Posted on: October 23, 2020
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Community Recreation Center Phase 1 transformation of the first floor is well underway. Just inside the main entrance, crews are busy installing a new interior finish, new flooring and new LED lighting throughout.
The new lobby ar...
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Posted on: January 8, 2021
FBTX ~ Dallas County now has five hub vaccination centers where people in Phases 1A and 1B can be vaccinated: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and the city of Garl...
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City News
Posted on: January 18, 2021
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch City Council needs citizen volunteers to join two important task forces which will help develop goals and benchmarks for the City.
First, a new Code Enforcement Task Force will review current regulations and prio...
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City News
Posted on: January 8, 2021
FBTX ~ The Manske Library has a new roof and 442 solar panels with an estimated annual output of 300,000 kWh, compared to an average home that uses about 12,000 kWh annually.
The Farmers Branch City Council last year gave unanimous approval to a $2.55 mill...
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City News
Posted on: December 18, 2020
FBTX ~ The staff at the Animal Adoption Center have recently partnered with
@findingrover, a website that helps locate lost pets quickly and easily. If you have lost or found a dog or cat, visit the website findingrover.com to
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Posted on: December 18, 2020
FBTX ~ Farmers Branch City Council members want to hear from a wide cross-section of citizens and better organize citizen feedback. Toward that end, beginning next month, anyone who wishes to speak before Council will need to sign up at least 30 minutes b...
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City News
Posted on: December 18, 2020
FBTX ~ Farmers Branch Parks and Recreation has just received four major awards from two agencies.
First, the North Texas Aquatics Association has recognized the Farmers Branch Aquatics Center as Agency of the Year.
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City News
Posted on: November 23, 2020
FBTX ~ The Arts & Culture Committee is in the process of compiling a directory of local resident artists who either live or work in Farmers Branch.
Types of artists sought include those engaging in Composition/Production,...
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City News
Posted on: December 4, 2020
FBTX ~ Two of the nation's top credit rating agencies upheld the Farmers Branch coveted AA+ rating this year.
Fitch Ratings cited the City's “solid revenue growth prospects and solid operating performance, characteri...
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City News
Posted on: December 4, 2020
DALLAS ~ Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is reporting that the state-designated Trauma Service Area that includes Dallas County and the greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, has reached seven consecutive days where the percentage of COVID-19 confirmed pat...
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City News
Posted on: December 3, 2020
FBTX ~ The Manske Library now has more room for public parking. One of the first steps in a major renovation has been to enhance and expand the parking lot across Golfing Green Drive.
Other functional improvements will include ADA comp...
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City News
Posted on: November 6, 2020
FBTX ~ Envisioning a structure that could host medium-sized rentals, weddings, classes and special events, the Farmers Branch City Council has approved the concept, placement, size and design for a barn-like event center at the Historical Park.
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City News
Posted on: July 31, 2020
FBTX ~ Following discussions with a diverse, 26-member body, representing a cross-section of the Farmers Branch community and Farmers Branch Police Chief David Hale, Mayor Robert Dye reported to the City Council on the goals and recommendations of the Fut...
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Posted on: February 14, 2020
FBTX ~ Residents and businesspeople will play a key role as Farmers Branch City leaders undertake a visioning process in 2020 in order to gain a clearer picture of what the corridor on both sides of Interstate 35E through Farmers Branch will look like in ...
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City News
Posted on: February 7, 2020
FBTX ~ In their annual list of top 20 best places to live in Dallas, MoneyInc.com has proclaimed Farmers Branch to be number three on the list, behind only Frisco and Addison.
MoneyInc.com author Liz Flynn said the most common factors ...
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City News
Posted on: February 7, 2020
FBTX ~ Since 2006, the Tnemec corporation has celebrated the innovative and creative uses of its coatings on water tanks with the annual Tank of the Year contest.
Each year, tanks of all varieties from across the U.S. and Can...
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City News
Posted on: January 23, 2020
FBTX – City of Farmers Branch residents and visitors will soon have more transportation options for getting around the city with the advent of the “Westside Art Trail,” a $10.4 million project with construction largely funded...
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City News
Posted on: January 22, 2020
FBTX ~ Thanks to a new program offered by the Farmers Branch Department of Sustainability & Public Health, residents will now be able to participate in composting without dealing with the challenges of a composting bin at home.
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City News
Posted on: January 9, 2020
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to lower the property tax bills of the over-65 population in Farmers Branch by an equivalent of 4-cents on the property tax rate.
The Council raised the Resident Ho...
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City News
Posted on: January 9, 2020
AOAP ~ Farmers Branch Aquatics Supervisor Ashley Muñoz has been named the Competitor Swim Aquatic Professional of the Month by the Association of Aquatic Professionals.
She is directly responsible for up to 75 part-time staf...
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City News
Posted on: January 9, 2020
WASHINGTON ~ Farmers Branch City Council Member Cristal Retana has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2020 Human Development federal advocacy committee.
This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal...
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City News
Posted on: June 7, 2019
FBTX ~ With a great deal of excitement and anticipation, the City of Farmers Branch has announced that Tenet Healthcare Corporation has signed a long-term lease for the company’s new corporate headquarters, at International Plaza Building I in F...
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City News
Posted on: April 4, 2019
FBTX ~ In line with the priorities of their strategic plan, and motivated by the recent Point-in-Time count, that identified 43 homeless C-FB ISD students living in Farmers Branch, the Farmers Branch City Council on Tuesday took a landmark step towards en...
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City News
Posted on: September 19, 2018
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Police Department is asking residents to be aware that scams are on the increase, and are being perpetrated on social media, via email, and by telephone.
Scammers will prey on a person’s fear, desire to make easy money, ...
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City News
Posted on: February 26, 2018
FBTX ~ Farmers Branch Municipal Court has brought traffic tickets back to the future, keying on a new trend in technology to offer a virtual courtroom, affording the opportunity for most Class C misdemeanor cases to be handled online.
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Posted on: May 8, 2017
FBTX ~ After a great deal of negotiation, the Farmers Branch Economic Development Office has announced a new mixed use project for the corner of Alpha and Inwood Roads.
The new project on the 14-acre tract will include retai...
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City News
Posted on: March 7, 2017
FBTX ~ Employing technology that can notify residents of anything from severe weather to community updates, via voice or text, the City of Farmers Branch is announcing the launch of the Branch Alert system. Anyone wishing to receive thi...
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City News
Posted on: December 12, 2016

FBTX ~ Streamlining the process of public information requests like never before, Farmers Branch City Secretary Amy Piukana said her office is preparing to launch an online public information request process.
The City recently purchas...
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Public Information Request Portal
City News
Posted on: October 19, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The Denco Area 9-1-1 District has announced that it has implemented text-to-911 service for all of Denton County and the City of Carrollton, including the North Texas Emergency Communications Center, serving public safety dispatch for Far...
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City News
Posted on: November 30, 2016
FBTX ~ Ushering in a new degree of transparency like never before, the City of Farmers Branch has launched an online City Records Archive that allows anyone to access packets, minutes of public meetings, ordinances, resolutions and more.
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City News
Posted on: July 27, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ As the weather continues to warm up, coupled with periodic and uncharacteristic rainfall this summer, Farmers Branch staff is working hard to protect residents from mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and West Nile Virus. Resident involv...
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City News
Posted on: April 13, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ As one of its newest crime prevention and investigation tools, the Farmers Branch Police Department is asking local residents and businesses to register their surveillance cameras for the SafeCam initiative.
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City News
Posted on: April 13, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ With eight valid alarm calls last year, out of 3,059 responded to by the Police Department, the Farmers Branch City Council has approved changes to the local alarm ordinance, designed to keep officers on the street and away from false ala...Read on...
City News
Posted on: February 24, 2016
CARROLLTON ~ After years of planning, preparation, testing and checking, the North Texas Emergency Communications Center, or NTECC, is now fully implemented with public safety dispatch for its four member cities - Farmers Branch, Carrollton, Coppell and A...
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City News
Posted on: September 28, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In a continuing effort to improve pedestrian safety at strategic spots, the Farmers Branch Public Works Department has installed solar-powered rapid flash crosswalk signs at three locations.
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City News
Posted on: August 5, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In an effort to further the safety of the community, the Farmers Branch Police Department has initiated a “Safe Exchange Zone” program for the exchange of items that have been bought, sold or traded or for child custody exchanges.
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City News
Posted on: April 21, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Helping to put City of Farmers Branch information and resources at the fingertips of citizens, the Farmers Branch Mobile App for smartphones and tablets has debuted in Apple’s App Store and on the Android Marketplace.
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Posted on: April 21, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In what was previously a once or twice a year event, dropping off old prescription medications for proper disposal is now a permanent service offered by the Farmers Branch Police Department.
Sergeant Terry Eoff said the new receptac...Read on...
City News
Posted on: April 6, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ On an unusually warm Tuesday in January, a crew of specialized craftsmen carefully helped place a 100-plus-year-old bell back into the belfry where its service began in the 1890s.
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