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Texas’ Data Center Fight Reaches Westlake as Keller Neighbors Protest 87-Acre Campus

By Charles Grand / August 6, 2026 /

A raucous zoning meeting on Tuesday in the town of Westlake became the latest flashpoint in the growing conflict between Texas communities and data center development, with the Westlake Planning and Zoning Commission voting unanimously to recommend — with conditions — a controversial project for approval. PowerHouse Data Centers is proposing a four-building campus on…

Fight for Dallas City Hall’s Future Rekindles Over Plan to Lower Vote Threshold

By Charles Grand / August 4, 2026 /

The first committee meeting back from summer break had council members squaring off at City Hall over a potential rule change that would allow a simple majority of the Dallas City Council to authorize new, replacement, or reopened city facilities. While the revision was part of an array of proposed changes to the city’s Financial…

There’s Some Dramatic High Style Inside This Caruth Hills Tudor Cottage

By Karen Eubank / August 3, 2026 /

You can never tell a book by its cover. That is particularly true of this Caruth Hills Tudor cottage. The cheery white facade creates an expectation of an interior filled with William Morris wallpapers, Colefax and Fowler chintz, and country house charm. Think again. You are in for some real style and drama here. I…

Dal-Tex Building Conversion in Downtown’s West End Gets $16M Boost

By Charles Grand / August 3, 2026 /

Downtown Dallas’ transformation from a strictly business-oriented concentration of towers into an actual neighborhood of historic character is proceeding apace, with adaptive reuse projects in the West End revving up to counter the dour narratives haunting the city center. One conversion just got a significant boost in the form of property assessed clean energy financing…

Historic Denton Ranch To Begin New Chapter With Major Industrial Project

By Charles Grand / August 3, 2026 /

A stretch of Denton ranchland along I-35 is poised for a dramatic transformation, with developers preparing to capitalize on one of North Texas’ busiest logistics corridors by building a master-planned industrial campus. Farmers Branch-based Urban Logistics Realty recently closed on the acquisition of 53 acres of Harris Ranch south of Loop 288. Work on the…