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City · Tarrant County
Flower Mound
Population ~81,270 · lewisville-isd
☕ Flower Mound brief Mon, Jun 1
Arlington–Cowboys deal: $273M through 2055
Council approved Apr 22 — extends AT&T Stadium lease 30 yrs · KERA News
Keller ISD: 3 intermediate-school closures (2027-28)
Trustees voted May 14 — Bear Creek, Parkwood Hill, Trinity Meadows · Community Impact
Tarrant taxes: ~$2.24/$100 (FW resident, FY25)
County ~$0.19 + Fort Worth $1.0624 + ISD share · Tarrant Appraisal District
Local News
Flower Mound headlines
What's happening in Flower Mound right now
Civic
Population around 80,000, almost entirely in Denton County
Flower Mound recorded 75,956 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census and estimates above 80,000 by the mid-2020s. Although a small slice of the town sits in Tarrant County on Lake Grapevine's shoreline, the bulk of Flower Mound lies in Denton County, which complicates county-level coverage. Source: U.S. Census; Town of Flower Mound.
Updated 2026
Schools
Lewisville ISD anchors the town
Lewisville ISD serves the great majority of Flower Mound students, with Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD reaching small portions on the town's northern and western edges. Source: Lewisville ISD.
Ongoing
Development
Lakeside DFW continues build-out
The Lakeside DFW mixed-use district along FM 2499 at Lake Grapevine continues phased construction of retail, restaurants, and multifamily — one of the largest single redevelopment projects in the town's history. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Ongoing
Council
Council meets first and third Mondays
The Flower Mound Town Council meets the first and third Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 2121 Cross Timbers Road. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Ongoing
🏗️ Growth
Toll Brothers' Havenwood clears first 87-home phase at Flower Mound council
The 447-acre Havenwood development cleared its first subdivision site plan and tree-removal permits at the March 2 Flower Mound Town Council meeting. Initially approved May 2024; build-out in four phases. Source: Community Impact.
🏛️ Civic
Flower Mound adopts $452M FY2025-26 budget; homestead exemption raised to 20%
Flower Mound's adopted FY2025-26 budget totals ~$452.48M with a property tax rate of $0.387277/$100. In June 2025 the council raised the residential homestead exemption to the greater of $5,000 or 20% of value, effective on 2025 property tax bills. Source: Community Impact / Town.
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Flower Mound's places, people, and traditions
Landmark
The Flower Mound itself
The town takes its name from a 12.5-acre natural prominence rising about 50 feet above the surrounding prairie. The Flower Mound, preserved through deed restriction, blooms each spring with wildflowers including bluebonnets and prairie verbena. Source: Town of Flower Mound; TSHA.
Year-round
Park
Lake Grapevine and Twin Coves Park
Lake Grapevine forms much of Flower Mound's southern boundary; Twin Coves Park and the Murrell Park area provide camping, marina, and shoreline access. Source: USACE; Town of Flower Mound.
Year-round
Trail
Cross Timbers Trail along Lake Grapevine
The Cross Timbers Trail, a USACE-owned single-track hiking trail along the north shore of Lake Grapevine, runs through Flower Mound and is one of the most popular natural-surface trails in DFW. Source: USACE.
Year-round
Retail
Lakeside DFW
Lakeside DFW along FM 2499 has become the town's primary lifestyle retail district, with restaurants, shops, and lake-view multifamily replacing earlier undeveloped acreage. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Year-round
Park
Bakersfield Park and the Community Activity Center
Bakersfield Park and the Community Activity Center on Spinks Road anchor youth sports and recreation programming for the town. Source: Town of Flower Mound Parks.
Year-round
Civic
Flower Mound Public Library
The Flower Mound Public Library on Forest Vista Drive is a major north-DFW library serving the town and surrounding Lewisville ISD area. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Year-round
Known for
- The Flower Mound (12.5-acre namesake hill)
- River Walk at Central Park
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
- Top-ranked Lewisville ISD schools
The Story of Flower Mound
Flower Mound is named for a natural wonder at its heart: a 12.5-acre, fifty-foot-high mound rising from the Blackland Prairie, carpeted each spring with wildflowers like Indian paintbrush. Formed tens of millions of years ago, the Mound was a sacred place to the Wichita and other tribes, who used the high ground for worship and burials.
The Peters Colony named the settlement for the landmark, and pioneers held religious camp meetings on the site in the 1840s before settling the surrounding land in the 1850s.
For more than a century Flower Mound stayed rural, finally incorporating in 1961 to protect its character.
Straddling the Denton–Tarrant county line, Flower Mound grew into a large, prosperous suburb that has carefully preserved its namesake Mound as a protected natural landmark.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.
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TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Flower Mound 4 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Flower Mound, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Flower Mound Sports
Flower Mound HS + Marcus HS rivalry + LISD trails
HS
Flower Mound HS Jaguars + Marcus HS Marauders
Two LISD HSs in Flower Mound. 'Mound Showdown' rivalry since 2000. Both UIL Class 6A.
Source: LISD, Wikipedia
State Title
Marcus Marauders 6A-II soccer champs Spring 2025
Marcus beat Stratford 1-0 for program's third girls soccer state championship.
Source: VYPE / Dave Campbell's
Trails
66+ miles of paved trails
Network links parks, neighborhoods, schools — from 3 miles in 1989 to 66+ today.
Source: Flower Mound Parks & Rec
Lake
Twin Coves Park on Lake Grapevine
Camping, fishing, kayaking. Adjacent Northshore Trail.
Source: Town of Flower Mound
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Flower Mound
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Flower Mound.
event
Flower Mound Trail System (66+ miles)
Year-round
Town of Flower Mound · Trailheads town-wide
story-time
Flower Mound Public Library Storytime
Weekly
Flower Mound Public Library · 3030 Broadmoor Ln, Flower Mound
event
Flower Mound Summer Reading Program
June–August
Flower Mound Public Library · 3030 Broadmoor Ln, Flower Mound
camp
Flower Mound CAC Summer Camp
Week-long sessions
Flower Mound Community Activity Center · 1200 Gerault Rd, Flower Mound
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Flower Mound town hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager government as a 'Town'
Flower Mound is one of the few large municipalities in DFW formally chartered as a 'Town' rather than a 'City', a designation it has retained since its 1961 incorporation. It operates under a council-manager form with a mayor and council members. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Mayor
Mayor presides over Town Council
The Flower Mound mayor is elected at-large and presides over the Town Council that sets policy, approves the budget, and appoints the town manager. Source: Town of Flower Mound.
Schools
Lewisville ISD serves most of the town
Lewisville ISD serves the great majority of Flower Mound, with Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD on the edges. Source: Lewisville ISD.
County
Small slice in Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Most of Flower Mound sits in Denton County, with a small slice extending into Tarrant County along Lake Grapevine. Tarrant County is led at the county level by County Judge Tim O'Hare. Source: Tarrant County.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Census + TEA + Town
Pop 2020
75,956 residents
2020 U.S. Census counted 75,956 residents — 17% increase from 64,669 in 2010.
2020 Census · Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Pop est. 2024
~81,270 residents
Texas Demographics estimates 2024 pop at ~81,270; Census ACS 5-year estimates trail by 12-18 months.
2024 est. · Source: Texas Demographics
Area
~45 sq mi, two counties
~45 sq mi, almost entirely in Denton County with a small portion in Tarrant County along the southern boundary.
Current · Source: Town of Flower Mound
Income
Median household $161,235
Median household income $161,235 in 2024. Mean household income near $202,477.
2024 · Source: Texas Demographics / ACS
Schools
Lewisville ISD — B rating
Lewisville ISD, which serves Flower Mound, received a B accountability rating from TEA for 2024-25.
2024-25 · Source: TEA via Community Impact
Population
81,270
Source: 2020 U.S. Census (75,956) + Texas Demographics 2024 est (~81,270)
Type
city
School District
lewisville-isd
County
Denton (mostly Tarrant)
Population by city
Tarrant County city populations (Census 2020 + 2024 estimates).
| City | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 935,508 | County seat, 4th-largest in TX (after Houston, San Antonio, Dallas) |
| Arlington | 392,304 | Cowboys + Rangers home |
| Grand Prairie | ~200,000 | Cross-county with Dallas |
| Mansfield | 79,708 | |
| Flower Mound | 78,854 | Cross-county with Denton |
| North Richland Hills | 71,564 | |
| Euless | 61,554 | |
| Burleson | 53,283 | Cross-county with Johnson |
| Grapevine | 50,898 | |
| Bedford | 49,337 | |
| Hurst | 39,337 | |
| Haltom City | 46,500 | |
| Keller | 46,044 | |
| Southlake | 32,376 |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Flower Mound
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Flower Mound?
Lewisville ISD (LISD) primarily serves Flower Mound, with a TEA score of 81 (B) for 2024-25 (pending TEA confirmation) and approximately 50,000 students district-wide. A smaller portion of Flower Mound, particularly newer west-side neighbor…
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History
Founded 1961
From a prairie wildflower mound to a master-planned town
Flower Mound takes its name from a 12.5-acre natural rise on the otherwise flat Cross Timbers prairie — a feature noted by early Anglo settlers in the 1840s for the dense spring wildflower displays of bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush, and prairie verbena that covered it. A small farming community grew nearby through the 19th and early 20th centuries, with Methodist camp meetings held on the mound itself. The community incorporated as the Town of Flower Mound on February 25, 1961, choosing the 'Town' designation to signal its rural character even as suburban growth from Dallas and Fort Worth pushed northward. The 1974 opening of DFW Airport accelerated development, but the town's master plan adopted in the 1980s deliberately preserved the namesake mound through deed restriction and channeled growth into planned subdivisions. Population grew from roughly 1,700 in 1970 past 15,000 by 1990, 50,000 by 2000, and 75,000 by 2020. Modern Flower Mound is anchored by Lewisville ISD, Lake Grapevine recreation, and the Lakeside DFW district. Sources: TSHA; Town of Flower Mound; Wikipedia.
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