Local news for Mansfield, Texas — public safety, city hall, schools, business, community, and events.https://mansfieldobserver.com/https://mansfieldobserver.com/att-stadium-world-cup-2026-matches/https://mansfieldobserver.com/att-stadium-world-cup-2026-matches/AT&T Stadium — temporarily renamed Dallas Stadium for the tournament — will host nine 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, tied for the most of any U.S. venue. Five group-stage pairings are locked in, the four knockout slots have confirmed dates and bracket paths, and the schedule culminates with a semifinal on July 14. Here's the match-by-match guide for North Texas fans.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSportshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/att-stadium-world-cup-parking-guide/https://mansfieldobserver.com/att-stadium-world-cup-parking-guide/Mansfield drivers heading to AT&T Stadium for the 2026 World Cup will find official FIFA parking passes priced between roughly $75 and $175 per match through JustPark, with private and resale lots ranging from about $84 to more than $1,500 for marquee games. With the tournament 30 days out — first match June 14 — here's the Mansfield-specific playbook: which back roads beat I-20, where to catch a free TRE shuttle from CentrePort Station, and what's different about a Dallas Stadium match day versus a Cowboys Sunday.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSportshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/costco-mansfield/https://mansfieldobserver.com/costco-mansfield/Costco is officially coming to Mansfield, with construction underway at the northeast corner of Lone Star Road and FM 917. The 157,281-square-foot warehouse is targeting a May 2026 opening, backed by up to $8 million in performance-based city incentives unanimously approved by the Mansfield City Council on May 12, 2025.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/czech-republic-mansfield-base-camp/https://mansfieldobserver.com/czech-republic-mansfield-base-camp/The Czech Republic, back in a World Cup for the first time in 20 years, will base its squad at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Group A play opens June 11 against South Korea. Here is what a FIFA base camp is, why Mansfield was chosen, and how the city is preparing — from Dirty Job Brewing's Czech lager to digital ads beamed straight at Czech tourists.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSportshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/geyer-commons-mansfield/https://mansfieldobserver.com/geyer-commons-mansfield/Geyer Commons is a $5.6 million, two-acre downtown park the City of Mansfield opened on Feb. 27, 2026 at 605 E. Broad St., on the site of the old Geyer Field. It pairs a year-round LED splash pad and two event lawns with a 12-cottage 'Cottage Market' housing small Mansfield-area businesses — and it's designed as the eastern gateway to Historic Downtown Mansfield.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-movie-studio/https://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-movie-studio/Construction on Super Studios USA — a 75-acre, $750 million film and television production campus anchored by AI-enabled soundstages at 561 Easy Drive — is set to begin in August 2026, with the first soundstages targeting completion in June 2027. The project, led by California filmmaker Angel Gracia and his Santa Clarita-based Creative Tank, is the largest entertainment-industry development ever announced in Mansfield.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-river-walk/https://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-river-walk/Mansfield's long-rumored "river walk" is real, and it has a name: The Canals at The Reserve. The 210-acre, $1 billion public-private development from Dallas-based Stillwater Capital will wrap a half-mile navigable canal and 6-acre lake around a new City Hall, hotel, restaurants and retail on East Broad Street. Design is underway in 2026, with construction set to begin and phased openings starting in 2027.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-soccer-stadium/https://mansfieldobserver.com/mansfield-soccer-stadium/Texas Health Mansfield Stadium, the new 7,000-seat professional soccer venue at 3405 Stadium Drive, opens July 4, 2026 as the home of North Texas SC, the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of FC Dallas. The $85 million city-owned stadium will also serve as the Czech Republic's 2026 FIFA World Cup base camp and host the Concacaf W Championship featuring the U.S. Women's National Team in late November 2026.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/new-mansfield-city-hall/https://mansfieldobserver.com/new-mansfield-city-hall/Mansfield, Texas is building a new 68,000-square-foot City Hall at Heritage and Regency parkways inside The Reserve, a $1 billion mixed-use district anchored by a half-mile canal loop. Construction is roughly half complete on the three-story municipal complex, with staff scheduled to move in during spring 2027. The total construction package approved by City Council comes to about $69.8 million, financed through city debt issued in Fiscal Year 2025 rather than a voter-approved bond.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCity Hallhttps://mansfieldobserver.com/trader-joes-mansfield/https://mansfieldobserver.com/trader-joes-mansfield/Trader Joe's has confirmed plans to open its first Mansfield, TX store at 3020 Matlock Road, according to a state filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The 12,505-square-foot store is scheduled for construction beginning December 2026 with a target completion of March 1, 2027 — making it the grocer's third Tarrant County location.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/where-to-watch-world-cup-mansfield/https://mansfieldobserver.com/where-to-watch-world-cup-mansfield/Czechia is training in Mansfield. Nine matches are 20 minutes away at Dallas Stadium. Here's where to actually watch the 2026 World Cup from Mansfield — the bars we know about, the ones we're still chasing for details, the free fan festival at Fair Park, and how to stream every match at home without paying for cable.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSportshttps://mansfieldobserver.com/world-cup-2026-how-to-watch-free/https://mansfieldobserver.com/world-cup-2026-how-to-watch-free/Of the 104 matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 70 air free on FOX (channel 4.1 in DFW) and 92 air free in Spanish on Telemundo (channel 39.1) — including every Round of 16, quarterfinal, semifinal, and the final on July 19. With a $30 indoor antenna pointed roughly northeast toward the Cedar Hill tower farm, a Mansfield household can watch the vast majority of the tournament without paying a cent.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSports