Little Elm moves Community Development Corporation meeting to Oct. 28
The town’s quarterly meeting has moved from Oct. 14 to Oct. 28. Meetings are listed for 6 p.m. at The Rec at The Lakefront.
Little Elm NewsroomOctober 14, 20261 min read
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Little Elm ISD files $53 million second phase at the high school, with an auto shop, band halls and a new cafeteria
A project registered with the state Tuesday adds 28,920 square feet and renovates about 104,800 more, with work set to start in January and run to August 2029.
Tessa ChoOctober 14, 20262 min read
FBI seized more than 100 laptops from North Texas homes it says hid North Korean remote workers
Federal officials say the 'laptop farms' let workers posing as Americans draw U.S. paychecks for North Korea, and they warned that people paid to host the computers will be indicted.
Tessa ChoOctober 13, 20262 min read
Little Elm ISD trustees take up improvement plans for four campuses Oct. 19, with a hearing on a turnaround plan
Hackberry, Brent and Little Elm elementaries and Walker Middle School have intervention plans on the agenda, and a 5:30 p.m. public hearing covers a turnaround action plan.
Tessa ChoOctober 13, 20262 min read
Denton County logged eight fatal crashes in September, TxDOT figures show
The county counted 1,100 collisions last month, while Dallas County led the 16-county North Texas region with 3,278 crashes and 17 deadly ones, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Tessa ChoOctober 12, 20261 min read
80s tribute band LC Rocks plays Little Elm Park Saturday night, with a drug take-back day to follow Oct. 24
The town lists a 7 p.m. show Oct. 17 at Little Elm Park on West Eldorado Parkway, followed a week later by a four-hour window to drop off unused medications at the Public Safety Building.
Tessa ChoOctober 12, 20261 min read
Little Elm Gas Prices Ease to $3.7825 as Monthly Costs Ease — October 11, 2026
Regular unleaded averages $3.7825 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Tessa ChoOctober 11, 20261 min read
Denton council votes Tuesday on a two-year landfill discount for the town's trash
Little Elm, already a customer of Denton's landfill, would deliver 2,000 tons of solid waste a year at $40 a ton under an interlocal deal, worth up to $80,000 a year to Denton's solid waste fund.
Foster FennOctober 11, 20261 min read
Health insurance rates for town employees rise 12.41% in Blue Cross renewal up Tuesday
Dental rates go up 5.4% while vision, life, disability and counseling coverage stay flat under rate guarantees; staff say the increases were built into the adopted budget.
Una ChoOctober 10, 20262 min read
Lobos let a 28-14 halftime lead slip away in 48-42 district loss to Braswell
Braswell scored 28 straight points after the break, and Little Elm's late touchdown with 1:48 left was not enough as the Lobos fell to 3-3 and 0-3 in District 5-6A.
Tessa ChoOctober 10, 20261 min read
Oak Grove retail developer would pay $235,657 toward Hill Lane signal rebuild
An escrow deal on Tuesday's Town Council consent agenda has the builder of a medical office and retail center cover the signal work its driveway needs at Oak Grove Parkway and Hill Lane.
Tessa ChoOctober 10, 20262 min read
Little Elm Gas Prices Ease to $3.7995 as Monthly Costs Ease — October 10, 2026
Regular unleaded averages $3.7995 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Tessa ChoOctober 10, 20261 min read
Little Elm Gas Prices Ease to $3.8202 as Monthly Costs Rise — October 9, 2026
Regular unleaded averages $3.8202 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Tessa ChoOctober 10, 20261 min read
Land-use map change would mark Oak Grove site for up to 324 senior apartments as high density
The Town Council holds a hearing Tuesday on reclassifying 11.7 acres north of Oak Grove Parkway and Lloyds Road, where a senior housing complex is planned; two residents objected at the planning hearing.
Tessa ChoOctober 9, 20262 min read
Drone delivery hubs would need a council permit and a 200-foot buffer from homes under zoning update
Ordinance No. 1877, up for a hearing Tuesday, Oct. 13, also brings Little Elm's code in line with 2025 state laws on neighbor protests and home businesses and adds upkeep rules for leaning and broken fences.
Foster FennOctober 9, 20262 min read
Culver's drive-thru proposed for Eldorado corner once zoned for Waffle House and Swig
Planners hold a hearing Thursday, Oct. 15, on rezoning 1.89 acres at Little Elm Parkway and East Eldorado Parkway for a single Culver's with a two-lane drive-thru, after both earlier tenants dropped out.
Tessa ChoOctober 9, 20262 min read
Staff asks council to delay vote on 150 townhomes and a Montessori school near Eldorado and Oak Grove
The 21-acre plan northwest of West Eldorado Parkway and Oak Grove Parkway is on the Town Council's Oct. 13 agenda, but staff say the revised site plan still falls short of town standards and want it tabled to Nov. 3.
Foster FennOctober 8, 20262 min read
Lighted street-name signs proposed for seven US 380 intersections as sign costs climb $26,309
A change order on the Town Council's Oct. 13 consent agenda covers bigger illuminated signs at seven US 380 signals, including the FM 720 and Union Park overpasses, paid from road impact fees.
Tessa ChoOctober 8, 20262 min read
E-bike rules with a 10 mph trail limit and a ban on pocket bikes go to the Town Council Oct. 13
Ordinance No. 1879, on the consent agenda, would add e-bikes to the town's scooter rules, bar riders under 15 from the fastest class, require helmets for riders under 18 and keep mini-motorbikes off public property.
Foster FennOctober 7, 20262 min read
North Texas Giving Day season ends with a record $80 million for area nonprofits
Communities Foundation of Texas says donations kept coming through the end of September, pushing this year's total past the $78 million raised in 2025; more than $76 million had arrived by the Sept. 17 event.
Tessa ChoOctober 7, 20261 min read
Sanger puts off Triple T Ranch decision near Ray Roberts Lake until January after packed hearing
The developer wants to annex 387 acres and build up to 1,061 homes in an area where lake zoning calls for 1-acre lots; a Denton County commissioner urged the council to wait.
Tessa ChoOctober 7, 20262 min read