Farmers Branch News

In January, the Dallas-based commercial real estate firm purchased about 225-acres at the northwest corner of LBJ and Interstate 35E.

The spring of 1982 seemed full of promise for Steven and Traci Phillips, who had just started a roofing business in Dallas and were expecting their first child.

Suburban voters also decided City Council races in Grand Prairie and Plano and school trustee seats in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch and Richardson districts.

Runoff elections are taking place in two Dallas City Council districts, and for city councils in Grand Prairie, Irving and Plano.

The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. when a passerby called 911 about the fire at Aaron's Touch Up and Restoration at 13915 Denton Drive.

Ana Reyes, second from left, is sworn in as the new Farmers Branch, Texas City Councilwoman on May 21, 2012.

Ana Reyes, second from left, is sworn in as the new Farmers Branch, Texas City Councilwoman on May 21, 2012.

Ana Reyes was sworn in as the first Hispanic council member in Farmers Branch last month after walking the entire district three times to talk to voters.

Following are key events in Farmers Branch that paved the way for Ana Reyes' becoming the first Hispanic elected to the Farmers Branch City Council in a single-member electoral district.

"We are consolidating some call center work that's currently done in Midland into larger AT&T centers in Farmers Branch and Wichita Falls," AT&T Spokesman Marty Richter said.

Taco Bueno's Mesquite store at 1723 West Scyene Road will be the first to unveil the new design aimed to push the Farmers Branch-headquartered fast-food standby firmly into the 21st century.

Lewisville wants a say in the expansion of the Camelot Landfill, on its southern border but owned by Farmers Branch.

TexasLending.com is a mortgage broker and banker specializing in loans for single-family homes, such as this home under construction in northern Plano.

It's a long drive to the Omni Hotel downtown from the nearest Waffle House, which is three-fourths of the way to Farmers Branch.