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Coppell ISD graduate Emily Fischetti met with Multisensory Letter Introduction students in 2022. She answered questions about dyslexia and shared about what learning looks like in high school.

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Coppell ISD navigates rising cost of special programs

Since 2023, CISD has served dyslexic and dysgraphic students solely through special education, which has increased program enroll- ment along with spending, said Stephanie Flores, CISD executive director for intervention services.

An evaluation conrmed the dyslexia, and Coppell ISD placed him into its special education program. Restivo said she later learned he also had dysgraphia, a learning disability that impairs handwriting ability, per the International Dyslexia Association.

BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

Coppell resident Elizabeth Restivo’s son was in preschool when she noticed signs of dyslexia. “He just took so long to do his work, and we couldn’t gure out if it was because he wasn’t understanding the concepts,” Restivo said.

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Impacts: Cocinero Mexican Cuisine opens in Lewisville (Page 5)

Election: See results for local races (Pages 67)

Transportation: Travel lanes open on South Belt Line Road (Page 9)

Business: The Charming Cat Corner oers adoptions (Page 14)

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3 Highland Liquor The shop sells a spectrum of beer, wine, liquor and spirits as well as other beverages. • Opened April 15 • 1301 Justin Road, Ste. 212, Lewisville • 214-222-5695 4 Ked’s Ice Cream, Waffles & Crepes The shop offers more than 120 ice cream flavors as well as cakes, waffles, crepes, boba teas and coffee. • Opened in April • 3517 Windhaven Parkway, Ste. 300, Lewisville • www.kedsicecream.com 5 White Tiger Taekwondo The martial arts school offers classes for ages 4 and up. • Opened April 22 • 3964 SH 121, Ste. 500, Lewisville • https://lewisville.ilovewhitetiger.com

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6 Trader Joe’s The grocery store sells unique foods and beverages as well as staples such as milk, eggs and bananas. • Opening date TBD • 120 S. Denton Tap Road, Coppell • www.traderjoes.com 7 Bluebonnet Brunch House The eatery will offer breakfast and lunch options. The beverage menu will feature a full espresso bar, mimosas and handcrafted specialty cocktails. • Tentative opening June 1 • 4690 Windhaven Parkway, Ste. 500, Lewisville • www.bluebonnetbrunch.com 8 Discover Strength The studio will provide 30-minute strength training workouts twice per week with an expert trainer. • Opening May 13 • 101 Castle Hills Drive, Ste. 150, Lewisville • www.discoverstrength.com/lewisville

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2 Papa Johns Pizza The menu features original and stuffed crust pizzas. For sides, customers can choose wings, cheese sticks, breadsticks, garlic knots and more. Papa Johns also

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1 Tide Cleaners Its services include dry cleaning, laundry, alterations and repairs, and professional cleaning for household items. • Opened in April • 2520 King Arthur Blvd., Lewisville • https://my.tidecleaners.com

offers desserts. • Opened Jan. 10 • 1565 W. Main St., Ste. 235, Lewisville • www.papajohns.com

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9 Little Caesars The chain serves a variety of pizzas. Its sides include breadsticks, cheese sticks and wings. • Opening TBD • 115 W. Sandy Lake Road, Ste. 600, Coppell • www.littlecaesars.com

of state and federal funding, is for local tree planting, maintenance and education. • 191 Civic Circle, Lewisville • www.playlewisville.com 13 Lewisville Playhouse The theater organization is celebrating its 40th anniversary season. Last fall, its name was changed from The Greater Lewisville Community Theater to Lewisville Playhouse, Inc. • 160 W. Main St., Lewisville • www.lewisvilleplayhouse.org 14 Duck Pond Park Coppell officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the park’s reopening April 2. Duck Pond Park received a new walking trail as part of a $810,490 reconstruction project. • 400 E. Bethel School Road, Coppell • www.coppelltx.gov/171/community-experiences 15 Ziebart The auto service center celebrated 65 years in business April 26. The company’s services include interior and exterior detailing, paint correction and window tinting. • 2129 S. Stemmons Freeway, Ste. 100, Lewisville • www.ziebart.com

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10 Westside Baptist Church The church celebrated its 40th anniversary in March. Delvin Atchison has served as senior pastor since 2019. • 900 Bellaire Blvd., Lewisville • www.wbcchurch.org 11 Meals on Wheels of Denton County/ Span Inc. The nonprofit held a 50th anniversary gala in March. The organization provides transportation and meal services. • 1800 Malone St., Denton • www.span-transit.org 12 Lewisville Parks and Recreation Texas A&M Forest Service announced a $10,000 grant to the department on April 10. The grant, which consists

16 Cocinero Mexican Cuisine The menu features appetizers, soups, salads, enchiladas and desserts. The Castle Hills location also has an outdoor patio and rooftop lounge. Erick Barrera, the restaurant’s founder and executive chef, said in an email that he has 15 years of

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Election

Lewisville voters pass $263M bond package Lewisville voters passed the four propositions that make up the city’s $263.4 million bond, accord- ing to unofficial results. The specifics Voters were asked to vote for or against the propositions. The bond will address citywide infrastructure needs, including proposed street, park, public safety and animal shelter projects. The package features 24 priority projects that were determined by city officials and the Blue Ribbon Committee, Chair Karen Locke said. What else? The maximum tax rate increase would be $0.015, according to bond details. Lewisville Finance Director David Erb said the median home value is $351,567. Owners of a house at that value would see a maximum increase of $4.39 per month.

Premkumar wins Coppell council race Ramesh Premkumar received 1,814 votes, or 59.44%, to win the Coppell City Council Place 5 race, per unofficial voting totals. His opponent Freddie Guerra garnered 1,238 votes, or 40.56%. The details Premkumar will replace John Jun, who is stepping down in May to pursue a seat in the state Legislature in November. Premkumar will finish out the remainder of Jun’s term that expires in 2026. Also of note Unofficial voting totals included 57,812 votes cast out of Denton County’s 641,470 registered voters. Dallas County had 80,129 ballots cast out of the county’s 1.43 million registered voters.

Results breakdown

Winner

79.37% For 20.63% Against Proposition A: $6.7 million for public safety projects Proposition B: $9.9 million for expansion of the Gene Carey Animal Shelter and Adoption Center

69.29% For 30.71% Against

Proposition C: $47.9 million for parks projects

69.69% For

30.31% Against

Proposition D: $198.9 million for street projects

77.51% For

22.49% Against

SOURCES: DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION, DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Residents send council race to runoff, elect mayor The Lewisville City Council Place 2 race is headed to a runoff, per unofficial vote totals. What you need to know

Results breakdown

Incumbent

Headed to runoff

Also of note Incumbent Mayor TJ Gilmore defeated three challengers to earn a second term. Gilmore received 57.67% of votes; Winston Edmondson received 25.43% of votes; Tiffany Karim received 12.60% of votes; and Alexander Davis received 4.32% of votes.

21.72% Ainsley Stelling 36.76% William J. Meridith 41.52% Penny Mallet Lewisville City Council, Place 2 results

Penny Mallet received 1,980 votes while incum- bent William J. Meridith got 1,753 votes. Ainsley Stelling received 1,036 votes and will not advance to the next election, which will take place June 15.

SOURCES: DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION, DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Lewisville ISD voters pass $102M bond

Nichole Bentley wins Coppell ISD school board Place 6 race Incumbent Nichole Bentley defeated challenger Eneida Padro in the Coppell ISD board of trustees, Place 6 race with 81.66% of the vote, according to unofficial voting results from Dallas County. The details Bentley had 2,855 votes while Padro had 641. Bentley has served on the board since 2018. She was re-elected in 2021. Jobby Mathew ran unopposed for Place 7. CISD board members are elected to three-year terms. While candidates run for specific places, they do not represent specific geographical areas; rather, each represents Coppell ISD at-large, according to the district.

Results breakdown

Winner

58% For 42% Against Proposition A: for aquatic centers 54.66% For 45.34% Against Proposition B: for athletic facilities

All three Lewisville ISD bond propositions passed, according to unofficial voting results. The $101.8 million package will offer additional funding to conduct maintenance, repairs, and renovations at various athletics and recreation facilities across the district. In a nutshell The propositions will provide funding for repairs to the following facilities: • Proposition A: Eastside Aquatic Center and Westside Aquatic Center. • Proposition B: Athletics facilities consisting of locker rooms and field houses; tennis courts; baseball and softball facilities; middle school competition fields; high school practice fields; and concession areas. • Proposition C: Existing high school stadiums.

56.11% For 43.89% Against Proposition C: for existing high school stadiums

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

What else? The propositions on the May 4 ballot mirrored the four out of the seven propositions LISD voters rejected in November. There will be no increase to the tax rate, according to bond details.

Allison Lassahn wins election for Lewisville ISD school board District 1 seat Allison Lassahn defeated Michelle Alkhatib to win the Lewisville ISD board of trustees, District 1 race, according to unofficial voting results. What you need to know Lassahn currently holds the Place 1 seat while Results breakdown Winner Lewisville ISD, District 1

single-member districts, and places 6 and 7 will be at large. Only residents in the corresponding geographical area can vote for members running for the respective place. The places that are at large can be voted on regardless of a voter’s area of residence, according to the district website. Alkhatib and Lassahn ran for places that reflect the transition. Buddy Bonner ran unopposed for the at-large Place 6 seat.

60.65% Allison Lassahn 39.35% Michelle Alkhatib

Alkhatib holds the Place 6 seat. Beginning with the May election, LISD is transitioning to a hybrid elec- tion system where places 1 through 5 will become

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

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Transportation

BY CONNOR PITTMAN & CODY THORN

Interstate 35 projects continue in Lewisville TxDOT is working on two dierent projects along I-35E in Lewisville. Northbound lane work is on track to nish in August, according to TxDOT. Its scope includes changing exit ramp locations from West Frankford Road to Corporate Drive. What else? Reconstructing the frontage roads at FM 1171 is 20% complete. The project has an estimated completion date of June 2026.

All travel lanes open on South Belt Line Road Construction on travel lanes along South Belt Line Road in Coppell has been completed, meaning all lanes are now available to motorists, according to a city news release. Work on the travel lanes began back in February 2022 and lasted more than two years with comple- tion taking place in April 2024. “We know residents have been waiting for this for a long time, and we thank them for their patience during the project,” Public Works Director Mike Garza said in the release. “Reconstructing a road of this scale takes time, but South Belt Line is now ready to serve this community for many years to come.” The overview The project’s original scope was two phases, which was projected to cost $18.6 million and was funded through the 2021 Street Capital

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Real estate

Nearly 170 homes were sold in the area during March 2024. The 75019 ZIP code area saw a 26% increase in median home sales price. Residential market data

Number of homes sold

Average days on the market

Lewisville-Coppell

March 2023

March 2024

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From the cover

Coppell ISD navigates rising cost of special programs

BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

The impact

The details

Growing program enrollment means conducting more student evaluations, a necessity to deter- mine eligibility. The enrollment-contingent state funding doesn’t cover evaluations, which cost $1,500 each, according to the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding. Districts also evaluate more students than they serve, which burns through resources, said April Estrada, Region 10 director of special populations. Finding qualified evaluation staff is also a challenge, Flores said. “When we can’t fill positions, we tend to use contracted services, and then it’s more expensive,” she said. CISD is pursuing a grant to help fund these contracted services, Flores said. As of April 19, CISD is serving 1,548 students through special education.

All three revenue streams covered around 60% of CISD’s program expenses in 2022- 23, leaving the rest for CISD to fund through reallocation and other methods. The state allocates special education funding based on instructional settings, such as speech therapy, Sircar said. Settings vary by disability, and each has a different weight the state multiplies by the basic per student allotment. HB 3 slightly increased this weight in 2019, but the funding model has been in place since the 1990s, according to the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding.

State funds don’t cover all the program costs, Chief Financial Officer Diana Sircar said. CISD received nearly $10 million in special education funding from the state in 2022-23, Sircar said. Another $2 million came through an annual federal special education grant. The district also receives about $1.2 million a year through the federal School Health and Related Services program, which reimburses districts for special education services. However, in 2017, the Office of the Inspector General audited Texas reimbursements and found some services ineligible. As a result, CISD’s School Health and Related Services funding dropped $700,000 last year, Sircar said.

Special education spending

The district's expenses have nearly tripled within the last two decades.

$25M

Spending per student: $709

Spending per student: $1,544

$20M

285 246

Evaluations in 2023-24

$15M

Eligible evaluated students in 2023-24

$10M

$5M

$427,500 10-12

Total evaluation cost in 2023-24

Hours per evaluation

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

SOURCE: COPPELL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Zooming in

The action taken

Texas Education Agency data. In 2022-23 CISD spent $1,544 per student com- pared to GCISD’s $1,236 and WISD’s $1,153. “[The reason CISD spends more is] difficult to nail down, but it may be the type of students that we serve have more severe needs,” Sircar said.

CISD special education enrollment increased by almost 57% between 2018-2023. When compared to similar-sized districts, such as Waco ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, CISD has spent more on special education overall and per student since 2020-21 despite lower program enrollment, per

In a 2022 report to the 88th Texas Legislature, the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding recommended a service-based funding model, direct funding for evaluations and other changes. The model categorizes students into weighted funding tiers based on need. The state is implementing the changes, Estrada said. Districts could see the new formula model during the 2026-27 school year, according to the report. “So even though we’re looking at the budget and at different ways to support our learners despite not having adequate funding from the state or federally, I feel like we’re in a good place,” Flores said.

Special education enrollment

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

Coppell ISD

Waco ISD

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Events

BY KAREN CHANEY

A Juneteenth Celebration Concert This city of Lewisville event will feature live music performances, food trucks and a bar. • June 14, 6-10 p.m. • Free (admission) • Wayne Ferguson Plaza, 150 W. Church St., Lewisville • www.cityoflewisville.com Little Shop of Horrors Lewisville Playhouse will perform this musical featuring a meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn and Audrey II, a foul-mouthed, R&B singing carnivore plant, according to the event description. • June 14-July 7, various times • Adults $30, seniors and students $25 • Lewisville Playhouse, 160 W. Main St., Lewisville • www.lewisvilleplayhouse.org Dallas Black Dance Theatre The ensemble, a contemporary modern dance company, consists of 14 professional, full-time dancers performing a mixed repertory of modern, jazz, ethnic and spiritual works. • June 22, 8 p.m. • $41 plus fees • Coppell Arts Center, 505 Travis St., Coppell • www.coppellartscenter.org

May

Old Hall Cemetery Decoration and Memorial Day Celebration A ceremony to honor Memorial Day will be led by the VFW of Lewisville and a local Boy Scout troop. • May 27, 10 a.m.-noon • Free • Old Hall Cemetery, 1200 McGee Lane, Lewisville • www.oldhallcemetery.com

June

Heartbeat Testimonial Dinner- Cactus & Wildflowers Heart for Homes nonprofit is hosting an annual fundraiser event with donations going toward improving the living conditions of low-income senior homeowners in Denton County. Homeowner and supporter testimonials are included in a video that will be shown during the evening. This event will feature dinner, a silent and live auction. • June 9, 6 p.m. • $50-$5,000 • Lewisville Hilton Garden Inn, 785 SH 121, Lewisville • www.heartsforhomes.org

Police Officer Show and Tell Students will read a safety book with a police officer while discussing the book’s topics. Students will also walk to the Safety Town Fire Station to learn about police officers as community helpers. This event is for prekindergarteners. A parent is required to stay with their child for this class. • June 17, 9-10 a.m. • Free • Life Safety Park, 820 S. Coppell Road, Coppell • www.coppelltx.gov/182/life-safety-park

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Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

Bev Freed opened The Charming Cat Corner in 2015.

At The Charming Cat Corner, visitors can meet and adopt many types of cats. On average, there are 15,000 guests per year.

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The Charming Cat Corner oers feline adoptions Before adopting a daughter in 2001, Bev Freed considered herself a dog person. She discovered cats are nurturing while watching the joy her daughter found while taking care of her new cat. What happened

Between 2050 cats live on-site at The Charming Cat Corner, which is located at The Vista mall in Lewisville.

“We have two types of people who come here: the type who just want to engage with the cats and others who are interested in adopting,” she said. Freed said on average, there are 15,000 guests a year and 200 cat adoptions. Between 20 to 50 cats live on-site. Visitors will nd many types of cats, such as tuxedo, tabby, solid gray, solid black, solid orange, calico, tortoise and more. A veterinarian, vet tech and sta members maintain all cat health needs. Quote of note “We know the kittens will be adopted, but the ones with the snaggletooth or missing ear or a leg ... we want [guests] to know these cats will be companions in the home,” Freed said.

Freed opened The Charming Cat Corner in 2015, located at The Vista in Lewisville. Freed paired her vast feline knowledge with design elements meant to attract guests. “I chose to make it more like a home,” she said. “For the visitors, I chose to make it an immersive experience.” In a nutshell Freed said the business’s purpose is two-fold.

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