At their meeting on Tuesday, March 26, the Highland Village City Council authorized the city manager to execute the agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the City of Highland Village for $3.5M in park mitigation. Copperas Branch Park, which the city leases from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will be tremendously [...]
Highland Village to Receive $3.5M from TxDOT for Park Mitigation at Park
Over 800 Pounds of Prescription Drugs Collected in Highland Village Program

It’s a known fact that prescription drugs can damage our environment and will contaminate our water supply if they are disposed of through our wastewater system. Unfortunately, some in the community and surrounding areas are stealing prescription drugs from family members and either using them or selling them to their peers and friends. Programs like the Prescription Drug Disposal [...]
City Council Approves Replat of The District of Highland Village
At their meeting on Tuesday, February 26, the City Council held a public hearing and approved the replat of the The District of Highland Village. The Council approved a zoning change to the property located at the northwest corner of FM 407 and Briarhill Boulevard at their meeting on December 11. The District, initially approved by the [...]
Highland Village, Safest City in Texas by Population
City of Highland Village has been recognized as the Safest City in North Texas for the past 10 years. This year Highland Village is once again shown as the Safest City in North Texas, based on information provided by the FBI’s 2010 Uniform Crime Report. Information on the FBI website confirms Highland Village is once [...]
Highland Village enjoying half a century of memories
A series of celebrations recognizing the colorful history of Highland Village culminated Saturday with a 50th Anniversary Gala held at Celebrations that included dining, dancing, champagne toasts and collected video interviews with key witnesses to city’s history. The gathering, which included some of the city’s earliest residents, a half dozen former mayors and some people [...]
P&Z OKs minor changes to District of Highland Village
Developers of the District of Highland Village Tuesday cleared one of the last regulatory hurdles necessary prior to beginning construction on the approximately 15 acre mixed use project northwest of the intersection of FM 407 and Briarhill Boulevard. Commissioners unanimously recommended approval of a replat of the property that incorporates some minor changes that had [...]
Nelson returns to family law roots at Highland Village practice

Whether fate, circumstance or a higher power brought them together, Brett Nelson and the Christman Kelley & Clarke law firm are glad it happened. Nelson joined the Highland Village practice in January as its newest partner and one of four attorneys in the Texas office (other locations in Santa Barbara and San Francisco, Calif.). He [...]
Marcus High School Seeks Nominees for Wall of Fame
Marcus High School is seeking nominations for admission to the MHS WALL OF FAME class of 2013. Each year Marcus recognizes one person who has made a difference professionally or through service to the community. Nominees must be a graduate or former faculty member who have made an outstanding contribution to society or have excelled [...]
County OKs deal on road extension, Dallas North Tollway
Denton County commissioners approved funding a new project with some old money. On Tuesday, county officials approved an agreement to work with the North Texas Tollway Authority on an extension of the Dallas North Tollway. Despite initial concerns from Precinct 3 Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, the Commissioners Court approved the use of cash on hand from [...]
Student of the Month

The Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce selected Lorenzo Daniel, eighth-grader at Briarhill Middle School as its January 2013 Student of the Month. Daniel’s greatest passion is his family, and his role models are Jesus and Lecrae, a Christian hip-hop artist. When he grows up, he would like to create his own architect firm. According to [...]





