(Tim Yatko) GRAPEVINE — Tim Yatko considers his front yard a suburban oasis, lush with native Texas grasses that require little water but draw butterflies and other beneficial insects.

Grapevine City Council members denied a zoning change request Jan. 21 for a proposed car wash along Ira E. Woods Avenue.

The cities of Grapevine and Fort Worth received a combined $2.75 million in grants from the Texas parks and Wildlife ...