Hey all-

We’ve been used to school board elections happening in May with just a few races on the ballot. This year the board voted to move them to coincide with the big November elections. So they will be at the bottom of a list of 50+ races.

Additionally, we have the chance to vote on a series of bonds to in addition to three school board seats. I hope the events of the last few years have shown us all how important it is to vote in your local school board elections.

We have a teacher running this year, which I’m really excited about it.

https://www.rachelforkisd.com

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I feel like we’ve lacked that bridge to tell the board how their policies are actually impacting classrooms, both for teachers and for students. Additionally, she has been a teacher in Keller ISD, so she understands exactly what it has been like for the last few years.

I feel like she would be a tremendous asset on the board. Please take a look and remember to vote in November!

Please help us find Camilla. Contact the detective listed in the image if you believe you have ANY information.

REJECT THE BILLIONAIRES. VOTE IN EVERY LOCAL ELECTION.

"Christian Nationalists" are not religious people. They're hate-thy-neighbor heretic hate-triots, using Jesus as their own personal shield from the consequences of their hate speech and hate actions, against every teaching of Jesus in the New Testament. It's Christianity without the Christ, for pure performative posturing themselves selfishly as a moral minority. In practice they attack the weak and marginalized, and militarize officers against the elderly defending them. Hate-thy-neighbor anti-Christ values.

Reject their attempt to revive the red scare movement

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📌 THE BIG STORY

Keller council votes to ask Westlake to stop the data center

At a packed special meeting Wednesday night, the Keller City Council voted to send a resolution to Westlake asking them to pause the development process for the Circle T data center. That's the 87.9-acre, 1.1 million square foot campus along U.S. 377 that Westlake's planning commission approved August 4, with the nearest Marshall Ridge homes roughly 506 feet from the building line. Keller has no zoning authority over the site, so a resolution is the strongest formal tool the city has here.

🏗️ WHAT'S GETTING BUILT

The $837 million school bond hits your November ballot

Keller ISD gathered at 5 p.m. on 8/13 to formally call an $837 million bond election for November 3, the last step before it becomes something you vote on. The board already voted 5-1 back on July 23 to accept the citizen committee's package, which covers repairs and renovations at 34 campuses, replacing part of Keller Middle School, technology upgrades and natatorium work. Superintendent Cory Wilson told trustees it will go to voters as four or five separate propositions, so you may be voting on pieces rather than one yes-or-no. For scale, the district's last bond in 2019 was $315 million. The board's legal deadline to call it is August 17, and early voting runs October 19 to 30. Vote results weren't posted when this went out, so watch the KISD board page for the final propositions.

Westlake's council decides Monday

Westlake called a special meeting for Monday, August 17 at 4 p.m. to take up the development agreement on its own, separate from their regular schedule. No construction can start until that agreement passes. Anyone who signed up to speak at the last data center meeting is automatically rolled over to Monday, and the town is telling people to show up early for security screening.

Four public hearings went before Keller P&Z Tuesday

Keller's Planning and Zoning Commission heard four cases Tuesday night, including a rewrite of the city's rules on electric vehicle charging stations and a replat with variances in the Calais Estates subdivision off Rapp Road. Outcomes weren't posted to Legistar as of this morning. If a decision affects your street, the minutes are the place to check.

Two Keller businesses just got bigger

Jabo's Ace Hardware at 1580 Keller Parkway finished a remodel and took over the suite next door, and Bluegrass Legacy Group at 118 W. Olive is adding about 1,059 square feet to its Old Town office. Small stuff, but it's two established Keller businesses betting on staying put.

🎒 SCHOOLS & KISD

Football season tickets close August 22

General admission season tickets for all four KISD high schools are on sale through August 22 on Brushfire. Bundles run $24 to $42 depending on how many games your school plays at the Athletic Complex, and seating is first come, first served. After that you're buying single game tickets starting August 23, which usually costs more over a full season.

Two school board seats are on the November ballot

Places 4 and 5 are up this year, and the filing deadline for candidates is Monday, August 17. Same ballot as the bond, so the people who'd oversee spending that money are being decided in the same election.

🚧 ROADS

The FM 1938 median work in Keller is done

TxDOT told Community Impact this month that the Keller stretch of the FM 1938 median project wrapped up in July, and crews have moved south into North Richland Hills. If you've been routing around Davis Boulevard between Southlake Boulevard and Emerald Hills Way, you can stop.

Eight streets finish repaving this month

The city's repaving partnership with Tarrant County, covering eight asphalt streets including North Pearson Lane and Roanoke Road, was scheduled to wrap by the end of August. Expect the last of the intermittent lane closures over the next couple weeks.

🍔 FOOD & EATS

Umzi Vine & Vibe is targeting October on Keller Parkway

South African fusion is coming to 444 Keller Parkway, the old Manny G's space, from a hospitality veteran who spent decades on cruise ships and at Dallas-Fort Worth spots like Patrizio. Menu runs to escargot, Madiba dumplings, braised lamb shank and steak pies, paired with wine. There's no hard opening date yet, and they're leaning into that with a guess-the-date sweepstakes on their site.

Eagle Tavern's permit went to P&Z Tuesday

The new sports bar in the Stone Glen center on Keller Parkway had a specific use permit request on Tuesday's agenda to operate as an indoor entertainment venue, which is what covers things like the pool tables. The commission's decision hadn't posted yet as of this morning.

🎉 THIS WEEKEND

Kidpreneur Day at the Farmers Market Saturday, August 15, 8 a.m. to noon at Bear Creek Park, 400 Bear Creek Parkway. Free to walk in. Ten booths run entirely by kids ages 5 to 18 set up alongside the regular vendors. This is the last Kidpreneur date of 2026, so if your kid has been talking about selling something, this is it.

Folk Music Society jam at the library Saturday, August 15, 1 to 4 p.m. at Keller Public Library, 640 Johnson Road. Free. Amateur musicians of all skill levels swap songs and stories. Good air conditioning, low pressure, and a decent hang if anyone in the house plays.

Full disclosure: I live in Keller (off of 377), and this is a newsletter I do every week for us.

https://news.thekellerweekly.com/p/the-keller-weekly-8-10-8-15