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Flower Mound Highland Village Argyle Edition VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 APRIL 8MAY 7, 2025

2025 Voter Edition

Path to progress

Flower Mound residents could approve rst bond in more than 20 years

BY JACOB VAUGHN

The town of Flower Mound has called its rst election for a bond package in more than two decades. The proposed bond package is for roughly $112 million in projects ranging from parks, trails and recreation to street reconstruction. The last election for a bond package in town was held in 2002, which funded the construction of the town’s Community Activity Center and several athletic elds. Calling a bond election marks a change in nancial strategy for the town. “Our council highly values public input when it comes to making spending decisions, so a [general obligation] bond election is probably one of the best ways to gauge public support,” John Zagurski, the town’s chief nancial ocer, said.

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Flower Mound residents swim at Community Activity Center, which is set for expansion if the town’s bond package is approved by voters May 3.

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4 Waterstone Mortgage The new office does loan services of all types but more than 95% of the business consists of veteran assistance loans, Jason Stier, director of VA lending with the company, said in an email. • Opened Jan. 15 • 2652 FM 407, Ste. 215a, Bartonville • www.waterstonemortgage.com

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5 Kiddie Academy The business teaches children as young as six weeks old and as old as 12 years old. Students are taught from a curriculum that develops language and literacy skills, creative arts, social studies, and more. • Opening summer 2026 • 2031 Lakeside Parkway, Flower Mound • www.kiddieacademy.com 6 Marty B’s Coffee Co. The coffee shop serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot and cold coffee beverages. • Opening spring 2026 • 811 International Parkway, Flower Mound • www.martybscoffee.com 7 MaxStrength Fitness The business offers 20-minute sessions with a private trainer for customers twice a week. The gym in Flower Mound will be equipped with several workout machines. • Opening in August • 4951 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound • www.maxstrengthfitness.com

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order. Aside from ice cream, customers can order cakes, milkshakes and smoothies. • Opened March 12 • 1450 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 120, Flower Mound • www.coldstonecreamery.com 3 Pro Black Belt Academy The business teaches taekwondo, karate, jiu-jitsu and muay Thai to students who are 3 years old and older, said Mike Gregoritsch, who co-owns the location with his wife Jai. Pro Black Belt Academy also has an after-school program where students can learn about leadership and take a martial arts class. • Opened March 17 • 2851 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 101, Flower Mound • www.problackbelt.net/flower-mound

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1 Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More The business offers custom designs for T-shirts, jackets, hats, bags and accessories, according to its website. Other services include direct-to-garment printing, direct- to-film printing, embroidery, screen printing, vinyl and ultra print. • Opened March 10 • 1900 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 104, Flower Mound • www.bigfrog.com/flowermound 2 Cold Stone Creamery The chain’s ice cream is prepared fresh daily within each store and is combined on a frozen granite stone with toppings, such as candy, fruit or nuts for a customer’s

What’s next

8 Dan’s Bagels According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, construction is expected to wrap up by the end of May at a cost of around $300,000. The business offers bagels, cookies and craft soda. • 8595 US 377, Ste. 1H, Argyle • www.dansbagels.com

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9 IVX Health Construction is set to start in April, cost about $400,000 and finish in August, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The clinic provides infusion and injection therapy to help people with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. • 5810 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 600, Flower Mound • www.ivxhealth.com 10 Life Time Construction on a new cold plunge pool is expected to begin in late April and wrap up in May. The cold plunge pool, which is being converted from a hot tub, will be about 500 square feet and cost about $120,000, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. • 3100 Churchill Drive, Flower Mound • www.lifetime.life

12 Warby Parker Renovations planned for a retail space in The Shops at Highland Village are expected to start in May and wrap up in August. Warby Parker offers a selection of eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and eye exams. • 1701 Shoal Creek, Ste. 245, Highland Village • www.warbyparker.com

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13 Studio 360 Med Spa The business provided treatments including cool sculpting, a nonsurgical fat elimination technique, skin treatments and facial injectibles. • Closed in late February • 2300 Highland Village Road, Ste. 300, Highland Village • www.studio360medspa.com 14 Three Dog Bakery The business specialized in baking cakes, treats and cookies for dogs, according to its website. • Closed Feb. 14 • 5810 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 600, Flower Mound • www.threedogstores.com

15 Thirty-One Eleven Sunset A 16-story, 207-unit luxury apartment complex has its first residents. The building includes one-, two- and three-bedroom tower apartments, penthouses and townhomes along with amenities, such as a golf simulator and rooftop pool. • Opened in early March • 3111 Sunset Blvd., Flower Mound • www.3111sunset.com

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11 Two Budz A former CBD American Shaman is now under new ownership and has rebranded. The business offers hemp-derived products such as CBD, as well as tobacco and nicotine products and smoking accessories. • 2001 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 103, Flower Mound • www.twobudz.com

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Baylor Scott & White Health will bring retail, fitness and medical spaces to the 123.93-acre develop- ment on the southwest corner of I-35W and Robson Ranch Road. Argyle Town Council unani- mously approved the Heritage development zoning change March 18. The Heritage tract is a property that sits just east of the mixed-use Harvest development. What’s happening? With H-E-B going to the Landmark development in Denton across the street, property owner Jim Wills has a new grocer interested in the property. Now, Wills said they can “supercharge their marketing effort” and add more retail spaces that they may not have been able to with an H-E-B. “We do have another grocer that we feel very good about,” Wills said. Zooming in The only large-scale develop- ments permitted on the site are a grocery store up to 150,000 square feet and a potential six-story Argyle property to get wellness campus, grocer

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hospital not to exceed 120 feet, according to town documents. The wellness campus on 50 acres of the property will include retail, fitness and medical buildings with a building height not to exceed 75 feet. A surgical center, specialty heart hospital and an acute care hospital was also proposed, but BS&W repre- sentatives Charles Shelburne and Angel Benschneider said they would assess community needs to decide what will serve the town best. Measuring the impact According to an economic impact study presented by the developer, over a 30-year period, the development is expected to generate over $17 million in new tax revenue and over $131 million in new sales tax revenue. The development could also generate over 3,200 jobs.

Flower Mound names veterans plaza

Brown is a World War II veteran who served for more than two decades in the U.S. Army and has dedicated his retirement years to giving back to the local community, according to town documents. Construction of the $3.36 mil- lion Peters Colony Memorial Park could be completed this fall.

Flower Mound officials have chosen a name for the veterans memorial plaza that is slated for Peters Colony Memorial Park. The details Flower Mound Town Council approved naming the feature Chief Warrant Officer Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza in early March.

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Council discusses Eden Ranch proposal Flower Mound officials heard plans for a proposed community that would blend residential and agricultural uses in the Cross Timbers Conservation District during a

March 17 work session. What you need to know

The proposed development, Eden Ranch, encompasses about 336 acres of agricultur- ally zoned land and includes 193 residential lots and sits north of FM 1171 between Shiloh Road and Red Rock Road. The general goal of the development is to bring better quality food sources closer to people’s homes. The website for Eden Ranch promotes amenities such as annual crops grown on farmland throughout the property. Because the item was heard during a work session, council took no action. What’s next? Eden Ranch will need to be heard by sev- eral boards and commissions in the coming months before a public hearing with the plan- ning and zoning commission is scheduled.

The $100,000 given to Little Joe’s Farmstead is to help owner Jim Reid convert the outdoor patio of his restaurant into a walk up ice cream shop and oce. Reid also plans to buy nearby property to connect the business to the Argyle Nature Trail. Argyle council OKs $140k for Little Joe’s Farmstead, town center HEATHER MCCULLOUGHCOMMUNITY IMPACT Little Joe's Farmstead Argyle Town Center 407 377 Argyle

Highland Village council approves updated HTeaO site plan for FM 407 store An amended site plan for a proposed HTeaO location in Highland Village is approved, clearing the way for construction to resume. Highland Village council members unanimously approved an updated site plan, which includes a smaller footprint for the store in Highland Village Argyle Town Council members approved an expenditure of the city’s Municipal Development District board for $100,000 to Little Joe’s Farm- stead and $40,000 to begin work on the Argyle Town Center project. The overview The $100,000 given to Little Joe’s Farmstead is to help owner Jim Reid convert the outdoor patio of his restaurant into a walk up ice cream shop and office, according to city documents. The shop will offer homemade ice cream and pastries, Reid said. “I think it’s a wonderful addition and a great next step ... every time I drive by it’s just a source of pride,” council member Cynthia Hermann said.

In addition to this project, Reid is looking into purchasing the property next to Little Joe’s and making it into a market center that connects Little Joe’s to the Argyle Nature Trail. More details The $40,000 for the proposed town center will be used for preliminary studies including traffic impact assessments, water flow studies and utility studies, said applicant Mike Silvaggio. The town center property includes 12 acres of land adjacent to 6 acres owned by the town. The town is planning to build a law enforcement center and municipal buildings on the property.

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Town Center, during a March 25 meeting. The overview

The proposed HTeaO location will sit within a 2,168-square-foot building, which is 385 square feet smaller than the originally approved site plan from 2022, according to city documents. The site will also have two drive-thru lanes. The first site plan for the property was approved in February 2022 before HTeaO elected to make the store corporate owned instead of a franchise location, Kriston said. Once a building permit is approved, construc- tion is expected to last about six months.

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Election

BY CONNOR PITTMAN

Voter Guide

2025

Dates to know

Where to vote

April 3: Last day to register to vote April 22: Early voting begins April 29 : Last day of early voting May 3: Election day and last day to receive a ballot by mail (or May 5 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at the location of the election)

Denton County residents can cast ballots at any polling location during early voting or at their polling precinct on Election day. Visit www.votedenton.gov for polling locations.

Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.

KEY: *Incumbent

Sales tax election Proposition A: Shall the Town of Argyle adopt a local sales and use tax in the Town of Argyle city limits and in special purpose annexation areas at the rate of 2%? Argyle ISD bond election

Lewisville ISD Board of trustees, Place 7 Andy Echols Sheila Taylor*

Flower Mound Bond election Proposition A: $82 million for the Community Activity Center and other parks, trails and recreation projects Proposition B: $30 million for street reconstruction

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Proposition A: $393.7 million. Proposition B: $29.4 million.

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Election

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

Argyle Mayor

What are the biggest challenges facing Argyle?

How do you plan to address these issues?

Creating a unified vision for Argyle’s future. Roads and traffic. Finalizing the already planned commercial along Hwy I-35, and other major roadways and continue to attract the most desirable commercial. Capital improvements like road repairs and new police department and staffing to best serve the citizens. Strategic relationship with Argyle ISD.

Unifying all of Argyle in a common vision and providing leadership and institutional knowledge to the five voting members and staff. Creating a long-term financial and capital improvements plan. Working with staff and council to develop the most effective staff structure. Transparent and effective leadership and open communication with citizens.

Ronald Schmidt Experience: Professor schmidt4argyle.com

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KEY: *Incumbent

Lewisville ISD board of trustees, Place 7 Ryan Echols Experience: policy and Ops. Senior Manager at a citizen empowerment nonprofit EcholsForLISD.com

What are the biggest challenges facing the district?

If elected, what would be your top priorities?

While budget deficits and declining enrollment pose significant challenges, the real issue is the lack of a sustainable plan to address them. Solutions lie in community-driven ideas, collective ingenuity and investment in student success. Until the board truly considers community input, these problems will persist and grow.

No increase to the basic allotment since 2019 which has us doing more with less. Teacher satisfaction and retention and student academic achievement are two other areas we continue to be laser-focused on.

My focus is on transparency, smart financial planning, and strengthening LISD for the long term. I believe in listening to parents, teachers and students to make informed decisions. Instead of reactionary choices, we should build on our successes, attract new families, support educators and ensure LISD remains strong and competitive.

My top priorities are continued financial management, continued advocacy for an increase to the basic allotment, student achievement and teacher retention/satisfaction.

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Election

BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

Voters will consider a $423 million bond with two propositions at the May 3 election. The first proposition, totaling $393.7 million, would fund bus purchases, technology updates, the construction of a sixth elementary school and new middle school, and design for a third middle school, per district documents. The second proposition allocates $29.4 million for a baseball and softball complex at Argyle High School. AISD parent Acela Spiegelberg said the district needs more schools but would prefer multiple smaller propositions to make it easier to vote against items like $100 million for land acquisition, which she said she felt are premature when balanced budgets and enrollment growth could change. Argyle ISD voters to decide on bond

The impact

the maintenance and operations tax rate. While AISD anticipates no increase in the tax rate should the bond pass, a homeowner’s tax bill could go up if the county increases the district’s taxable value, Carpenter said. As growth continues AISD will need to call bonds to fund building additional facilities, she said.

With an 8% growth rate, enrollment is on track to increase 86% by 2035 and the district must address instructional capacity to serve students, Superintendent Courtney Carpenter said. The influx of homes in the district has led to a 235% surge in total taxable value from FY 2016-17 to FY 2024-25, or $1.5 billion to $5.05 billion. When this taxable value increases, the state can decrease

Maintenance and operations rate Interest and sinking rate $2 $1.5 $1 $0.5 $0 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Fiscal year SOURCES: ZONDA EDUCATION,ARGYLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT $166M bond called $267.8 bond called $512 bond called $6.5M for technology passed $423M bond called

AISD bond package breakdown The bond will help ensure the district has enough facilities to accommodate its growing enrollment.

Looking ahead

New construction projects: $251M

member Randy Fite said at a board meeting. AISD has also expended all previous bond land money and currently owns only 50 acres in Furst Ranch, Carpenter said. “With the anticipated growth, the district will search for a future elementary school site, a future middle school site, and a future high school site,” Carpenter said.

Without the passage of the bond, the district will reach elementary school capacity by 2029. The second new middle school could not be built, and therefore, another middle and high school rezone would occur, Carpenter said. Students could attend classes in portables if new campuses are not built in tandem with AISD’s projected growth, AISD bond committee

Land acquisition: $100M Existing facilities improvements: $55.2M

Total: $423M Total $423M

Technology: $7M Bus purchases: $9M

SOURCE: ARGYLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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From the cover

Path to progress

BY JACOB VAUGHN

How we got here

The overview

Bond engagement timeline Public engagement meetings Flower Mound’s Blue Ribbon Bond Committee set up events to solicit feedback on the $112 million bond.

The projects proposed in the bond are too large for Flower Mound to cover using its cash reserves, which is historically how the town has paid for similar projects, Childers said. This is partially due to a bill signed in 2019 that limited municipalities to a 3.5% annual revenue increase from property taxes for operational expenses. Because of this, town ocials are adopting a new nancial strategy to shift dedicated sales tax funds to cover opera- tions and maintenance costs, while using debt to nance major capital projects. The Community Activity Center was identied for improvements as part of the town’s 2017 parks and recreation master plan, Chuck Jennings, Flower Mound’s director of parks and recreation, said. A feasibility study was also conducted in 2024 that recommended the renovation and

T E A S L E Y L N . completed, Flower Mound’s Communications Director Melissa Demmitt said in an email. Proposition B for $30 million could fund street reconstruction if approved by voters. The streets were chosen based on an assessment of streets that the town LEWISVILLE LAKE “We’re in a position right now where a lot of our roads are coming up towards the end of their useful life,” Childers said. The town has a list of streets that could see construction if the proposition passes, but these aren’t nalized and roads will be prioritized based on their condition over the next ve years. A 12-member committee was organized to put together recommendations for what could be included in the two bond propositions. The $112 million bond is not expected to raise property taxes in Flower Mound, if approved, Town Manager James Childers said. The $82 million Proposition A could fund parks and recreation projects, including the expansion of the Community Activity Center. At the Community Activity Center, the addition of an indoor leisure pool, expanded tness area, multisport gyms and other amenities are proposed. This proposition could also include converting local soccer elds to synthetic turf and master planning the existing Prairie Trail Park. The west side of town could also get a 24-hour self-service library center, an outdoor reading oasis and trail connections if this proposition passes.

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expansion of the center. Public feedback gathered between Nov. 12 and Dec. 4 found that most participants supported a majority of the proposed bond projects. On Feb. 3, the council voted to put the two bond propositions on the May 3 ballot.

The impact

Proposed projects

If approved, the projects included in the bond would be started in the next ve years. If the bond isn’t approved, some of the proposed projects could be reduced in scope. Money that would have gone toward funding these projects could be allocated toward other things if the bond is approved, Childers said. For example, sales tax dollars collected from the town could go toward extending the life of streets through road work contracts in town as opposed to funding their reconstruction.

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Estimated costs

To help address resident questions about the bond, the town has planned two town halls in April. The rst will be at 1 p.m. April 10 at the senior center and a second is scheduled one week later at 6 p.m. April 17, Demmitt said. Childers said bond elections could become more common for Flower Mound in the future. “We’re not doing it in a haphazard manner,” Childers said. “We’re doing it very transparently. We’re having a broad conversation.”

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Community Activity Center renovations, expansion: $49.1M Street reconstruction: $30M

Total: $112M

Other parks, trails projects: $13.6M Leonard & Helen Johns Community Park $7M

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Education

Transportation

BY MARK FADDEN & JONATHAN PERRIELLO

BY JACOB VAUGHN

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LISD trustees approve $77M campus upgrades Multiple Lewisville ISD facilities will receive maintenance and repairs as part of the 2023 bond. The guaranteed maximum prices approved by trustees in March total just over $77 million. The details Just over $8 million is allocated for roof replace- ments at Lamar Middle School, the Facilities Service Center, the Welcome Center and one of the wings of Old Settlers Elementary. The campus roof replacements will take place this summer and the replacements for the two centers are scheduled for completion by the end of the year, LISD Executive Director of Construction Randy Fite said. Trustees also reviewed an early package for Marcus High School that outlined $10.9 million for renovations to the library, first floor classrooms, hallways and offices set to begin this summer. The campus will receive upgrades through 2027.

156 AISD allocates $560k for employee bonuses Argyle ISD trustees approved a one-time payment of $1,000 for professional staff and $500 for paraprofessionals and auxiliary employees at a March 24 meeting. The details District documents state the payment is in recognition of staff members’ efforts during the 2024-25 school year that has been affected by public school funding issues, over-projected growth and reduced resources. The payment is funded through additional revenue in the amount of $560,000 from the 2024-25 general budget. The additional revenue of $2.5 million is due to larger than anticipated enrollment, which totaled 6,100 students, around 700 more than last year, per district documents.

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Ongoing projects

Hebron High School maintenance $27.1M Administrative center upgrades $12.7M

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Campus roof replacements $8.5M

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More details As part of the bond work, more than $3 million is outlined for some campuses that are slated for classroom and office door and hardware upgrades, but are not targeted for full life-cycle maintenance. These campuses include Forestwood and Lamar middle schools and McAuliffe and Morningside elementary schools. Auditoriums at Hebron and Flower Mound high schools will also receive new seating, wall treat- ments, and improved acoustics and LED lighting.

3 Flower Mound Road Details: Construction on the second part of the fourth phase of improvements will take place between Drive intersection and Arbor Creek Lane. Crews are working on the eastbound inside lane. The project includes lane reconstruction, repairs of concrete road panels and storm drainage improvements. • Timeline: February to mid-April • Cost: $2.3 million for the whole project • Funding sources: capital improvement project funds and dedicated sales tax

2 Timber Creek Road Details: Construction is underway replacing concrete panels on Timber Creek Road between College Parkway and Kirkpatrick Lane, which is the second phase of the project. Work is being done to improve the road after pavement deterioration in the area. • Timeline: mid-March to June • Cost: $759,501 • Funding source: general fund

Ongoing projects

1 Wichita Trail Details: Most of the project includes the full reconstruction of Wichita Trail from about 550 feet south of Cardinal Drive to 250 feet west of High Meadow Road and replacing concrete panels. • Timeline: mid-March to summer 2025 • Cost: $2.4 million • Funding source: general fund

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Argyle Farmers Market Shop for fresh local food, drinks and items at Argyle Party and Gifts. • April 12, 9 a.m.-noon • Free (admission) • 409 US 377 S., Argyle • www.facebook.com/events/676822015290160 Kid Fish Head over to Rheudasil Park pond to catch some fish for a chance to win a prize. Rods, reels and bait provided. • April 26, 9 a.m.-noon • Free (admission) • 2401 Lake Forest Blvd., Flower Mound • www.flowermound.gov/112/Upcoming-Events

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Easter Cookie Decorating Class Decorate a dozen Easter-themed cookies to take home. Guests may bring snacks and drinks. • April 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • $45 • Argyle Party and Gifts, 407 US 377 S., Argyle • www.facebook.com/events/580893511480147 Easter Egg Scramble Visit Jake’s Hilltop park for a chance to see the Easter bunny, get candy and enjoy fun activities. • April 12, 1:30-3:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • 4975 Timber Creek Drive, Flower Mound • www.flowermound.gov/112/Upcoming-Events Easter Egg Hunt Enjoy face painting, pictures with the Easter bunny, a fire engine, bounce houses and ice cream treats. • April 12, 10-11:30 a.m. • Free (admission) • Unity Park, 2200 Briarhill Blvd., Highland Village • www.highlandvillage.org/480/Easter-Egg-Hunt

Earth Day celebration The conclusion to Highland Village’s month-long BLOOM event will end with a concert and face painting at The Backyard in The Shops at Highland Village. Guests can see a local beekeeper handle an active beehive and explore earth-friendly gifts at a Learning Express pop-up shop.

May

Highland Village Art Festival Enjoy a gallery full of art displays and demonstrations at The Shops in Highland Village. Entertainment includes live music, face painting, street performers and interactive children’s activities. • May 3, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • Free (admission) • 1701 Shoal Creek, Ste. 245, Highland Village • www.theshopsathighlandvillage.com/events

• April 22, 6-8 p.m. • Free (admission)

• 1701 Shoal Creek, Ste. 245, Highland Village • www.theshopsathighlandvillage.com/events

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Chuck Jennings, left, and Peggy Riddle help maintain and furnish the Gibson-Grant Log House.

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The interior of the Gibson-Grant Log House is furnished by Denton County and maintained by Flower Mound.

The restoration of the Gibson-Grant Log House began in 2020 and was completed in 2024.

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Flower Mound’s Gibson-Grant Log House displays artifacts, to earn Texas Historic Landmark status

On May 3, the Gibson-Grant Log House, a restored 1800s structure in Flower Mound, will be designated as a Texas Historic Landmark. The Denton County Historical Commission and town ocials are hosting an event that day to mark the occasion starting at 10 a.m. at the Gibson-Grant Log House. How we got here The historic structure was encapsulated in a 1950s ranch house when it was discovered in 2015 by developer Curtis Grant, said Peggy Riddle, director of the Denton County Oce of History and Culture. Grant removed sheet rock from walls in the living room of the structure to nd logs that made up the original 16-feet-by-16-feet house that was once home to a man named William Gibson. Core samples of the logs and remaining chinking later determined they had been cut some time between 1857 and 1860, Riddle said. Records also showed the property had been a land grant from the Republic of Texas. It was settled by Gibson, who was the rst resident of the home. The home was expanded as lifestyles changed over the years. Before he discovered the historic nature of the structure, Grant had plans to demolish it and subdi- vide the property into residential lots. He contacted the Denton County Oce of History and Culture to report what he found. The oce, along with the University of Arkansas Tree-Ring Laboratory,

determined it was likely built by settlers who came to Texas as part of the Peters Colony, the earliest settlement in Denton County. What happened? The town of Flower Mound acquired the property in 2015, creating a master plan for the home’s res- toration in 2018. Work began in 2020 to restore the house to its Phase 3 period, or triple-pen form with back extensions, retaining the early historic changes to the original single-pen house. The evolution of early Texas houses on the frontier is on display. As part of the restoration, the town removed concrete and gravel driveways, regraded the site to improve drainage, and removed board and batten siding and plywood. What else? Chuck Jennings, Flower Mound’s director of parks and recreation, said now the property is maintained by his department while Denton County furnishes the house. Some items on display came from Dallas’ Old City Park and other properties in Flower Mound, said Jacque Narrell, chair of the town’s historical commission. “What you see today is with the help of the town, private citizens and the Texas Historic Commission,” Riddle said.

Peggy Riddle points out a part of the original structure that makes up the Gibson-Grant Log House.

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WEEKENDER: A Big Time in Big Spring CRITTER: Gray Fox MADE IN TEXAS: A Recipe for Stunning Ceramics OUT THERE: Meanwhile, in Texas FEATURE PREVIEW: The Texas Monthly Profile of Scottie Scheffler

Above: Hotel Settles, in Big Spring.

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HOW CAN I IDENTIFY ONE? Look for a black stripe, typically run- ning down the length of the animal’s back. Gray foxes also have a “bright orange patch on the side of their face and neck,” says Amanda Veals Dutt, a postdoctoral scientist at Sul Ross State University. That distinguishes the species from the slightly larger, non-native red fox (which settlers near Waco introduced for hunting in the 1890s) and two smaller species: the swift fox, found in the Panhandle, and the kit fox, which roams West Texas. WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT IT? It can thrive in a range of habitats, in part because it’ll eat almost anything —mice, small birds, insects—and it seems to enjoy living close to humans. Attacks on us (or dogs or cats) are rare, but rabbits and guinea pigs might make a tasty snack. And if you keep chickens? “They’re basically ice-cream cones running around,” says John Tomeček, a carnivore ecologist at Texas A&M University. ANY URBAN FOX TALES? In October 2021, in front of at least one hundred onlookers at the San Antonio River Walk, firefighters rescued a baby gray fox stranded on a window ledge about 25 feet off the ground. More re- cently, Bethany Snowden, a lieutenant with the city’s animal care services department, sent colleagues to scoop up a fox that had wandered into a court- house. “We enjoy saving urban wildlife,” she says, adding that both foxes were transferred to Wildlife Rescue and Re- habilitation, a local sanctuary. —Rose Cahalan

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A “Big” Secret in West Texas With a grand hotel and a rich history that includes oil, rail, and Midnight Cowboy , this Permian Basin town holds some surprises. BY COURTNEY BOND

a diner-style room complete with red vinyl– topped chrome stools. At the south end of town, the four-hundred- acre Comanche Trail Park is home to Big Spring’s big spring. Well, what’s left of it. The railroad, the ranches, and all the other busi- nesses of civilization long ago drained the water table, but officials utilize what they call artificial outflow, making for a nice waterfall that spills into a reservoir. Continue your educational journey during lunch at Local’s, a onetime school building down the street from the park. After lunch, fill up on the town’s more modern history at the Heritage Museum of Big Spring. For supper, pop in at J Jayz Bar and Grill (across from the Train Car) for colorful cock- tails and the kind of food—burgers, quesadillas —needed to soak them up. Or head back to home base and enjoy a whiskey sour and chicken-fried steak from Settles Grill. To read the full story, please subscribe to Texas Monthly .

FRIDAY: If you did nothing else but spend a night at Hotel Settles, your visit would be worthwhile. A dust-colored brick building rising fifteen stories, its glowing red rooftop sign visible for miles, the crown jewel of Big Spring exemplifies the word “landmark.” Catty-corner to the hotel, across Runnels Street, is what appears to be downtown’s most popular restaurant, Devour. Inside a narrow space, patrons pair giant margaritas with hearty American fare that includes burgers, pork chops, and bacon-wrapped quail with green onions and hot honey. After dinner, make tracks two blocks north and one street over to the Train Car Cigar Bar. SATURDAY: The sign outside still says Dell’s Café, but this spare restaurant with the odd name of Neutral Ways serves fat egg-filled tacos and classic American breakfast plates in

The entrance to Comanche Trail Park.

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From Wheel to Table Restaurants around the country are turning to this Dallas ceramist for artful dinnerware.

BY AMANDA ALBEE

OUT THERE

was born. He attended St. Mark’s School of Texas, where he fell in love with his ceramics classes. At Southern Methodist University, he fulfilled an elective requirement with a ce- ramics course, in which he learned how to use awood-firedkiln,adays-longprocessthatem- ploys ashes to create one-of-a-kind textures and colors. Ortega turned his hobby into a side business while working in the corporate world. In 2018, when he received an order for more than nine hundred pieces to stock Beverley’s Bistro & Bar, on Fitzhugh Avenue, Marcello Andres Ceramics became a full-time enterprise. Ortega opened his current location, which also serves as an event space, two years later. Ortegafulfillsordersforrestaurantsaround the state and beyond: Tatemó, an intimate Mexican tasting menu spot, in Houston; Texas- centric Isidore, in San Antonio’s new Pull- man Market; and Juniper, an Italian bistro in East Austin. Ortega sees his art as having “a conversation with clay.” Fortunately for us, there are lingering —and beautiful—questions to answer.

YOU WON’T FIND “Do Not Touch” signs in Marcello Andres Ortega’s studio and retail space, housed in a Quonset hut just south of downtown Dallas. The ceramics artist encour- ages visitors to the showroom to feel and hold his plates, bowls, and copitas—small cups used for drinking mezcal, sherry, and other spirits. Formed out of Texas clay and natural minerals and fused in fire in one of the workshop’s five kilns, the appeal of the dinnerware extends be- yond the tactile. The primary palette of creams, taupes, and dark grays invites you to appreciate whatsitsatopeachdish:forexample,anorderof avocado toast’s shock of green against the neu- tral canvas of a plate. “The food is the art,” says Ortega of the earth tones he prefers for dishes. Ortega traces his love of dinnerware to the nightly sit-down family meals of his childhood, a ritual important to his Chilean- born parents, who moved to Dallas before he

Meanwhile, In Texas At a feedlot in Carrizo Springs, a man witnessed a group of cattle pin a coyote against a fence before it es- caped unharmed. An American Airlines flight was evac- uated and delayed for nearly five hours at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after a passenger alerted cabin crew to a Wi-Fi hot spot titled “there is a bomb on the flight.” Upon discovering an unconventional hunting blind made from a portable toilet, Henderson County game wardens used a hidden camera to catch a man who was using it to hunt deer on private property without the owner’s consent. More than one hundred canisters of nitrous oxide were discovered in the car of a Houston dentist who had sped through town, ignored commands to pull over, led police on a brief chase, and, finally, stopped and allegedly ad- mitted to inhaling the laughing gas as he was driving. Port Arthur authorities announced that a man is under investigation for child endangerment after he posted a video on social media in which he used a baby dressed in winter clothing to wipe snow off his car’s windshield. A man in Travis County told police he “won’t press charges” and just wants his dog back after he was approached near his home by a man who shot him in the foot, grabbed his French bulldog, and fled in a car. —Meher Yeda

Marcello Andres Ortega throwing a sculpture in his studio on February 4, 2025.

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