Here's your weekly Keller recap.

A judge stopped the Westlake data center vote with an hour to spare

Monday at 3:01 p.m., about an hour before Westlake's council was set to vote, a Tarrant County judge signed a temporary restraining order barring the town from voting on or acting on the development agreement for the Circle T data center. The order came out of a lawsuit filed by the Lakes at Marshall Ridge Homeowners Association and two residents, who argue Westlake never gave legally required public notice on the earlier zoning action that made this project possible. Westlake held the meeting anyway, sat through hours of public comment, went into closed session, then voted unanimously to table the whole thing until after court. The next date that matters is Wednesday, August 26 at 10 a.m., when the judge hears the request for a temporary injunction. For scale, this is four buildings totaling 1.1 million square feet, roughly 500 feet from the backyards of Marshall Ridge homes.

Keller police are joining Fort Worth's regional crime center

Council voted Tuesday to put Keller PD into TRIDENT, a multi-agency real-time crime and data-sharing center run by Fort Worth. Keller joins 14 other police departments and the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, and will contribute one detective plus crash data, video and license plate reader information. Chief Brad Fortune's pitch was a road rage shooting where Fort Worth used plate readers from several cities to find the car in 15 minutes and make an arrest within an hour.

The Mt. Gilead roundabout is getting a sculpture, eventually

Three artists pitched council on a piece for the new roundabout at Mt. Gilead and Bourland, ranging from a $6,750 set of red flowers to a $31,500 blue heron that would have to be built from scratch. Council sent staff back for more options after Mayor Ross McMullin said he wanted something with an actual Keller connection, naming the water tower and the railroad. It comes out of development fees, not your tax bill.

The bond is $828 million, and it's five separate questions

Trustees voted 5-1 on August 13 to put an $828 million bond on the November 3 ballot, broken into five propositions you vote on individually. Prop A is the big one at $756.3 million for roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and safety systems across 34 campuses plus a partial rebuild of Keller Middle School. The rest: $28 million for student and staff devices, $8.87 million to fix the natatorium so it can reopen, $11 million for the athletic complex and Keller High field house, and $23.9 million to put turf on middle school and high school baseball and softball fields. KISD says none of it raises the current tax rate. Trustee Chris Coker cast the lone no vote, saying he doesn't think the community will support a number that big. Register to vote by October 5, early voting runs October 19 to 30.

Your November ballot is set, and all three board races are contested

Filing closed Monday for Places 4 and 5 and Thursday for the Place 6 special election, and every seat drew multiple candidates. Place 4: Rachel Weatherington, Geramie Parrish and Jessica Zafiriou. Place 5: Andrew Walsh, Chris Coker and Colin Hodges. Place 6: Barbara Brewer and Tommie Johnson. Same ballot as the bond, so you're picking the people who'd oversee that money on the same trip to the polls.

KISD held its B rating from the state

The Texas Education Agency released 2025-26 accountability ratings on August 15, and Keller ISD stayed at a B. Statewide, 85 percent of campuses landed at C or higher. The ratings lean heavily on STAAR results, so treat it as one data point rather than the whole picture of your kid's campus.

The city just cut a deal to help build HOPS in Old Town

Council approved a Chapter 380 incentive agreement Tuesday for HOPS Kitchen + Bar, the Chinese steakhouse going up at 200 Keller Parkway from the owners of HUSH. It's performance-based, ranging from $23,857 to $39,762 over the first four years, meaning the city pays out only if the restaurant hits its numbers. The city projects $2.16 million in first-year sales, which is the same projection HUSH got before it did $3.75 million. Opening is still targeted for 2027.

Gyro360 is not coming to Keller after all

Owner Pete Ahmeti confirmed by email Tuesday that he's scrapped plans for the Keller location. The Mediterranean spot had been announced back in December for Keller Commons, the new multi-tenant building on Keller Parkway anchored by Glo Tanning. If you'd been waiting on those gyro bowls, the nearest one is still Flower Mound.

Keller Farmers Market Saturday, August 22, 8 a.m. to noon at Bear Creek Park, 400 Bear Creek Parkway. Free to walk in. Texas produce, meat, tamales and baked goods, with the playground and trails right there when the kids are done shopping.

Typewriter Type-In at the library Saturday, August 22, 10 a.m. at the Keller Public Library Annex, 640 Johnson Road. Free, all ages. Charles Bartlett Justice brings in a collection of working vintage typewriters and lets people bang away on them. Weirdly great for kids who have never touched one.

Last day for football season tickets Saturday, August 22 is the cutoff on Brushfire. Bundles run $24 to $42 depending on how many games your school plays at the Athletic Complex, all general admission, first come first served. Single game tickets open Sunday at 8 a.m. and cost more across a full season. First home games are Friday, August 29.

That's your Keller week. See you next Friday.