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Home My WebLink About2024-01-23 Euless Articles DUMPLING NEWS Home of Juicy Dumplings restaurant coming to Euless seizes on hot trend By Malcolm Mayhew Jan 9, 2024 | 1:33 pm Pretty dumplings coming from Home of Juicy Dumplings soon. A new restaurant specializing in traditional Chinese cuisine, including buzzy handmade dumplings, is coming to the Fort Worth suburb of Euless. Called Home of Juicy Dumplings, it’ll open in early summer at 2910 Rio Grande Blvd. #300, in a new space at the Glade Parks shopping center. The amusingly-titled restaurant is from two natives of Hong Kong: Rixin “Jimmy” Zheng, who is the owner, and Bosco Seung, who will serve as head chef. Manager Regine Cheng says they’re hoping to open by June. They're finalizing a menu that will include nearly a dozen variations of Chinese dumplings, including pan-fried pork buns, har gow (shrimp dumplings), Sichuan-inspired spicy wontons, and vegetable dumplings. Dumplings have become an increasingly buzzy item, with influential purveyors such as Hao's Grocery and Cafe, and Teddy Wong's, which opened in the Near Southside in October 2023. In addition to dumplings, Home of Juicy Dumplings will also serve noodle dishes, fried rice, Peking duck, Cantonese-inspired roast pork, and other staples of Chinese cuisine. Everything will be made in-house, including the dumplings and noodles. “The restaurant is about 2,800 square feet, and half of that is for the kitchen,” Cheng says. “They wanted a restaurant with a large kitchen to make sure they have the space to do everything by hand." Rather than casual or fast-casual, the restaurant will be full-service, with an upscale atmosphere. "It'll be nice — white tablecloths, cocktails, good service," she says. They'll have a full bar with cocktails, beer, and wine, and will stay open late — until midnight on weekends — with a separate bar food menu made up of small plates and appetizers. They’ll also offer cocktails to-go, Cheng says. They may even open for breakfast with coffee and Hong Kong-inspired pastries, such as pineapple buns. "Right now, that's just an idea," she says. "But Bosco and the staff will be here every morning at 7 or 8 am making food for the day, so we thought we could serve some traditional Hong Kong breakfast items. There's not another restaurant in the area doing that." The idea for the restaurant came together last year when Zheng and Seung met through friends while Zheng was visiting Dallas from San Antonio, where he owns a handful of restaurants. “When Rixin came up the first time, he immediately fell in love with the area,” Cheng says. “Then he met Bosco and they hit it off instantly, like they were old friends. They're both from Hong Kong and have so much in common. They started talking about opening a restaurant here and finally they said, ‘Let’s do it.’” by Jacob Sanchez January 11, 2024 5:42 pm Tarrant County school districts to lose $17M in federal special education funding Tarrant County school districts are set to lose more than $17.2 million in special education funding as a result of a recent federal decision. Fort Worth ISD will lose $4.2 million, while the Birdville, Keller and Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school districts will each see losses of at least $1 million and Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD will see a nearly $1 million cut, according to data from the Texas Health and Human Services Department. Tarrant County school districts are set to lose more than $17.2 million in special education funding as a result of a recent federal decision. Fort Worth ISD will lose $4.2 million, while the Birdville, Keller and Eagle Mountain- Saginaw school districts will each see losses of at least $1 million and Hurst-Euless- Bedford ISD will see a nearly $1 million cut, according to data from the Texas Health and Human Services Department. The cuts come after a seven-year-long dispute between Texas and the federal government over services the state provides to special education students, the Houston Chronicle reported. Districts receive money from the school Medicaid program when special education students receive medical services, such as physical therapy or tube feeding. Texas overcounted what it considered as medical services to students and received too much in federal funding. Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD was disappointed to learn about the reduction because the funding is for federally mandated services that support students with the greatest medical needs, said Heather Hughes, the district’s executive director for special programs. “Because the needs of our students are not going away with the funding, we will continue to provide these services, but this will further impact our budget already strained by no additional funding coming to the general allotment from the state since 2019,” Hughes said. The Texas Health & Human Services Commission told districts about the loss in December. Texas school districts will lose $300 million in Medicaid reimbursements. Fort Worth ISD spokesperson Cesar Padilla said the district anticipated the potential loss as administrators assembled the 2023-24 school year budget. The district is determining whether it wants to appeal its funding amounts. Officials took proactive measures to reduce the impact on the budget, Padilla said. The district expects to receive $8.2 million in Medicaid reimbursements, but estimates show Fort Worth ISD receiving more than $9 million. “However, any loss of revenues adds to the supplemental amount that the district has to contribute from its general revenues, as the district does not receive sufficient reimbursements from the state and federal government to support its special education programming,” Padilla said. In 2023, the Texas Education Department determined Fort Worth ISD’s special education department needed intervention because of disproportionate suspension rates for Black students and the district not having enough qualified personnel to evaluate students. Keller ISD was aware of the ruling and its impact on its budget, spokesperson Bryce Nieman said. “The district has disagreed with the current settlement amount,” Nieman said, adding Keller ISD is working to conduct an informal review of its Medicaid reimbursements in an attempt to recoup some of the lost federal funding. The losses come as districts face several budget challenges for their 2024-25 school year budgets. The Texas Legislature did not increase public education funding. Federal pandemic relief dollars expire in the fall. And some districts, like Fort Worth ISD, are seeing enrollment declines and now considering closing schools. Tarrant County school districts to lose more than $17 million in federal special education Texas school districts will lose hundreds of millions of dollars in special education funding after a federal administrative decision. Here's how much Tarrant County school districts will lose as a result. Will North Texas schools be open or closed Tuesday? Here's what districts are saying Some North Texas school districts like Dallas and Fort Worth ISD have announced closures for Tuesday. Author: Rachel Snyder Published: 2:30 PM CST January 15, 2024 Updated: 11:42 AM CST January 16, 2024 DALLAS — With temperatures set to remain below freezing through Wednesday after Monday’s coating of snow, North Texas school districts are monitoring the weather as they make decisions on Tuesday classes. Some North Texas school districts have provided insight into their decision to close Tuesday. Mansfield ISD says, "The decision to close schools included factors such as dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills in the single digits for students waiting at the bus stop and the potential for ice in shaded areas and on bridges and overpasses." Keller ISD says, "Additionally, the closure of neighboring districts is expected to have an impact on school staffing, and KISD's facilities team has already identified at least a few facility issues that would have impacted some campus operations." Is Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD closed Tuesday? Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD will be closed Tuesday. Is Grapevine-Colleyville ISD open Tuesday? Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will open Tuesday with a two-hour delayed start. Mid Cities Psychiatry Sends a Wholehearted Congratulations to Seema Kazi for Securing the Prestigious Title of Texas Top Doctors of 2023 Mid Cities Psychiatry, a significant player in the landscape of mental health services, enthusiastically shares the exhilarating news of Dr. Seema Kazi attaining the sought-after title of Top Texas Doctor for 2023. EULESS, TX, January 17, 2024 - We are thrilled to celebrate the achievement of Dr. Kazi for securing the award of Top Texas Doctors for 2023. 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