Garland Gazette

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

Every Friday this summer, Good Sam delivered Weekend Bags to Caldwell Elementary students. Thanks to Messiah Lutheran, the last delivery of the summer included school supplies!!
We’re excited to kick off another year of Student Weekend Bags in September! Stay tuned for ways you can help fill these bags with nutritious food!

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

📢 Applications are now open for the Class 12 City Academy—apply now!

Eight weeks of learning and connection:
📅 September 18 – November 6
🕠 Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM

The Rowlett City Academy is a once-a-year, multi-week course where residents get an inside look at how our city works—from Elected Officials to City staff, and how all nine major departments work together to provide services on time, on budget, and with a focus on the future.

💡 Benefits of Attending:

* Offer input about City services
* Participate in discussions with City staff about successes and challenges
* Gain the knowledge to serve on a City advisory board or commission
* Build friendships with a diverse group of participants
* Serve as a role model for other community members

🗓 Deadline to apply: August 18
✅ Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s class!

DETAILS:
https://www.rowletttx.gov/1484/Rowlett-City-Academy

08/13/2025

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Fuong's big lottery win came just a week after she retired from a 33-year career in the jewelry business.

08/13/2025

A major crash earlier this morning led to one fatality and the arrest of an 18-year-old suspected intoxicated driver.

A major car crash in Garland leads to a fatality and the arrest of an 18-year-old suspected intoxicated driver.

08/13/2025

Press Release: Back to School: Texas AFL-CIO Announces $30K+ Awarded for College & Career-Building Scholarships in 2025

Back to school: Texas AFL-CIO announces $30k in scholarships awarded for college career building to students across the state.

08/13/2025

Colin Allred: Set Aside Political Party and Work Together as Texans

By contributing writer, Bill Ingram

Former US Representative and current US Senate candidate Colin Allred believes we can overcome the significant hurdles facing our city and state if we set aside political party and work together as Texans.  If you’ve lived in North Texas for very long, the name Colin Allred is not new to you. He ...

08/12/2025

Press Release: GISD Board of Trustees Approve Adding Proposition A to November Ballot

Press release: GISD Board of Trustees approves adding Proposition A to the November ballot.

08/12/2025

📊 Budget Season Update

The proposed FY26 budget was received on Aug. 4. City Manager Judson Rex will be giving a presentation and leading a City Council Special Budget Work Session on Aug. 16.

Here are important dates in the process toward the Council’s adoption of the budget:

8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16: City Council Special Budget Work Session
6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18: City Council Work Session
7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19: Public Hearing on proposed operating budget and proposed tax rate
6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26: If needed, City Council Budget Work Session
6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2: City Council Work Session
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2: Public Hearing on proposed operating budget and proposed tax rate; City Council to adopt the official 2025-26 operating budget and tax rate

All meetings will be held at City Hall, 200 N. Fifth St., and livestreamed at GarlandTX.tv.

📰 Read the full story here: https://garlandtx.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3617

🎙️ Still have questions? Want to learn more? Tune in to Episode 2 of the Fifth & State podcast, where Mayor Dylan Hedrick and City Manager Judson Rex break down how our city budget works.

📱 Listen on Apple, YouTube, and Spotify.