The Arlington City Council met on June 23, 2026, at 6:32 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, with the meeting adjourning at 9:21 p.m. The council canvassed a runoff election, swore in a new council member, approved numerous contracts and resolutions, and held public hearings on a daycare permit, a hotel district boundary amendment, a public access easement, and two gas well permits. A motion to reconsider a previously denied zoning case was approved, and the zoning change was then passed on first reading with added stipulations.
So we can agree with different platillos that usually in Mexico accompanied the cafecito and pasatiempo. Come over here and come back to the truck. Running back. We had gotten a complaint from a apartment complex. A citizen called in saying that one of her neighbors was outside by the staircase, uh beating their dog and throwing her against the wall and then throwing her down the stairs. Once we finally caught up to her and, you know, we were able to get her. Uh we kind of took a look at her and uh she had uh like a black eye and uh some bruising and stuff on her teeth and her gums where she'd been hitting her face. After speaking with the owner, he showed me his hand, and his hand didn't quite match up with the wounds from a bite. So my interaction with Sadie um from the get-go is very friendly. Um she was always wanting to be loved on. She never really regressed in kind of any kind of stress behavior, she never exhibited any aggressive behaviors towards me while I was observing her during those first 10 days of uh bike quarantine. Her most aggressive trait is her licking you to death. Whenever an animal comes in for bike quarantine, it is usually not common for them to be adopted out. Um it's actually against our protocol, and I act I do have to get documents signed from our manager, our shelter manager to allow that. With Sadie, I was really certain that we wouldn't have any kind of backlash or any kind of um negative interaction with her with any citizen that would adopt her. I found Sadie through my wife. She was on Facebook. She's coming home with us. She was just a great dog, and I was happy for her to get a second chance of just you know being able to be loved by somebody that really truly deserved to have her. Dick and Drink has officially opened in the Tiffany Park shopping center off Cooper in Mayfield. It features nine championship size courts plus a bar and kitchen, making it a place to play, hang out and celebrate a good match. Now let's talk about something for the kids and honestly the whole family. Arlington is getting a couple of new indoor spots where kids can climb, play, and burn off some serious energy. First up, launch family entertainment launches over 39,000 square feet of arcades, attractions, and family entertainment under one roof, set to open later this year. Then heading north on Cooper Street, Kids' Empires, opening in the Town North Shopping center near West Randall Mill, bringing in indoor playground where kids can climb, explore, and burn off some of that serious energy. And speaking of energy, Altitude Trampoline Park, it's taking over where Chuck E. Cheese was next to Kroger off Fielder Road. They're claiming it will be the largest trampoline park in all of DFW, offering big air, climbing, slides, arcades, coffee for the parents, and zip lines. It's set to open this spring. Let's head over to East Arlington where two projects are expanding the area's international scene. Located off Sherry Street between East Pioneer Parkway and East Arkansas Lane. The Asia City Center development will include three buildings that offer a variety of businesses, including the popular Trung Win Coffee, Vietnamese restaurants, drinks, hot pot, and more. Development will also feature Tesla charging stations. It's expected to open late summer or fall. And just to the west, Benton Plaza is growing. A new building on the east side of the plaza will add more than 15,000 square feet with room for nine new tenants, bringing even more shops and restaurants to the area. And that's what's going there, Arlington. See something being built and wondering about it, send it our way, and we might feature it in the next episode. See you next time, Arlington. I always get excited when I'm walking to ballpark in the morning. If you look at every bolt that you see, and there are ton of them around here with all the steel that we have, you know, there was a man or a woman with a ranch there that was tightening every one of those, and that really reminds me and gives me great context in terms of the amount of effort that went into building this building in 31 months, too. Nolan Ryan is actually the connection from my beginning in baseball back in 1986 to the time I arrived here in Arlington in 2008. My first three seasons in baseball were with the Astros 8687 and 88. And those were the last three seasons that Nolan pitched for the Astros before he came to the Rangers. So when he became president here in 2008, I had actually left the Astros and was working in Detroit for the Tigers at that time. And he called one day and said, Hey, what are you doing up there in Detroit? We need to get you back to Texas. Working for both Texas franchises is pretty cool. So not only have gone to the World Series for the first time with each franchise, but to have had a hand in development of their current new ballparks, if you will. One of the things I love about Arlington is just the can-do attitude of people here.