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THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 2ND GENERAL AND BOND ELECTION ARE IN AND GRAND PRAIRIE VOTERS HAVE REELECTED TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SENT A THIRD RACE TO A RUNOFF WHILE ALSO APPROVING ALL THREE OF THE PROPOSITIONS IN A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PACKAGE.
BOTH INCUMBENT GEORGIA CLEMSON, WHO RAN UNOPPOSED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE, AND BESSIE ADAMS, WHO DEFEATED MARTA NIMO IN PLACE SEVEN AT LARGE RETAIN THEIR SEATS.
CLEMSON AND ADAMS WILL BOTH SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS ELSEWHERE.
NO WINNER WAS DETERMINED IN DISTRICT THREE, RESULTING IN A RUNOFF ELECTION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 13TH BETWEEN DAVID CHAPPELLE AND AMBER TIMBERLAKE.
MEANWHILE, THE THREE PROPOSITIONS IN THE $327 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PACKAGE THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS WILL BE USED FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS, INCLUDING STREETS, PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, AND PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
FOR ELECTION RESULTS AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RUNOFF OR THE BOND PACKAGE, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG.
A PERFECT DAY FOR A PARADE BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY FOR THE CITY'S 38TH ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION.
AS COMMUNITY LEADERS JOINED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND PARENTS FROM THE G-P-I-S-D FOR A PARADE DOWN MAIN STREET TO COMMEMORATE CINCO DE MAYO, OR MAY 5TH, THE DATE OF OBSERVED ANNUALLY TO RECOGNIZE THE UNLIKELY DEFEAT OF NAPOLEON'S FRENCH ARMY BY A SMALL GROUP OF YOUNG SOLDIERS FROM THE MEXICAN ARMY IN 1862.
IN THE US IT HAS BECOME A COMMEMORATION OF MEXICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE, AND IN GRAND PRAIRIE, IT'S ALSO BECOME A SYMBOL OF UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH ONCE AGAIN WAS ON FULL SPECTACULAR DISPLAY.
ONCE THE PARADE ENDS, A FULL BLOWN FIESTA AT CITY HALL.
PLAZA GETS UNDERWAY WITH AN AFTERNOON FULL OF ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY MANY OF THE SCHOOL KIDS FROM ALL OVER THE CITY, WHO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN AN ART CONTEST AND THE AWARDING OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOME DESERVING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.
THERE'S ALSO LOTS OF FOOD, DRINKS, GAMES AND EXHIBITS DURING A DAY LONG CELEBRATION THAT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE CITY'S BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THEY'RE 2026 AT LONE STAR PARK.
THEY'RE RACING AGAIN AT LONE STAR PARK IN GRAND PRAIRIE R PREVAIL.
IT'S THE 29TH SEASON AT THE PREMIER HORSE RACING FACILITY IN TEXAS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, MANY OF THE STATE'S TOP HORSES, OWNERS, TRAINERS, AND JOCKEYS WILL COME TO THE TRACK TO COMPETE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY OVER THE 41 RACING DATES ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2026 THOROUGHBRED RACING SEASON.
IN ADDITION TO THE ACTION ON THE TRACK ALSO BACK ARE MANY OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE LONE STAR PARK SUCH A POPULAR AND UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT HERE AT THE RACETRACK THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE ANYWHERE ELSE.
UH, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I LIKE TO MENTION TO EVERYONE THAT COMES OUT HERE, YOU'RE JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE STAR ATHLETES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES AROUND THAT FOR $10 GENERAL ADMISSION, YOU CAN GET RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE ATHLETES LONE STAR PARK.
YOU CAN GET RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE HORSES.
THIS IS A GREAT SPOT WHERE THEY CAN COME OUT, SEE THE HORSES, AND YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE A FUN DAY OUT OF THE RACETRACK.
THE ATMOSPHERE OUT HERE IS FABULOUS.
EVERY, THE FACILITIES ARE COMPARABLE, REALLY.
I MEAN, WITH THE, THE, UH, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU THAT IN TEXAS WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO DO VERY OFTEN.
AND BEING A, AN OWNER OF HORSES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I JUST LOVE IT.
THE 2026 THOROUGHBRED RACING SEASON AT LONE STAR PARK CONTINUES THROUGH JULY 12TH.
FOR A FULL SCHEDULE TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT LONE STAR PARK.COM.
1 2 3, A WEDNESDAY MORNING, RIBBON CUTTING AT GRAND PRAIRIE'S NEW ALICE COURT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATES
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THE COMPLETION OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING BETWEEN THE CITY, DALLAS COUNTY AND SOME GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO TEAMED UP TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEN FIRST TIME GRAND PRAIRIE HOMEOWNERS.
LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THAT TUNNEL, AND I'M, I, I, I, UH, REACHED THAT LIGHT.
LUPE CABELLO IS ONE OF SIX NEW RESIDENTS THAT HAS ALREADY MOVED HIS FAMILY IN ON ALICE COURT, A PROJECT THAT INVOLVED MANY MONTHS OF FINANCING AND PLANNING BY SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN, WHICH WAS SUPERVISED BY THE GRAND PRAIRIE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND COMPLETED IN JUST FIVE MONTHS.
THIS WAS DONE NOT BY A WHOLE GROUP OF CONTRACTORS OR ANYTHING ELSE, ALL THE PIPES IN THE GROUND, THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS THAT ARE BEHIND THESE HOUSES, THE STREETS THAT ARE HERE, ALL OF THAT WAS DONE BY CITY HANDS.
THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WOULDN'T EVEN TRY, WOULDN'T WANT IT.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING ADDITIONS LIKE THIS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE THE AMERICAN DREAM, THIS IS WHAT THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS DOING.
EACH NEW HOME HAS THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHS, A TWO CAR GARAGE, AND THE LATEST IN AMENITIES.
AND ALICE QUARTZ CONVENIENT LOCATION JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN, MAKES IT VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR FAMILIES WITH EASY ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER NEARBY COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THERE'S THE, THE, THE SCHOOLS FOR MY LITTLE PRINCESS.
WE ARE GOING TO SCHOOL HERE AND YOU KNOW, I LOVE IT.
AND, AND THE EXPERIENCE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN MY FACE,
OFFICIALS SAY THEY ALREADY HAVE CONTRACTS ON THE REMAINING FOUR HOMES.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAMS, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG.