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#Highland Village

Exterior of Highland Village City Hall on a clear day
Town Hall

Highland Village Sets Tax Rate at $0.528541 for FY 2026-27

Certified property values fell 2.8%, and Highland Village raised its tax rate. The City estimates the average taxpayer will pay about $106 more per year.

2 min · 2026-10-19
Asphalt paving work on a residential street in Highland Village
Town Hall

Seven Highland Village Streets Are Getting New Pavement, and the City Is Borrowing $10.75M for Water and Sewer

Council locked in the Phase 3 street contract on Monday, Oct. 14 — and kicked off the clock on a utility bond that touches nearly every pipe in the northwest part of town.

3 min · 2026-10-17
Municipal water well pump infrastructure
Town Hall

Highland Village Moves to Rebuild a Well, Replace Lines, and Upgrade the Wastewater System

The Lake Vista Well reconstruction is just one piece of a four-part water and sewer overhaul now moving through the city's debt-authorization process.

2 min · 2026-10-17
Petting zoo children at outdoor fall festival
Events

Highland Village's First Village Fest Is Saturday Night at Doubletree Ranch Park

Free admission, a disco band, a petting zoo, and hay rides — right across the lake, starting at 6.

1 min · 2026-10-16
Runners on a paved trail at Doubletree Ranch Park in Highland Village, TX
Events

Tonight at 11:59 p.m. Is Your Last Chance to Register for Tomorrow's TXFallenPD Tribute Event

The 5K starts at 8 a.m. at Doubletree Ranch Park — and there is no day-of sign-up.

2 min · 2026-10-16
Residential property tax statement showing rate per hundred dollars of assessed value
Town Hall

Highland Village's Proposed Tax Rate Would Add About $0.028 per $100 to Your Property Bill

The public hearing is done. Final adoption is the last stop before October 1.

3 min · 2026-09-19
Interior of a smash room with safety gear and items ready to break
Entertainment

iSmash Gets Its Permit — A Smash-Room and Splatter-Paint Venue Is Coming to The Marketplace

Highland Village City Council cleared the way for 4,900 square feet of controlled chaos right next to TJ Maxx.

1 min · 2026-09-18
Runners gathered at the starting line of a 5K race at Doubletree Ranch Park in Highland Village
Events

A 36-Mile Drive to Honor Fallen Officers — TXFallenPD Is October 17 in Highland Village

The price goes up October 1, and the t-shirt isn't guaranteed after that — here's what you need to know before you register.

2 min · 2026-09-11
Flock automated license plate reader camera mounted on a roadside pole
Public Safety

Highland Village Police Briefed Council on Its Flock Camera Program — Here's What the Policy Covers

Your plate gets photographed every time you pass one of these cameras. Now the chief has explained the rules governing what happens next.

3 min · 2026-09-09
Students arriving at an LISD elementary school on the first day of the 2026–27 school year
Schools

LISD's New District Improvement Plan Is Already in Effect — Here's What Else the Board Locked In

Three things the board finalized Monday that shape your kid's year from day one.

2 min · 2026-08-13
Exterior of the former Highland Village Elementary School campus, now the Highland Village Student Success Center
Schools

Two LISD Schools Get New Names — and New Missions

Highland Village Elementary becomes a Student Success Center; Mill Street Elementary becomes the Vernell Gregg Early Childhood Center. The neighborhood school era is over at both addresses.

3 min · 2026-08-08
FM 407 at FM 2499 in Flower Mound, a two-lane road with heavy traffic
Town Hall

FM 407's Six-Lane Future Is Coming Into Focus — Funding Is the Final Lock

The public hearing process is done. The $235 million widening is designed. Now TxDOT has to find the money.

3 min · 2026-07-23
Shake Shack storefront at the Shops at Highland Village, TX
Dining

Shake Shack Has Landed at the Shops at Highland Village

The directory listing is live — your Southlake drive is optional now.

2 min · 2026-07-22
Interior of an upscale seafood restaurant with a wraparound bar and warm lighting
Dining

Hudson House Is Coming to the Shops at Highland Village This Fall

The East Coast oyster bar concept claims the old Corner Bakery space, with a fall/winter target.

2 min · 2026-07-19
Lane closures and orange construction cones on FM 2499 at the FM 3040 intersection in Flower Mound
Public Safety

FM 2499 Carries Active Construction from Two Simultaneous Projects Through Mid-2027

If Long Prairie Road is your daily route, the orange cones aren't going anywhere soon — here's what's happening and when it ends.

2 min · 2026-07-14
Wood-fired pizza emerging from a pizza oven at an Italian trattoria
Dining

Mio Nonno Is Coming to Highland Village

The Lakeside favorite just claimed the old Rockfish Grill space at The Shops at Highland Village — here's what that means for your dinner plans.

2 min · 2026-07-11
Boat ramp and dock area at Pilot Knoll Park on Lake Lewisville in Highland Village, Texas
Town Hall

Highland Village Locked In the Park Money. Now Watch Whether They Actually Build It.

The Capital Improvement Plan is approved, the cabins are gone, and Pilot Knoll Park is finally moving from promise to contractor.

3 min · 2026-06-30
Warm leather booths and a wraparound bar inside an upscale-casual coastal restaurant, the style coming to the Shops at Highland Village
Dining

Hudson House Is Coming to the Shops at Highland Village — and Construction Starts This Week

East Coast oysters flown in daily, a raw bar, and the world's coldest martini — all of it landing five minutes from your house by winter.

2 min · 2026-06-29
School bus outside a Lewisville ISD middle school campus
Schools

LISD's New Bell Times Are Already Locked In — Here's What Your Morning Looks Like in August

High school gets to sleep in. Elementary gets up earlier. Every family with kids in multiple schools needs to do the math before August 12.

3 min · 2026-06-25
Exterior of the Shops at Highland Village retail center where Shake Shack is completing its build-out
Dining

Shake Shack's Construction Window Closes This Month at the Shops at Highland Village

The $903,000 renovation was always scheduled to wrap in June — and June is here.

2 min · 2026-06-20
Colorful dragon boats with paddlers racing across a lake, drummer at the front
Events

Lake Lewisville's First Dragon Boat Festival Hits the Water Today!!

Teams, drums, food, and a live band — Copperas Branch Park gets something it's never had before.

2 min · 2026-06-20
Interior of a multi-vendor boutique marketplace at Highland Village Town Center, the former Painted Tree location
Local Business

The Collective Boutiques Is Taking Over the Former Painted Tree Space in Highland Village

Two months after vendors got an 8-hour notice to clear out, the spot on Justin Road has a new answer — and a different deal.

3 min · 2026-06-13