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Board approves two 2026 mural grants, asks two applicants for revisions and denies one, 6-0
Five applications were presented. The board voted 6-0 to approve Kismet Salon ($2,500 requested) and the Don Harrington Discovery Center ($6,000), both by Blank Spaces, to request revisions to the Big Texan Hotel (Blank Spaces) and The Crouch Foundation (Malcom Byers) applications, and to deny the Tri-State Expo application for not meeting grant requirements. On March 10 it approved the revised recommendations 6-0.[1][2]
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The February 10, 2026 minutes list five requests: Kismet Salon ($2,500), Don Harrington Discovery Center ($6,000), Big Texan Hotel ($6,000) and Tri-State Expo ($6,000), all by Blank Spaces, and The Crouch Foundation ($4,000, Malcom Byers). The Tri-State Expo application "was denied due to not meeting grant requirements." The motion passed 6-0. On March 10 the revised recommendations, after a redesign that "removed elements considered inconsistent with guidelines," passed 6-0. The minutes do not give the total awarded. [1][2]
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On August 11, 2026 the board approved, 6-0, payment for the Don Harrington Discovery Center mural "contingent upon completion of the mural," which staff said was guaranteed to be completed by August 15. [3]
