This is awesome!

A brief view of the changes:

• Eliminating parking mandates downtown and within half a mile of light rail and streetcar stations

• Eliminating parking mandates for offices and most retail

• Eliminating parking mandates for residential uses, while maintaining one parking space per unit for developments over 200 units

• Reducing parking mandates for bars and restaurants while removing mandates completely for establishments under 2,500 square feet

• Eliminating parking mandates for designated historic buildings

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/27465188

It was a tough night for MAGA-aligned candidates in Texas. In the May 3, 2025, local elections, voters across the state decisively rejected far-right candidates, particularly in school board and city council races. From Tarrant County to Collin County, and from San Antonio to Dallas, communities chose leaders who prioritize public education, inclusivity, and pragmatic governance over culture wars and partisan agendas. This widespread shift signals a growing resistance to extremist politics at the local level.

It was a tough night for MAGA-aligned candidates in Texas. In the May 3, 2025, local elections, voters across the state decisively rejected far-right candidates, particularly in school board and city council races. From Tarrant County to Collin County, and from San Antonio to Dallas, communities chose leaders who prioritize public education, inclusivity, and pragmatic governance over culture wars and partisan agendas. This widespread shift signals a growing resistance to extremist politics at the local level.

Hello friends!

As we announced last week, there will be a special update to Guild Wars on April 15th featuring permanently updated availability for a number of limited weapons and miniatures.

Various weapons from pre-order bonuses, special promotions and a few weapons previously exclusive to the PvP Reward system have been added to loot tables across Tyria, Cantha, Elona and Eye of the North. These weapons only appear as Rare quality drops (with a few exceptions as noted) and are randomized rather than featuring the fixed stats and free creation of their bonus-item incarnations. Rods, Staffs, Shields and Focuses can also drop with a variety of stat requirements.

List of changes is available here: https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Game_updates

This is great news for the area. Though it is probably covid related, this was good to hear:

TEXRail, which runs from downtown Fort Worth to downtown Grapevine and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, has seen a 90% increase in recent ridership, Richard Andreski, president and CEO of Trinity Metro, told conference attendees at the Hurst Conference Center.

Caused by the distemper virus, but this now appears to be under control.

Release date: 10/10/25