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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of Coppell will hold a public hearing on Tuesday,
the 9th day of September, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. to consider approval of PD-
223R2-C, Lot 12R, Kimbel Addition, Goodwill, amending the Detailed Planned
Development to allow for a 100 percent warehouse and distribution of the floor
area for 1090 E. Sandy Lake Road, for a Goodwill Donation Drop-Off only with
a drive through facility, located at 1090 E. Sandy Lake Road, at the request of
the property owner.
All interested citizens of the City of Coppell and other parties of interest are
invited to attend this public hearing in person and participate in the same.
Citizens wishing to express his or her opinion concerning this request may
do in person at 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, TX, during the scheduled
City Council meeting. Citizens may also express his or her opinion concern-
ing this request via telephone, videoconference, or by letter, by 2pm, on the
day of the meeting. Letters may be addressed to the City of Coppell City
Secretary’s Office, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, TX 75019, by email at
citysec@coppelltx.gov, or by calling the City Secretary’s Office at 972-304-
3669. Comments will be read into the record during the public hearing portion
of the meeting. This meeting will also be live streamed on the city’s website
at www.coppelltx.gov
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The City of Coppell acknowledges its responsibility to comply with the Amer-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE
FY 2025-2026 BUDGET
In accordance with Texas Local Government Code 102.006, a Public Hearing on
the City of Duncanville 2025-2026 Budget will be held on September 2, 2025, at
the City Council Meeting starting at 7 p.m. at 203 E. Wheatland Rd. Duncanville
TX75116.
The Proposed Budget is built on a proposed tax rate of $0.600166 per $100 dollars
taxable value. The prior year tax rate was $0.614834 per $100 dollars taxable val-
ue. The public hearing on the tax rate will be conducted at the Regular City Council
Meeting starting at 7 p.m. on September 16, 2025.
THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN
LAST YEAR’S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT OF $976,754, WHICH IS A 4.04% IN-
CREASE FROM LAST YEAR’S BUDGET. THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE TO
BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR
IS $53,805.
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1630
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS APPROVING AN AMEND-
MENT TO THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1,
2024, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES
FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUD-
GET; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1631
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS HERETOFORE, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, GEN-
ERAL REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 9-11. PARKS AND RECREATION CODE,
SECTION 9-11-12. ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES, IN-LINE SKATES,
SKATEBOARDS, COASTERS, AND BICYCLES TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION,
SUBSECTION “C”; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1632
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS HERETOFORE, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, TRAF-
FIC REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 8-6. PROTECTIVE HEAD WEAR, SECTION 8-6-
1. DEFINITIONS TO ADD A NEW DEFINITION, “E-BICYCLE; AND, TO AMEND
SECTION 8-6-2. BICYCLE HELMET REQUIRED, TO INCLUDE NEW TERMS
TO SUBSECTIONS A, B, AND D(1); AND, TO AMEND SUBSECTION C, TO
INCREASE HELMET AGE REQUIREMENT FROM 14 YEARS OF AGE TO 16
YEARS OF AGE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
“It’s going to be a great one.
“Coming off the last six
games, what we did as a team,
and bringing that to spring
ball, you could tell that we’re
going to be a different team
this year.”
As he prepares for his final
season, Bobby is embracing
his role as a mentor and mo-
tivator.
“Being an older guy, com-
ing with a lot of experience [is
my biggest strength],” he said.
“I’ve been through it all and
[always strive to keep] getting
one percent better each day
by keeping my head down and
staying consistent.
“That’s the main thing, stay-
ing consistent and bringing
other guys along with you,
which makes everybody bet-
ter.”
ar-athletes.
“Whether our students are
leading on the football field,
performing in the arts, or ex-
celling in academics, experi-
ences like this help shape their
character and future,” Coach
Mathis said. “We’re proud to
partner with the U.S. Army to
bring this level of training and
exposure to our young men.”
DeSoto ISD looks forward
to continuing these types of
partnerships that empower
students through innovative,
experiential learning aligned
with the district’s whole-child
development model.
SOURCE DeSoto Independent
School District
while finishing third in the UIL
Class 6A Track & Field Cham-
pionships.
The Longhorns will have a
new leader at quarterback in
senior Omowale Muhammid,
who was the backup to Tam-
arion Crochett last season.
He will have several juniors
at wide receiver, including
Emarian Bagley and Braylon
Caston.
Muhammid spent the sum-
mer training with former Ce-
dar Hill quarterback Anthony
Edwards (now at Hardin Sim-
mons University), who led the
Longhorns to an 8-5 record
and a trip to the fourth round
of the playoffs in 2023.
SOURCE Cedar Hill ISD
Football team motivated
by preseason predictions
have both Lancaster (Sept. 26)
and Waxahachie (Oct. 17) at
Longhorn Stadium.
“We have the talent; we just
have to get our kids to per-
form,” Ward said.
Cedar Hill returns nine
starters, four on offense and
five on defense. Among the
returning defenders are junior
Jalen Brewster, the top-rat-
ed defensive lineman in the
Class of 2027 who already has
scholarship offers from Texas,
Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State,
Oregon and more, and senior
Desman Manuel, who has ver-
bally committed to Colorado
State.
Manuel, also a defensive
lineman, set the school record
in the shot-put last spring,
games, Lancaster and Waxa-
hachie.
A 41-35 overtime loss at
Lancaster last September
changed the trajectory of the
Longhorns’ season and not
for the better. They ended up
fifth in the district, capped the
season at 3-7 overall and lost
to last place Mesquite Horn,
56-35.
Cedar Hill will open the
2025 season on Aug. 29
against a Midlothian team that
finished 10-3 and reached the
third round of the playoffs.
The Longhorns prepped for
the Panthers through summer
workouts and officially began
practice on the first day of
classes, Aug. 11.
This season, the Longhorns
Cedar Hill—Entering his
third season as Cedar Hill head
football coach, Nick Ward has
mixed feelings about Dave
Campbell’s Texas Football’s
assertion that the Longhorns
will finish fifth in District 6A-
11.
“We take it kind of personal-
ly,” said Ward, who is 11-12 as
a head coach. “We’re not up-
set. We expected it because of
what we did last year.”
The Longhorns raised ex-
pectations after a resounding
40-7 season opening victory at
Midlothian last August.
Reaching the playoffs, which
required finishing in the top
four of the vaunted “District
of Doom,” largely depended
on winning one of two road
Army trains football players
in our athletes every day. This
experience gives them an op-
portunity to grow as leaders,
teammates, and individuals.
It’s exactly the kind of devel-
opment we strive for in DeSoto
ISD.”
As part of the district’s Tri-
ple A Experience, a holistic
focus on Academics, Arts, and
Athletics, this training high-
lights DeSoto ISD’s commit-
ment to preparing students
not just for success in high
school, but for life. By expos-
ing students to real-world
applications of leadership,
discipline, and teamwork, the
district reinforces its mission
to nurture well-rounded schol-
ship skills and personal resil-
ience that extend beyond the
playing field. It also served as a
preview of the U.S. Army Basic
Combat Training Experience,
a statewide event scheduled
in March 2026 at Fort Hood,
where more than 4,000 Tex-
as student-athletes, JROTC
cadets, and fine arts students
will participate in a hands-on
military training and career
exploration event.
“This is more than just phys-
ical training; it’s about mind-
set, commitment, and char-
acter,” said Claude Mathis,
head football coach of the
DeSoto Eagles. “The Army
values mirror what we instill
DeSoto—In a powerful exam-
ple of leadership, discipline,
and teamwork, soldiers from
Fort Hood visited DeSoto High
School’s Eagle Stadium on
July 30 to conduct a high-im-
pact, team-building training
session with the DeSoto Ea-
gles varsity football team. The
interactive session took place
at DeSoto Eagles Stadium, in-
troducing student-athletes to
the Army’s core values: loyalty,
duty, respect, selfless service,
honor, integrity, and personal
courage.
This one-of-a-kind event
only to prepared the team for
the upcoming football season
but also developed leader-DeSoto’s Devyn Bobby set to
lead Baylor in senior season
by’s family and friends can
regularly attend games at Mc-
Lane Stadium.
“Waco is in the middle of
everything: Dallas, Houston,
and Austin are not far,” Bob-
by said. “It’s a great area with
great people, a great commu-
nity, a loving community, and
it’s great with sports, so why
not [choose] Baylor?”
Last season, the Bears fin-
ished 8-5, ending with a 44–31
loss to LSU in the Texas Bowl.
That defeat snapped a six-
game win streak, but Bobby
said it fueled the team’s confi-
dence heading into the offsea-
son.
“We have a lot of confidence
going into fall camp. We’ve put
in a lot of work this offseason,
and we’ve built confidence
within each other,” he said.
tion of his impact both on and
off the field.
“It’s a blessing to be here,”
Bobby said. “Not too many
other guys got this opportuni-
ty, so for me to get this oppor-
tunity back to an area where I
used to play high school foot-
ball is a great feeling.”
Bobby credits legendary
DeSoto head coach Claude
Mathis for instilling a mindset
and work ethic that translated
seamlessly to the college level.
“He definitely prepared me
for college,” Bobby said. “He
runs his program like a college
program, and how we prac-
ticed helped me through my
college career.”
He said Baylor has helped
him mature off the field as
well.
“I fell in love with the off-
the-field [aspect] as a person
because football is going to
end for everybody one day,
and Baylor has helped me
grow as a young man, helped
me with my faith, and to be a
better person,” Bobby said.
The Waco campus also of-
fers a practical benefit: prox-
imity to home. With DeSoto
just a short drive north, Bob-
By Stephen Hunt
Frisco—As Devyn Bobby en-
ters his senior season at Bay-
lor University, the standout
safety and DeSoto High School
alum is preparing to close out
a strong college football career
with purpose, leadership, and
gratitude.
“I’ve been thinking about it,”
Bobby said during Big 12 Con-
ference Football Media Days
in Ford Center at The Star in
Frisco, TX. “Everybody’s call-
ing me ‘unc’ now [short for
uncle] and calling me the old
head. It hasn’t hit me yet [that
this is my last year], but I’ve
definitely noticed.”
Bobby has earned that vet-
eran status. He’s started 25
consecutive games in Baylor’s
secondary and appeared in ev-
ery game since his freshman
year. Last season, he record-
ed 80 tackles, third-most on
the team, and picked off three
passes. As a sophomore, he
logged 76 tackles, second on
the squad, and added an inter-
ception.
Now a trusted leader, Bob-
by was chosen by head coach
Dave Aranda to represent Bay-
lor at Media Days, a recogni-
SPORTS
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