enrollment for 202526

KISD's TEA accountability ratings by campus, 2022-23

0 5 10 15 20

Families new to Keller ISD or those whose children have previously been enrolled but are not currently attending KISD can now complete the enrollment process online. Returning students will be able to re-enroll in July. The details According to a district website, to be eligi- ble for kindergarten for the 2025–26 school year, students must turn 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Students eligible to enroll in pre-kindergarten must be 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1. Families that may qualify for special programs, such as free pre-K, or who do not have their child’s birth certicate may need to provide additional documents. The following documents are necessary to complete the enrollment process: Certied birth certicate Immunization record: must include physician signature or stamp Parent or legal guardian photo ID Proof of income: SNAP letter, most recent paycheck stub or tax returns Proof of residency: includes current utility bills, a lease or housing contract Student’s Social Security card (optional but preferred) SOURCE: KELLER ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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ability to ensure the success of all student groups, including race and ethnicity. Zooming out TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said April 22 the TEA will release the 2024-25 ratings Aug. 15. According to TEA’s statewide report, nearly 11% of school districts received an A rating for the 2022-23 school year. Forty percent of districts earned a B, while about 32% scored a C, 14% received a D and about 3% received an F. The TEA remains blocked from issuing ratings for the 2023-24 school year due to a separate lawsuit, which is pending in the state appeals court, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

Byron Nelson High School receives stadium additions During the Trophy Club Town Council meeting April 28, an amendment to planned development district No. 28—Byron Nelson High School—was approved for building additions. What’s happening?

Executive Director of Communications Anthony Tosie said the guaranteed maximum price for the project has not been nalized yet by the Northwest ISD board of education. The backstory The football stadium, which was part of a $1.9 billion bond passed in 2023, is one of three new stadiums being constructed in NISD. V.R. Eaton in Haslet will also receive a new stadium, along with the new high school near SH 170 in Fort Worth, which will open in 2026.

The work will include constructing a new 7,500-seat football stadium that will be ready for the 2027-28 school year. There will also be a weight room, concession stands, a security oce and more storage for the track and eld program, said Dan Holt, an architect with Glenn Partners.

The new Byron Nelson football stadium will be constructed where the current football practice eld is.

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SH 114 expansion nears completion From the cover

A closer look

The overview

SH 114 updates

Proposed SH 114 section

Existing SH 114 section

The Texas Department of Transportation is working to transform a nearly 3-mile stretch of SH 114 between I-35W and Hwy. 114 Business into a six-lane freeway that includes additional frontage roads. Crews will also rebuild the eastbound frontage road as part of the project. “The purpose and need of the project is to improve mobility and bring the roadway up to current design standards,” TxDOT Public Information Officer Tila Grant said. ”The proposed project is needed to meet future travel demands stemming from projected population growth and traffic volumes.” According to TxDOT, the project cost is $99 million. Grant said the project, which began construction in August 2023 and is slated to be completed in spring 2026, is funded by the state.

2 GENERAL PURPOSE LANES + 2 GENERAL PURPOSE LANES

2 FRONTAGE LANES + 3 GENERAL + 3 GENERAL + 2 FRONTAGE

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Nick Konen, director of strategic development for Hillwood, the developer behind AllianceTexas, said SH 114’s expansion will be a great enhance- ment to the region since it will provide better mobility for the movement of goods coming from and into one of the nation’s largest inland ports. “Goods will also have easier access to I-35, which is a direct route to Canada and Mexico,” Konen said. Retailers in Fort Worth are also excited to see N

Currently, the section of SH 114 between I-35W and Hwy. 114 Business consists of two eastbound general-purpose lanes and two westbound gener- al-purpose lanes with a grass median separating them. Once the reconstruction is complete, those lanes will become frontage roads and the gener- al-purpose highway lanes will replace the grass

Average daily traffic

on SH 114

Enjoy Lunch on Us! TRUEWOOD BY MERRILL, KELLER IS PROUD TO BE PART OF MERRILL GARDENS SENIOR LIVING median with six new general purpose lanes. Reconstruction of existing roads and adding new roads have caused daily lane closures between I-35W and U.S. 377, leading to traffic delays and detours. One example is the recent detour of eastbound traffic Jan. 29-30, according to previous Community Impact reporting. Eastbound traffic on SH 114 was directed to the new roadway at Chadwick Parkway. the project come to completion. One of the largest retail destinations in the area is Tanger Outlets Fort Worth near Texas Motor Speedway. Management officials said that with the evolving retailer mix at Tanger Fort Worth drawing even more visitors to the center, they are confident the SH 114 expansion will only benefit the shopping center with improved traffic flow and accessibility. “The timing of the expansion is ideal as the

Average daily traffic Projected daily traffic

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Along with SH 170, SH 114 is one of the two main east/west thoroughfares that serve AllianceTexas, a 27,000-acre mixed-use development. A corner- stone of AllianceTexas is its intermodal transpor- tation hub, which connects rail, air and road to facilitate the movement of goods.

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What’s next

Besides the AllianceTexas region, this section of SH 114 serves as the main east/west artery for the city of Roanoke. While the expansion project will ultimately increase economic activity and development in the area, it has negatively impacted businesses along that corridor during the construction phase. “Our Roanoke businesses, such as 7-Eleven and Waffle House, have certainly been affected by some of the challenges construction creates when accessing their sites,” said Siale Langi, economic

development manager for Roanoke. “Some of our warehousing space found leasing more challeng- ing through the expansion project.” Now that construction is nearly done, Langi said interest has picked up in developing some of the properties along the highway, which coincides with the increasing population in the area. Demo- graphic forecasts estimate North Texas will grow from roughly 8.2 million residents in 2023 to over 11 million residents in 2045, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

Two other planned SH 114 projects will also help with congestion, according to TxDOT. The first is at the intersection of SH 114 and Championship Parkway, which includes constructing new left turn lanes, installing traffic signals and creating curb ramps. It is slated for completion in October 2028. The second, still in the planning phase with no official start date, is an 8-mile stretch from Grapevine to Trophy Club that will add a lane in each direction.

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+12%

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Transportation

Development

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

BY MARK FADDEN

McMaster-Carr to begin $100M in new construction McMaster-Carr, a supplier of hardware, indus- trial materials and maintenance equipment, will start construction on a $100 million investment that includes 232,000 square feet of space, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The project is tied to the company’s 2023 L I T S E Y R D .

Construction to start on Bella Casa housing Infrastructure work is complete at Bella Casa, a 10.9-acre development planned for 31 homes . Housing construction is expected to begin soon, although an exact start date was not given by Keller officials. The details The Keller City Council approved the development April 16, 2024, according to previous Community Impact reporting. It is a 31-single-family residential lot development with 1.6 acres of open space.

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announcement that it plans on investing more than $360 million in its new Fort Worth site. A closer look According to city of Fort Worth documents, the 117-acre site, which is just east of Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, will be used for a regional headquarters and distribution center. The project is slated to begin in June and be completed spring 2027. City documents state Fort Worth City Council approved an economic development program agreement with the company that includes an $18 million incentive package during its meeting

T I M B E R L A N D B L V

1 Dorman Street improvements Project: Improvements to Dorman Street in Roanoke include adding a concrete street; curb and gutter drainage improvements; new sidewalks and street lighting, per city documents. Closures: Dorman Street between Byron Nelson Boulevard and Lois Street will be closed. • Timeline: end of March-August • Cost: $1.36 million • Funding sources: city of Roanoke, Denton County

2 Park Vista Boulevard expansion Project: The Fort Worth project will expand from two lanes to four lanes with a median. Closures: The Park Vista Boulevard intersections at Pangolin Drive and Rustic Timbers Drive will be closed; Park Vista Boulevard at Keller Haslet Road won’t have traffic control. • Timeline: August-fall 2026 • Cost: $7.56 million • Funding sources: 2022 bond, developer contribution, impact fees

3 Keller Hicks Road improvements, Phase 2 Project: Phase 2 includes adding a concrete pavement section, street lights, sidewalks and storm drainage from Park Vista Boulevard to Lauren Way in Fort Worth. • Timeline: Phase 1 completed May 23, Phase 2 to begin summer 2025 • Cost: $23.94 million for both phases • Funding sources: Phase 1: 2018 bond, impact fees, miscellaneous funds; Phase 2: 2022 bond, impact fees

Aug. 22, 2023. In return, the center will create the following deliverables: • $56.8 million in new incremental property and sales tax revenue • $38.8 million in net new incremental property tax revenue over the 10-year period after the project is complete

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Location: In Big Bend Ranch State Park, 26 miles west of the Barton Warnock Visitor Center BY PAM LEBLANC WALKING AMONG the weird spires of rock that sprout like giant mushrooms in Big Bend Ranch State Park feels like wandering the set of the original Star Trek series. The sand-colored hoodoos—some as tall as a two-story building—look otherworldly, but they developed natu- rally. Eons of wind and rain have scrubbed away softer materials such as fine-grained mudstone and porous tu at the base of the columns, leaving caps of hardened rock at the top. Use your imagination and you might see a human-shaped figure, a lumpy rendition of a troll, or a colossal bird egg balanced on a pedestal. These “fairy towers” famously appeared in the closing scenes of Boy- hood, Richard Linklater’s 2014 coming-of-age drama. An easy stop if you’re driving through the park, the Hoodoos Trail is about a mile long. If you’re not up for the walk, a shaded picnic table oers views of the hoodoos, the Rio Grande, and Mexico beyond.

acres, “they’re usually just cud chewing and wallowing and walking around like they have all day to do nothing,” says Na- talie Smith, a park interpreter. Still, she warns visitors to stay at least fifty yards, or half the length of a football field, away from a bison—and even more during rutting season, which typically lasts from June to September, when they can be aggressive. “If you get two bulls that are equally dominant and are physically equals, they can fight, and they will,” says park superintendent Donald Beard. “We have had bulls killed by other bulls.”

The bison at Caprock Canyons State Park, in the Panhandle, default to photogenic docility, as befits a noble symbol of the American West. They are the descendants of five herds, in- cluding one created by Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight, who in 1878 rescued several calves during the great slaughter that made the once plenti- ful bovines a rarity. There are other herds on private land, but Caprock’s has been designat- ed the o cial herd of Texas, a celebrity status the bison seem unaware of. Mostly unrued by the campers and day hikers who visit the park’s 15,314

YIKES. HOW DO I AVOID IRRITATING A BISON? Leave appropriate space be- tween yourself and any animal capable of tap dancing on your organs, and look out for signs of agitation. “If their tail is in the air, like it’s flagging, you need to step back,” says Smith. Ditto if it’s swinging its head from side to side. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I’M BEING CHARGED BY ONE? Beard says, “If you get into a situation where you’ve been charged, it’s too late.”

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The Sound Machinists A Houston-area company creates modern synthesizers with vintage vibes for Joe Walsh, Duran Duran, and LCD Soundsystem. BY MICHAEL HALL

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Meanwhile, In Texas

In the right hands—customers include Chro- meo, Duran Duran, LCD Soundsystem, and nu- merousfilmandTVsounddesigners—theycan create audio that is human and otherworldly, animated and moody, hard and soft. “The idea that synths are just beeps and bloops is not accurate at all,” says Mike Gra- ham, an engineer and the vice president of business development. “They can sound creepy; they can sound angry; they can sound happy or sad. They can sound inquisitive.” The company’s roots go back to 1969, when Roger Arrick, then an eight-year-old living in suburbanFortWorth,firstheardSwitched-On Bach, an album of the composer’s songs played on the synthesizer created by Robert Moog. To read the rest of this story and stories about other independent makers in Texas, subscribe to Texas Monthly.

THE BUILDING’S WALLS sometimes shake with a sonic rumble. Other times, it’s like a spaceship is flying overhead or as if the elec- tronic duo Daft Punk has reunited in this pleasant industrial park in Stafford, thirty minutes from downtown Houston. But it’s just business as usual at the workshop head- quarters of Synthesizers.com. Thecompanyhasmadeanalogmodularsyn- thesizers for nearly thirty years. The instru- ments are based on the classic Moog (rhymes with “vogue”) synths of the sixties and sev- enties, but these modern-day machines are cheaper and easier to play. They are elegant, with black panels, silver knobs, and red lights.

Numerous attendees at a pickle- themed event in New Braunfels claimed that it was a fiasco, with one unhappy patron posting that she “didn’t even get 1 pickle” and that organizers “should have called it the dusty long line festival.” A pig named Peppa and a blind dog named Amy were reunited with their owner after the lost pair trotted along- side U.S. 290 and wandered into a general store in Austin’s Harris Branch neighborhood. Drivers of two vacuum trucks caused a large explosion and fire after they al- legedly attempted to steal petroleum from a pipeline maintenance station near Orla. The discovery of more than one hun- dred human teeth buried in the yard of a Hondo home prompted an investiga- tion by local police, who found out that the previous owners of the property were dentists who may have been fol- lowing a tradition of burying teeth for good luck . A state representative from Smithville introduced a bill called the Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplay- ing in Education (FURRIES) Act, which would ban “non-human” behavior in schools, such as wearing a tail. A substation explosion at Texas Tech University caused widespread power outages and the eruption of green flames from manhole covers across campus. —Meher Yeda

Mike Graham operates a Studio-110 system at the Synthesizers.com oce in Staord.

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Space Center Houston tour guide Irwin Stewart.

for a movie about space to get a VIP tour from Stewart, though he has guided actor Natalie Portman, who portrayed an astronaut in 2019’s Lucy in the Sky, and director Alfonso Cuarón, an Oscar winner for 2013’s Gravity . You just have to reserve a spot on one of Stewart’s week- days-only excursions, which cost about $200 per person and are limited to small groups. With light gray hair styled in the manner of Albert Einstein’s, the 56-year-old Stewart is expressive and enthusiastic, often peppering conversations with “Did you know that?” He and eleven others on the Space Center’s sta give these specialized tours, and Stewart is comfortable with famous visitors. He is also a certified commercial pilot who spent more than a decade as an aircraft-maintenance in- structor. In other words, he can go deep on all things that fly. He can easily talk for three hours, the average length of a tour, and show no sign of flagging. Stewart greets me on a hot fall day at the entrance to Space Center Houston and makes small talk while he escorts me around the back of the building to a black SUV. Then, as he drives onto the NASA campus, he launch- es into tour guide mode. His voice becomes louder and more animated. “There’s one hundred buildings on this cam- pus! Each has its own specialty.” To read the rest of this article about Stew- art and more of our favorite tour guides all across Texas, subscribe to Texas Monthly.

IF YOU’VE BEEN among the million-plus annual visitors to Space Center Houston, the museum at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, you’ve probably seen the Apollo 17 command module, walked through the replica of the space shuttle Independence, and touched a moon rock. You may have even taken a tram to the 1,600-acre working campus behind the museum and walked up to the Saturn V rocket —more than thirty stories tall—lying on its side like a giant in repose. But have you met Irwin Stewart? You don’t have to be a celebrity preparing

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Events

BY GABBY BAILEY

Fishing for Fun Head to Keller City Hall for a morning of fishing with family and friends at the pond behind the city hall building. No registration is required. • June 7, 9-11:30 a.m. • Free (admission) • 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller • tinyurl.com/33zvsu65 Laps for Charity Guests have a unique opportunity to drive their own cars on Texas Motor Speedway’s asphalt track for three laps around the 1.5-mile circuit. These group laps will be led by the TMS pace car. All proceeds go to Speedway Children’s Charities. Registration is required. • June 7 • $60 per car Keller Juneteenth Freedom Run Join the SPECS Movement and its partners, Keller ISD Families for Public Education and Dignity for All Texas Students, for a 2.5-mile walk/run at Bear Creek Park commemorating Juneteenth. Yoga will be available for participants, as well. • June 14, 8:30 a.m. • $10 registration without T-shirt, $25 registration with T-shirt • Bear Creek Park, Pavilion 1, 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller • www.tinyurl.com/muk9uy3p Father’s Day Weekend at Hawaiian Falls Celebrate Father’s Day all weekend with free admission for all dads at Hawaiian Falls Waterpark. The park is also offering a specially priced, limited-time offer of craft beer during the weekend. • June 15-16, 8:30 a.m. • Free admission for dads and children under 2, $25.99-$69.99 for other guests • 290 Byron Nelson Blvd., Roanoke • www.hfalls.com/specials-events.php • 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth • www.speedwaycharities.org/events/ texas/laps-for-charity

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Growing a Kitchen Garden This adults only class will focus on how to design a raised garden bed using practices that mimic natural ecosystems. The class will also show how to regenerate soil in a way that uses chemical-free methods. Registration is required for this event. • May 31, noon-1 p.m. • Free (admission) • Fort Worth Public Library, Summerglen, 4205 Basswood Blvd., Fort Worth • www.tinyurl.com/54n5nf6a

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Evenings on Oak Street The Vinyl Stripes will take the stage at Austin Street Plaza with a collection of “new original songs” that capture the essence of the classic rock era, from Rockabilly to California Surf music. The band consists of guitar, upright bass and drums and, at times, a saxophone player. This event is free and open to people of all ages. • June 26, 6:30-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 211 N. Oak St., Roanoke • www.roanoketexas.gov/114/Evenings-on-Oak-Street sweetheart, best friend or favorite partner in crime, Picasso style, at this interactive event at Salt and Light Collective. The class will provide the supplies, the guidance and plenty of good vibes while encouraging artists to have fun. A dessert bar and warm drinks will be provided. • June 27, 7-9 p.m. • 138 Olive St., Keller • www.tinyurl.com/2u5m24h3

Senior Social Hour Connect with other seniors, play games, share stories and enjoy conversations at the Fort Worth Public Library-Golden Triangle. This event is free and designed for people ages 55 and older.

• June 2, 1-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • 4264 Golden Triangle Blvd., Fort Worth • www.tinyurl.com/4493dexu

Keller Summer Lights The city of Keller will celebrate the start of summer with the first of four Keller Summer Nights of 2025. Each Friday in the month of June, families are invited to listen to a concert on the front lawn of Keller City Hall, followed by a movie.

• June 5, 7:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller • www.tinyurl.com/44fe8zkb

Kickoff to Summer Market Visit 139 Olive in Old Town Keller to commemorate the beginning of summer with live music, Thai food and local vendors. This event is BYOB.

• June 5, 6-9 p.m. • Free (admission) • 139 Olive St., Keller • www.lu.ma/btitgpap

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Across the three ZIP codes encompassing Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth, 166 homes were sold in April 2025. Residential market data

Average home price in the last 6 months

Number of new listings

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+10.64%

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$727,238

$670,000

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$400,000-$699,999

Number of homes sold

Average days on the market

$100,000-$399,999

-10.77%

-9.62%

+22%

+46.15%

+43.33%

+12.5%

<$99,999

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