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Big box retail center in Euless sells to investors
By Steve Brown 1 6:30 AM on Jul 5, 2022
Glade Parks Town Center is more than 90% leased with tenants including Belk, Dick's
Sporting Goods, Michaels, HomeGoods, Boot Barn, Old Navy and Burlington Coat Factory. (JLL.
A North Carolina -based investor has snapped up a major Dallas -Fort Worth retail center.
Glade Parks Town Center is an almost 560,000-square-foot big box shopping center on Rio
Grande Boulevard in Euless, near the border of Colleyville.
Built starting in 2014, the retail center is more than 90% leased with tenants including Belk,
Dick's Sporting Goods, Michaels, HomeGoods, Boot Barn, Old Navy and Burlington Coat Factory.
Glade Parks also has a Cinepolis movie theater, Total Wine & More and multiple restaurants.
Jones Lang LaSalle marketed the property for sale.
"The Property offers investors a unique opportunity to purchase an asset of scale with durable
in -place cash flow within one of D-FW's most affluent consumer bases," the property broker's
sales pitch says.
Investors Big V Property Group and Equity Street Capital acquired Glade Parks.
"We are excited to continue our expansion into Texas with our first acquisition in the Dallas
area, Glade Parks," said Jeffrey Rosenberg, president and CEO of Big V Property Group, in a
statement. "The Dallas Metroplex is a dynamic growing marketplace, and this is the first of
several acquisitions planned in this exciting market."
Based in Charlotte, Big V Property owns and operates 54 retail centers with more than 9 million
square feet. Glade Parks is the investor's fourth acquisition in Texas. It also has shopping
centers in the San Antonio and Houston areas.
JLL's Barry Brown, Chris Gerard and Ryan Shore brokered the Glade Parks sale.
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PEARL HARBOR —A 2001 Colleyville Heritage High
School graduate and Euless, Texas, native is serving in the
U.S. Navy as part of the world's largest international
maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
Petty Officer 1 st Class Andrew Albin is a fire controlman
(aegis) aboard USS Gridley, currently operating out of
Everett, Washington.
A Navy fire controlman (aegis) is responsible for operating
and maintaining aegis weapons systems like 3D radar, fire
control systems, and computer, and networking systems.
Today, Albin uses skills and values similar to those learned
in Euless.
"When I was much younger, I was an Eagle Scout," Albin
said. "That helped me develop leadership at an early age. I
still use those leadership skills today."
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participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships
that are critical to ensuring safety at sea and security on the
world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
The theme of RIMPAC 2022 is Capable, Adaptive, Partners. The participating nations and
forces exercise a wide range of capabilities and demonstrate the inherent flexibility of maritime
forces. These capabilities range from disaster relief and maritime security operations to sea
control and complex warfighting. The relevant, realistic training program includes gunnery,
missile, anti-submarine and air defense exercises, as well as amphibious, counter -piracy, mine
clearance operations, explosive ordnance disposal and diving and salvage operations.
"Pulling into Hawaii is always the best part of RIMPAC," said Albin. "I love getting to meet and
work with people from other countries and share our knowledge with our allies."
Serving in the Navy means Albin is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America's
focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices
in support of the National Defense Strategy.
"The Navy serves a lot of purposes," Albin said. "We protect our allies and trade routes, and
high value assets. We are put out there to maintain a presence, stop piracy and keep the
oceans safe."
With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world's
international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor,
Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is
directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.
According to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, four priorities will focus efforts on
sailors, readiness, capabilities, and capacity.
"For 245 years, in both calm and rough waters, our Navy has stood the watch to protect the
homeland, preserve freedom of the seas, and defend our way of life," said Gilday. "The
decisions and investments we make this decade will set the maritime balance of power for the
rest of this century. We can accept nothing less than success."
Hosted by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, RIMPAC 2022 will be led by Commander, U.S. 3rd
Fleet, who will serve as Combined Task Force (CTF) commander. Royal Canadian Navy Rear
Adm. Christopher Robinson will serve as deputy commander of the CTF, Japan Maritime Self -
Defense Force Rear Adm. Toshiyuki Hirata as the vice commander, and Fleet Marine Force will
be led by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield. Other key leaders of the multinational
force will include Commodore Paul O'Grady of the Royal Australian Navy, who will command
the maritime component, and Brig. Gen. Mark Goulden of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who
will command the air component.
"I get to lead sailors as a petty officer first class," Albin said. "What makes me proud is moving
beyond that technician role and getting to shape the younger sailors."
During RIMPAC, a network of capable, adaptive partners train and operate together in order to
strengthen their collective forces and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. RIMPAC 2022
contributes to the increased interoperability, resiliency and agility needed by the Joint and
Combined Force to deter and defeat aggression by major powers across all domains and levels
of conflict.
As a member of the U.S. Navy, Albin and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will
last beyond their lifetimes.
"It's more than a job to me; it's a responsibility and a commitment," Albin added. "I also have a
lot of family that have served, so I'm glad that I can follow in their footsteps. Serving in the Navy
helped me develop myself beyond what I could have done in the civilian world."
Additional information about RIMPAC is available at I[1tp
Fort Worth investor takes Euless
industrial buildings
By Steve Brown 12:24 PM on Jul 13, 2022
Fort Worth -based Fort Capital purchased 10 industrial buildings in Euless.(Contributed / Fort Capital)
A Fort Worth -based real estate firm has made another big North Texas property buy.
Fort Capital has acquired 10 industrial buildings in Euless. The Euless Industrial Portfolio totals
more than 226,600 square feet and is located near State Highway 360.
The buildings are 98% leased to more than three dozen businesses.
"While there was a lack of inventory before this surge in population growth in the Metroplex,
now the industrial market is bursting at the seams, leaving no choice for these service providers
but to expand into the suburbs of Tarrant County," Jason Baxter, Fort Capital CEO and
president, said in a statement. "Based on this, we are eager to add value to this asset and
continue providing high quality service to this tenant base."
Terms of the Euless purchase were not disclosed.
Fort Capital invests in office and industrial properties priced between $15 million and $100
million. The company has properties in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Last year, Fort Capital acquired more than 400,000 square feet of office and industrial
properties in Arlington near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. The 236,547-square-foot
Ballpark Circle office and industrial campus is at 1401 and 1501 Nolan Ryan Expressway.
Fort Capital also purchased Arlington's Shoreline Business Park located north of Interstate 20
near West Mayfield Road.
Fort Capital is a privately -owned real estate investment firm that has done more than $1 billion
in real estate transactions throughout Texas.
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The services celebrating and honoring the life of Carol Agee, 77, of Euless, Texas, formerly of
Enid, will be held 8:00 a.m. Saturday July 16, 2022, in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Fairmont,
Oklahoma, under the direction of Brown -Cummings Funeral Home. A memorial service will be
held at 1:00 p.m. July 21. 2022, in the Peace Lutheran Church, 941 W. Bedford Euless Rd.,
Hurst, TX 76053, with a reception.
Carol was born May 25, 1945, to Eno and Alma (Miesner) Lohse in Enid, Oklahoma, and
passed from this life July 9, 2022, in Euless, Texas.
Carol was raised and educated in Fairmont, Oklahoma, graduating from Garber High School in
1963. She then went on to achieve her associate degree in finance. She worked in finance for
the Euless Police Department for many years and retired as the Secretary of the Chief of Police.
She enjoyed her work family so much that she returned to work at the Euless Police Department
property department. She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church where she was active
in Ladies Bible Study; she was also active with the Retirees luncheon for the City of Euless. She
enjoyed crocheting, gardening, cooking, ceramics, shopping, listening to John Denver, Elvis,
and the Bee Gees. She loved spending time with her friends and family.
She is survived by her children, Ryan Denis Hembd and Lindsey Nicole Agee, both of Euless,
Texas; two brothers, Gerald Lohse, of Enid, Oklahoma, and Larry Lohse, of North Richland
Hills, Texas; and two grandchildren, Blake and Brooke Hembd.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eno and Alma Lohse, and four brothers, Lyle,
Elden, Duwane, and Kenneth Lohse.
Condolences and special memories may be shared with the family online at www.Brown-
Cummings.com.
Published on July 14, 2022
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By James Bell I July 18, 2022 08:08 AM
As the great Texas Migration continues, search data from a national moving company shows
where in the state those incoming residents hope to land.
The Dallas -Fort Worth metro area is the big winner, according to a report from moveBuddha,
which measured the number of people looking to move into each city versus moving out in the
first half of 2022. Of the 20 Texas cities with the highest in -to -out ratios, eight of them were
around DFW. Only four were around Houston, and three near Austin, with one outside San
Antonio and four that weren't near any major metro.
Prosper, north of Dallas, had the highest ratio, with more than two and a half times as many
people searching for a move to that city than residents looking to move away. The next two cities
in the ranking were Winters, deep in the center of the state, and Mcallen, down on the border.
No. 4 was the Austin suburb of Leander, and the DFW suburb of Euless rounded out the top five.
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report, while others are starting to lose their shine. Leander saw the biggest increase in interest
with a 128.6 percent jump in its in -bound search ratio from 2021. Fort Worth marked a 71
percent increase and McKinney, north of Dallas, had a 62.6 percent rise, followed by Houston's
Sugar Land and Spring suburbs rounding out the top five with increases of 57 percent and 45.7
percent, respectively.
Cities that are losing their luster include Houston's Pearland, which experienced a 34.5 percent
drop in interest from 2021, the DFW suburbs of Plano and Frisco, which had drops of 38 percent
and 46.5 percent, respectively, and Austin's Cedar Park, which saw a drop of more than 45
percent. But potential movers soured most on the capital city suburb of Round Rock, which
suffered a nearly 104 percent plunge in its inbound search ratio over the past year, according to
the report.
Despite some parts of the DFW metro area recently flipping to a buy_ 's market at the high end,
most parts of the North Texas market still have a limited inventory of more affordable homes.
That tight inventory, coupled with persistent demand, has dri n..:a p home prices beyond what
many locals can afford.
Homes on average across the DFW metro were about $501,000 as of March 22, according to the
report, and some cities like Prosper have reached average home prices as high as $828,000 a
significant jump from just two years ago. But what's unaffordable to locals can still look like a
bargain to someone from out-of-state.
About 24 percent of all queries for moves to Texas in the first half of 2022 came from California,
where home prices are even higher than in the Lone Star State.
"Looking purely at queries for moves into the most popular city, Prosper, 40% are from
California," said moveBuddha's Kristen Klepac. The average home price in comparable
California cities is $1.2 million, she noted, while the average home price in Prosper is "only"
$828,000 a 44 percent discount.
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A hotel featuring "Zoom ready" guestrooms is in the works in buzzy'burb of Euless.
The property is IHG Hotels and Resorts' fourth Atwell Sui tes hotel in the U.S. The first two, in the
Denver and Miami areas, are already open, and a third is set to debut later this year near in Southeast
Austin.
The Euless location of Atwell will be at S.H. 183 and Bear Creek, the company confirms; no other details
have been made available yet.
After Euless, an Atwell location will open in Fort Worth, the company says. The $5.5 million project is set
for completion in late 2023, at 2540 Westport Pkwy.
Atwell Suites are geared toward business and leisure travelers planning typical stays of four to six nights.
One of the highlights is a two-story lobby containing The Common, a second -floor public space mixing
private and shared areas. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, a bar, a pool, and a spa.
Jessica Twine, a spokeswoman for IHG, says guestrooms at Atwell hotels are "Zoom ready."
"The Atwell Suites properties are `Zoom ready' because instead of an unmade bed and luggage lingering in
the background of a virtual call, guests can sit in front of an enticing gallery wall above their room's sofa.
It is a perfect backdrop in virtual meetings," Twine says.
Aside from a gallery wall, each guestroom offers a kitchenette, 55-inch TV, sofa bed, and work area
equipped with a desk.
IHG says more than 20 Atwell properties are being developed across the country. That includes another
Texas one in the Hill Country town of Kerrville.
"The Atwell Suites brand is tailor-made to meet the significant demand in the upper-midscale segment for
a new all -suites brand," says Keith Barr, CEO of IHG.
Fort Worth Star -Telegram
When does school start? Here are the back to
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What to Know About 2022 Clear the
Shelters in North Texas
By Yvonne Gurley and Nada J. Ruddock • Published July 29, 2022 • Updated on July 29, 2022 at 3:30 pm
Your new fur -ever family member awaits you! Adopt a pet at this year's NBC 5 and
Telemundo 39 Clear the Shelters all month long, August 1 — August 31. This is the purr-
fect opportunity to grow your family.
Many shelters are experiencing a summer surge of new pets for various reasons.
Unfortunately, this can result in euthanizations due to the lack of space in the shelters.
Help us save pet lives this summer.
What is Clear the Shelters?
Clear the Shelters is an annual campaign to save shelter animals across the country.
Participating shelters are all waiving adoption fees on Saturday, August 27, and some
are waiving fees throughout the month, however, other fees may apply.
How do I adopt a pet in DFW during Clear the Shelters?
To adopt, you must be at least 18 years of age. Be sure you bring your current/valid
driver's license or state ID. If you do not have your current address on your driver's
license or state ID, you will need to bring proof of residency such as a current utility bill
or current lease agreement with your correct address.
For more information and interesting articles on Clear the Shelters, please
visit www.clearthesheiters.com.
When is 222 Clear the Shelters?
• All month long, August 1 — August 31
• Adoption fees will be waived in all participating shelters on Saturday, August 27; other
fees may apply
• COVID-19 protocols will be observed
• Please check with your local shelter for their hours of operation and adoption
procedures
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North Texas shelters participating in 2022 Clear the Shelters
(Listed in alphabetical order by city)
Athens Animal Rescue Shelter
Allen Animal Services
Alvarado Animal Services
Benbrook Waggin Tails Adoption Center (Humane Society of North
Bowie Animal Shelter
Burleson Animal Services
Carrollton Animal Services and Adoption Center
Carrollton Operation Kindness
Cedar Hill Tri-City Animal Shelter and Adoption Center
City of Coppell Animal Services
Crowley Texas Animal Shelter
Dallas Animal Services
East Dallas Kitty Club
SPCA of Texas/Jan Rees -Jones Animal Care Center
Texas-HSNT)
City of Denton Animal Shelter/Linda McNatt Animal Care & Adoption Center
City of Euless Animal Services
Flower Mound Animal Adoption Center
Fort Worth Alliance PetSmart Charities Adoption Center
Fort Worth Chuck & Brenda Silcox Animal Care & Adoption Center
Fort Worth Hulen PetSmart Charities Adoption Center
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control North Animal Campus
Fort Worth Saxe -Forte Cat Adoptions (Humane Society of North Texas-HSNT)
Gainesville Noah's Ark SPCA
Garland Animal Shelter & Adoption Center
Grand Prairie Animal Services/Prairie Paws Adoption Center
Grapevine Animal Services
Gun Barrel City Straydog, Inc.
Hurst Adoption Center (Humane Society of North Texas-HSNT)
DFW of Human Society of Irving, Inc.
Irving Animal Services
Joshua Animal Control
Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center (Humane Society of North Texas-HSNT)
Keller Regional Humane Society of North Texas-HSNT
Lancaster Animal Shelter
Lewisville Animal Services
Lone Oak Sadie's Place Animal Rescue
Mansfield Animal Care & Control
Collin County Animal Services
Mexia The Kittery Kat and Kitten Rescue Corp
Nacogdoches Animal Services and Adoption Center
North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center
Plano Dallas Cat Rescue DBA Cat Matchers
Plano Straydog Inc.
Plano Animal Shelter
Red Oak Animal Care and Control
Richardson Animal Shelter
Richland Hills Animal Service Center
Royse City Animal Shelter
Sachse Animal Shelter
City of Saginaw Animal Services
Seagoville Animal Shelter
Tool Human Society of Cedar Creek Lake
Watauga Animal Services
Waxahachie SPCA of Texas/Ellis County Animal Care Center
Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter
City of Wylie Animal Shelter
How many animals have been adopted due to Clear the Shelters?
To date, over 51,000 pets found their fur -ever homes in North Texas and more than
700,000 have been adopted across the country. You can be a part of helping us Clear
the Shelters this year. Every adoption is a life saved!
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Trial begins for father accused in 2008
`honor killings' of two teen daughters in
Irving
BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. AUGUST 01, 2022 ( 9:43 AM
Jury selection begins on Monday in the capital murder trial of Yaser Said, who is
accused of killing his two teenage daughters, allegedly because of their dating habits.
Said, 65, is accused of shooting to death Amina, 18, and Sarah Said, 17, in 2008 near
an Irving hotel.
Some family members said that the girls were victims of "honor killings" because their
father thought they had brought shame to the family.
Yaser Said has sent several letters to the judge in Dallas, proclaiming his innocence,
according to WFAA-TV.
In one letter he wrote, "I was not happy about my kids' dating activity. But, I did not do
the killings or any plan to hurt them," WFAA reported.
The trial is being held in Criminal District Court No. 7 in Dallas.
Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. If convicted, Said will be automatically
sentenced to life without parole.
For several years after the killings, authorities said that Said was a fugitive who was on
the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, but he was arrested in August 2020 in Justin, just north
of Fort Worth.
Since his arrest, Said has been in the Dallas County Jail.
Two of Said's family members have been sentenced for hiding him in North Texas for
years.
His son Islam Said, 32, pleaded guilty in January 2021 to conspiracy to conceal a
person from arrest, concealing a person from arrest and conspiracy to obstruct an
official proceeding. He was later sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Yaser Said's brother Yassein Said was sentenced in 2021 to 12 years for conspiracy to
conceal a person from arrest, concealing a person from arrest and conspiracy to
obstruct an official proceeding.
Throughout the investigation, federal agents and Irving police believed other members
of Yaser Said's family had assisted and communicated with him.
Patricia Owens, who is Yaser Said's former wife and the mother of the girls, told federal
authorities that members of his family had indicated to her "little remorse for the
victims," and indicated support for their killer, according to a federal criminal complaint.
On the night of Jan. 1, 2008, Irving police found Amina Said hunched over in the
passenger seat of her father's taxi. Her sister, Sarah, was found in the back seat. Both
had been shot multiple times near the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving.
Before she died, Sarah Said called 911. She was unable to say where she was.
"Help!" she said. "My dad shot me."
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Hours before the bodies of the teens were found, Yaser Said had picked up his
daughters and never returned home, according to the capital murder warrant obtained
by the Fort Worth Star -Telegram.
The criminal complaints against Yassein Said and Islam Said do not indicate where
Yaser Said was from January 2008 until August 2017.
Nine years after the killings, investigators got a break when a maintenance worker at
the Copper Canyon Apartments in Bedford spotted Yaser Said in an apartment rented
by Islam Said, federal agents said.
FBI agents had told apartment officials before that encounter that Islam Said was
renting an apartment there and that he was the son of a wanted fugitive.
After the sighting, on Aug. 14, 2017, an FBI agent tried to interview Islam Said, wanting
to ask him who was inside the Bedford apartment and get consent to search it. Islam
Said refused to cooperate and called his attorney. Later, authorities discovered that
Islam Said called someone and told them, "we have a big problem," according to the
complaint.
Authorities obtained a search warrant for the apartment and executed it on Aug. 15,
2017, but they didn't find anyone. Investigators collected a Pall Mall cigarette butt from a
trash can, a pair of eyeglasses, and a toothbrush found in a luggage bag inside a closet.
A few days after the Bedford apartment was searched, Yassein Said and another man
showed up at the leasing office, demanding to know who saw someone in Islam Said's
apartment, according to the complaint.
Months later, test results on DNA collected from the apartment indicated that Yaser
Said had been there.
Years passed before federal authorities got another break.
On Aug. 10, 2020, authorities discovered that two homes were in the name of Dalal
Said, one of Yassein Said's daughters. One home was in Justin and the other in Euless.
Authorities already knew that the Euless residence was the primary home of Islam Said.
Federal authorities began surveillance at both homes.
FBI agents saw Islam Said and Yassein Said carry about five grocery bags into the
Justin home.
From Aug. 17 to Aug. 19, 2020, FBI agents were conducting 24-hour surveillance at the
home.
Yassein Said and Islam Said arrived and carried in more grocery bags. Islam Said was
seen exiting the Justin home with two small grocery bags possibly containing trash. He
placed the bags in a vehicle. Yassein also walked out of the residence and the two got
into the vehicle.
In early August 2020, trash bags had been left on the curb near the Justin home. The
two Said men drove to a Southlake shopping center and dropped the two bags in a
garbage can.
The trash bags, which included numerous cigarette butts, were seized by FBI agents.
On Aug. 19, 2020, authorities armed with a search warrant found Yaser Said in the
Justin home. He was arrested without incident.
Federal authorities discovered a hidden room with a cot in it in the back of the
residence.
Some Schools Narrow Teacher Shortage Gap;
Retention Still Significant Issue
By Wayne Carter • Published August 5, 2022 • Updated on August 5, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Teachers across North Texas are hard at work, readying their classrooms as the start of
school inches closer for more students.
Teachers, like just about everyone else in the workforce, are hard to find. But an
increasing number of district leaders are saying they're ready.
From Sunnyvale ISD to Hurst -Euless -Bedford and Rockwall to Burleson, districts are
telling us they're more than 95% staffed. Those are numbers that are not unusual for
most school districts this time of year. But don't think that means the shortage isn't real.
"Monday, Fort Worth had about 300 teacher vacancies, I know administration is coming
up with a plan to address that but some schools are worse than others," said Steven
Poole of the United Educators Association's Fort Worth Chapter.
Fort Worth ISD didn't get back to us with staffing details this week. Frisco is OK on
teachers but struggling with bus drivers. Poole said, while many districts may have filled
the gaps, the problem doesn't end there.
"Its one thing to get them in the door. It's another thing to keep them," he said.
"Teachers are leaving the profession in droves. They're retiring if they're eligible or
deciding this is not right for them," he said.
Districts a bit further out like in Mineral Wells have moved to a 4-day calendar this year.
It's not to save money, but to use it as a bargaining tool to keep teachers in Mineral
Wells.
"I didn't think it would be something we would do or be interested in until we started
losing teachers to the surrounding schools," said John Kuhn, superintendent of the
Mineral Wells ISD.
Incentives are out there. From higher pay in DeSoto to free childcare in Grapevine-
Colleyville. But will it last? Each year teachers are walking away, and districts are
feeling it more than ever.
Mitchell Nachtigal Law is Proud to Announce the
Firm is Expanding its Service Area to Euless, TX
By Press Advantage Published August 8, 2022
Mitchell Nachtigal Law has announced its expansion of services to include Euless, TX.
Local residents of Euless can now benefit from receiving experienced, quality, legal
representation from one of the state's top real estate law firms.
Managing attorney Julia Mitchell said "We look forward to helping the residents of
Euless with all of their real estate -related matters and are committed to protecting their
rights and ensuring any legal issues or transactions are handled efficiently and
smoothly." The expansion of the firm's services is good news for residents purchasing a
new home, landlords and renters in need of conflict resolution, and land developers and
business owners who are searching for a law firm that offers a wide range of real
estate -related legal services.
Located in Tarrant County, Euless is home to over 60,000 Texans. The real estate
market in Euless continues to flourish, with over fifty homes sold in June of 2022 alone.
Residents interested in purchasing a residential or commercial property can rely on
Mitchell Nachtigal Law to help them handle a wide array of real estate matters, including
deed transfers, document preparation, boundary line agreements, and more. The firm
also helps guide clients through landlord and tenant disputes, the seller and owner
finance process, contract preparation and review, and more.
Mitchell Nachtigal Law is a full service real estate law firm that has over 30 years of
combined experience. In addition to their expertise in handling complex real estate
matters, the firm's other areas of practice include probate, business law, civil litigation,
estate planning, and mediation.
Interested parties who would like to schedule a consultation or learn more about
Mitchell Nachtigal Law can visit the firm's website at https://www.m-nlegal.c 0
For more information about Mitchell Nachtigal Law, contact the company here:
Mitchell Nachtigal Law
Julia Mitchell
(682)738-3213
jpbarth@jpbarthlaw.com
4001 Gateway Dr #200, Colleyville, TX 76034