Here's your weekly Keller recap.

Westlake is ending its police contract with Keller

The Westlake Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday not to renew its police services agreement with the City of Keller, ending a partnership that started in 2002. Keller PD has handled patrol, dispatch, detention, animal services and school resource officers at Westlake Academy for 24 years. Nothing changes right away: the current contract runs through September 30, 2028, and Keller police confirmed officers will keep answering calls and working Westlake Academy until then. Westlake Mayor Kim Greaves said the town is "extremely grateful for the service that Chief Brad Fortune and the entire Keller Police Department has provided to Westlake for more than two decades." Keller Mayor Ross McMullin said he was disappointed and tied it directly to the data center fight, saying he had hoped the two cities could move past the political rhetoric. The practical question for Keller households is what a lost service contract does to police department revenue and staffing when it sunsets, and nobody has put a number on that yet.

KISD wants to turn 21 acres next to Keller High into houses

The city posted notice Monday of a rezoning request for Providence, a 20.93-acre planned development at 901 Johnson Road. The land is legally part of the Keller High School subdivision and the owner listed on the application is Keller ISD. The request would drop the minimum lot size from 36,000 square feet to 25,000 and amend the city's land use plan from semi-public and low-density to medium-density single family. In plain terms: the district is asking to convert school-owned land into a neighborhood with smaller lots, while it also asks you for $828 million in November. The Planning & Zoning hearing is Tuesday, September 22 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, and it's open for public comment.

Still no ruling on the data center, and there's a new court date

The judge has now extended the restraining order against Westlake twice to keep studying the evidence, and the next hearing is set for Friday, September 25. Westlake still cannot vote on the development agreement. The agreement was not on Westlake's agenda Tuesday. That makes the 25th the third scheduled court date on this since August, which is worth keeping in mind before anyone treats a hearing date as a decision date.

A 7 Brew drive-thru is proposed at the high school corner

Same hearing Tuesday night: a specific use permit for a 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru on 1.11 acres at Keller Parkway and North Pate Orr Road, at 901 Keller Parkway. If you drive that intersection at 7:40 a.m., the stacking lane is the part worth showing up about.

Five KISD seniors made National Merit semifinalist

Five Keller ISD seniors were named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, and that is the district-wide total, not one campus's count. Semifinalists are roughly the top one percent of seniors nationally, based on the PSAT they took junior year. Worth noting the number is down from 11 last year and 13 the year before. The district's announcement has the names.

The bond watchdog committee is forming, and the window just closed

Keller ISD took applications through Wednesday from parents, guardians and residents who want a seat on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee, the group that would track whether bond money actually goes where the propositions say. The board has not formally chartered the committee yet, so nobody is appointed. The next regular board meeting is September 24, which is when to watch for the roster.

Grade check is tomorrow

Friday, September 18 is the six-week grade check for UIL eligibility. If your kid plays a sport, marches, sings or competes in anything UIL sanctioned, today is the last useful day to find out where they actually stand.

Luna Loco is open, but not fully

Luna Loco at 228 S. Main Street opened back in August and has been running a limited menu since. The owners told Community Impact this week they expect to be on the full menu by October 20. Good to know before you build a dinner plan around something specific.

WORTH EATING: chicken fried steak at Pour Shack, $14

Hollywood's Pour Shack at 250 S. Main lists chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes, gravy and steamed vegetables for $14. That's a full plate with sides for the price of a fast-casual bowl, and it's a five-minute walk from the rest of Old Town if you want to make an evening of it.

Keller High Theatre presents "It Will All Work Out"
Friday, September 18 at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 19 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.m. at the KHS Fine Arts Center, 601 Pate Orr Road North. General admission runs about $10. Student theatre, in your neighborhood, for less than a movie ticket.

Keller Farmers Market: Family Fun Farm Day
Saturday, September 19, 8 a.m. to noon at Bear Creek Park, 400 Bear Creek Parkway. Free to walk in. The market has this one on its schedule as Family Fun Farm Day, though it hasn't published what that actually includes, so go for the market and treat the extras as a bonus.

KizArt at the library
Friday, September 18, 5 to 6 p.m. at Keller Public Library, 640 Johnson Road. Free. A student-led mini art lesson. Heads up on the age: the program description says all ages, but the library's calendar categorizes it for ages 6 to 11, so it's better suited to elementary kids than toddlers or teens.

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