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North Texas family fights Rowlett’s eminent domain effort to acquire six-decade-old property
ROWLETT, Texas — A Rowlett family is fighting the city’s effort to acquire their property through eminent domain for a road improvement project, saying the city’s offer does not adequately compensate them for a home that has been in their family for over six decades. Brothers Tim...
The Mary Sue
Texas homebuilder says a neighbor claimed he had no permit and called the city. Then the neighbor tells him ‘you need to kind of supervise things’
A video of a contractor being questioned by a neighbor about his own job site has drawn wide attention online. EJ Akeredolu, a Dallas-Fort Worth homebuilder, shared the interaction in a recent Instagram Reel, according to Atlanta Black Star. In the clip, a neighborhood man approaches Akeredolu and claims the contractor lacks the necessary building […]
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You’ll Find 5 Bedrooms, a Home Theater, and a Pool in This $2.49M Lakewood Home
At 7153 Cornelia Lane in Lakewood, there’s plenty of room to spread out. That’s because the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home offers 5,055 square feet, with open living areas, a home theater, and a backyard swimming pool — for well under $3 million. The red-brick exterior features steep rooflines,...
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Top Texas barbecue smokehouse closes one of its 2 locations
A food-and-beverage business succumbing to financial stress is a story all too common lately. Such is the case with one of the top barbecue entities in Texas, which announced this weekend that part of its brand was going away for good. Emily and Nolan Belcher of B4 Barbeque, a Texas...
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Frisco Names Three Finalists For Next Fire Chief
Frisco is narrowing its search for the city's next fire chief to three candidates, following a nationwide recruitment process that attracted 43 applicants. The city of Frisco announced the finalists after completing its search in October, with Plano-based Clear Career Professionals leading the recruitment effort. The candidates include two current Texas fire department leaders and one Virginia-based chief. The finalists are Christopher Granger, division chief and EMS chief for Prince William County Fire and Rescue in Virginia; Brent Shanklin, assistant chief of operations for the Arlington Fire Department; and Les Stephens, a retired fire chief who most recently led the San Marcos Fire Department. Meet The Finalists Each candidate brings decades of fire service experience, along with leadership backgrounds overseeing personnel, operations and department growth. Granger has more than 25 years of experience with Prince William County Fire and Rescue, where he leads EMS field operations for 700 career personnel and 250 operational volunteers. He has worked his way through several leadership positions, including training chief and shift commander, as the department grew from 500 to 850 personnel. Outside the fire service, Granger spent 10 years as an elected county board supervisor in Fauquier County, Virginia, including two terms as
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Machi Japan to Open Garland Location
Machi Japan is planned for 4802 N. President George Bush Turnpike in Garland, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The 5,900-square-foot project has an estimated construction cost of $300,000. Plans include a new kitchen and dining area, along with mechanical and plumbing work. The work is expected to finish March 1, 2027.
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AT&T Prepares For Next Step In $1.35 Billion Plano Headquarters Project
A new chapter is taking shape at one of Plano's most recognizable former corporate campuses. AT&T will host a private event Nov. 12, marking an early milestone in the development of its future global headquarters along Legacy Drive. The event will include remarks from AT&T Chairman and CEO John Stankey and local leaders, the installation of the campus's first fiber connection and an initial look at designs for the planned headquarters. The gathering comes nearly three months after the demolition of the former Electronic Data Systems headquarters.The building came down in a controlled implosion on Aug. 9, clearing the way for AT&T's $1.35 billion redevelopment project. The Future AT&T Global Headquarters AT&T announced in January that it had selected the property at 5400 Legacy Drive for its new global headquarters. The approximately 2-million-square-foot former EDS campus was vacant for about seven years before plans for its next chapter emerged. The project is expected to bring roughly 10,000 employees to Plano as AT&T consolidates administrative operations currently spread across Dallas, Plano and Irving. Once complete, the Legacy Drive property will become the company's primary headquarters. The move also marks a return to a centralized headquarters campus for a company whose operations
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Debt in the heart of Texas: the struggle with student loans
RICHARDSON, Texas — Saidah Fletcher once thought she would never shake years of student debt. But just two years ago, she threw a party to celebrate paying it off. Her friends and family helped her tear paper copies of her loan statements to shreds. “I brought them at the...
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HOUSING MARKET: Optimal Blue reports ARM share hits new high as October lock volume falls 19-percent
NATIONAL NEWS (PLANO, Texas) — — Optimal Blue today released its October 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share reached a new high even as rate-lock volume declined across every major loan category. Total rate-lock volume fell 19% month over month (MoM) and 38% year over year (YoY). Purchase volume declined 18% MoM and 17% YoY but still accounted for 84% of October locks, while refinance share fell to 16% of total production. ARMs represented 17% of total lock volume, the highest share in Market Advantage data going back to 2019.
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Host Hotels & Resorts Acquires 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge & Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West
BETHESDA, MD.—Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the nation’s largest lodging real estate investment trust, announced that it has acquired the leasehold interest in the 195-room 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (the “1 Hotel”) for $202 million in cash. The property has 83 years remaining on the ground lease with a government nonprofit lessor. The 1 Hotel acquisition price represents a 10.2x EBITDA multiple or a cap rate of approximately 8.2 percent on the property’s 2026 estimated results. The company has also acquired the fee simple interest in the 308-room Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel (the “Renaissance Plano”) for approximately $172 million in cash. The Renaissance Plano acquisition price represents an 11.2x EBITDA multiple or a cap rate of approximately 7.9 percent on the property’s 2026 estimated results.
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Tractor Supply Plans New Store in Sanger
According to public filings, Tractor Supply is planning a new store in Sanger, with construction scheduled to begin in May 2027. The proposed location is on Sable Creek Boulevard, near FM 455, in Denton County. What Now Dallas reached out to Tractor Supply representatives to inquire about an opening timeline...
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Sprouts Farmers Market Plants $4.9 Million Store on Anna's Booming U.S. 75 Strip
A new Sprouts Farmers Market is headed for the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Rosamond Drive in Anna, with construction on the $4.94 million grocery project slated to begin December 7. The store is expected to cover more than 23,000 square feet once finished, part of a wave of retail development reshaping the fast-growing Collin County city.
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Red Lobster across from mall with JCPenney and Dillard’s throws in the towel & calls it quits after 24 years
RIGHT across from a popular shopping mall, a longstanding Red Lobster restaurant has turned off its lights. The seafood eatery shut its doors forever over the weekend, alerting foodies with a notice posted on the front door. The Red Lobster restaurant at 3056 Preston Road in Frisco, Texas – a...