🌱 How Flower Mound’s latest vote will change school zone speed limits

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In today's newsletter:

• How Flower Mound’s latest vote will change school zone speed limits
• Want a free beach towel for helping save local lives?
• Flower Mound’s own Secretary of State plans her next chapter

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 72.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Flower Mound denies proposed school zone along FM 1171, removes others around town - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com) — Flower Mound drivers will see several school zone speed changes after Town Council voted 3-2 against adding a new school zone on FM 1171 near Founders Classical Academy. Council instead favored on-campus traffic solutions and noted a future Trotter Park trail, while also removing four unneeded school zones tied to Garden Ridge Elementary’s closure and Lewisville ISD boundary changes.
   

• Blood donors to receive summer-themed giveaway at southern Denton County drives - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com) — Flower Mound residents can donate blood this Saturday morning at Modern Medical Clinic and receive a free 2026 beach towel while supplies last. If you miss that drive, another Carter BloodCare event happens Monday at the Denton County Southwest Courthouse in Argyle’s Canyon Falls development, with all blood types—especially O negative and O positive—urgently needed.
   

• Jane Nelson to step down as Texas Secretary of State - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com) — Flower Mound resident Jane Nelson is stepping down as Texas Secretary of State on July 17 after overseeing seven statewide elections and major business growth initiatives. She highlights work on secure, accessible voting and economic development, while Gov. Greg Abbott praises her decades of service and leadership as she prepares for her next chapter.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• June is men’s mental health awareness month.
  Over 600,000 men every year, take their own lives. I want you to know, if you are a man who is struggling, you are in my prayers, and your life… (Nextdoor Glenwick Estates)

• Gold's Gym International, Inc. posted a job opening for Front Desk Team Member - GOLD'S GYM - Flower Mound in Flower Mound. Apply here.
• Belk, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance/Housekeeping Associate - Part Time - Flower Mound in Flower Mound. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flower Mound here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Argyle

• From the Firehouse: Child Safety Fair and free life jackets kick off summer season - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com)
• These 19 Dallas-Fort Worth Companies Are Great Places to Work (inc.com)

Lewisville

• Dallas Pizza Legend: 'Partenope Ristorante' Is A Slice Above The Rest (dallasexpress.com)
• Rapid growth and new opportunities in America's new boomtowns (cw33.com)
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001108426-26-000030 (sec.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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