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Trains are now rolling at historic Grapevine's new commuter rail stop

It's no ordinary train station.

City of Grapevine

The train is finally pulling into Grapevine with the arrival of majestic Grapevine Main Station, Historic Grapevine's new commuter rail stop, which celebrates its grand opening on April 24.

Located at the intersection of Main Street and Dallas Road, Grapevine Main Station is walking distance to the Downtown Historic District, and steps away from Trinity Metro TEXRail platform, which connects Grapevine Main Station to downtown Fort Worth as well as Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport.

The development includes a whole host of touristy features and amenities including:

Peace Plaza, with interactive water feature
Harvest Hall, a seven-kitchen European-style food hall with eateries and two lounges serving wine, beer, and cocktails
Hotel Vin, the 120-room Marriott Autograph Collection boutique hotel
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Peace Plaza
This 38,000-square-foot plaza includes a large interactive water feature with 24 jets of ever-changing water patterns and LED-lighted multicolor illumination. The name Peace Plaza was inspired by the moment when Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, met with leaders of 10 American Indians nations to forge a peace treaty. An interpretation of this meeting on the Grapevine Prairie has been created by Grapevine artist Linda Lewis, and will feature bronze sculptures of Sam Houston and chiefs of 10 American Indian nations: the Delaware, Chickasaw, Waco, Tawakoni, Keechi, Caddo, Anadarko, Ionie, Biloxi and Cherokee, all standing in a circle.

Station, Clock & Observation Tower
The Rail Station is a 42,000 square-foot space that echoes rail stations of America's past with 19th-century architecture, deep overhangs, and decorative eaves.

It boasts four 12-foot diameter glass clocks, produced by Electric Time Company, a century-old manufacturer; and a 150-foot tall Observation Tower with 360-degree views of Grapevine and the DFW metroplex.

Food and drink
Harvest Hall showcases seven stands: Main Line Coffee, Chick & Biscuit, Arepa TX, Easy Slider, Spuntino by Loveria, Zatar, and Monkey King Noodle Co.

Third Rail is the place to enjoy live music, comedy, and other performance events.

A Grand Opening ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 24 beginning with a ribbon-cutting at 11 am by Mayor William D. Tate and Grapevine City Council members, followed by a champagne toast poured by the Grapevine Wine Pouring Society. Toasters receive a commemorative champagne flute.

The celebration continues with live music by Decades, cookies, and pecan log rolls. The first 250 visitors will also receive commemorative wooden nickels, pop sockets, and badge reels.

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Unhappy holidays

Porch pirates pilfer nearly $2B worth of Texas packages, study shows

Porch Pirate Person in Glasses Steals Packages

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’Tis the season for porch pirates. If past trends are an indicator, the Grinch will swipe close to $2 billion worth of packages delivered to Texas households this year, with many of those thefts happening ahead of the holiday season.

An analysis of FBI and survey data by ecommerce marketing company Omnisend shows porch pirates stole more than $1.8 billion worth of packages from Texans’ porches last year. Porch pirates hit nearly one-third of the state’s households in 2024, according to the analysis.

Omnisend’s analysis reveals these statistics about porch piracy in Texas:

30.1 million residential package thefts in 2024.
An average household loss of $169 per year.
An annual average of 2.9 package thefts per household.

“Most stolen items are cheap on their own, but add them up, and retailers and consumers are facing an enormous bill,” says Omnisend.

Another data analysis, this one from The Action Network sports betting platform, unwraps different figures regarding porch piracy in Texas.

The platform’s 2025 Porch Pirate Index ranks Texas as the state with the highest volume of residential thefts, based on 2023-24 FBI data.

Researchers at The Action Network uncovered 26,293 reports of personal property thefts at Texas residences during that period. The network’s survey data indicates 5 percent of Texas residents had a package stolen in the three months before the pre-holiday survey.

The Porch Pirate Index calculates a 25.8 percent risk of a Texas household being victimized by porch pirates, putting it in the No. 5 spot among states with the highest risk of porch piracy.

The Action Network included online-search volume for terms like “package stolen” and “porch pirates.” Sustained spikes in these searches suggest that “people are actively looking for guidance after something has happened. Search trends serve as an early warning system, revealing emerging-risk areas well before annual crime statistics are released,” the network says.

Tips to avoid being a victim
So, how do you prevent porch pirates from snatching packages that end up on your porch? Omnisend, The Action Network and Amazon offer these eight tips:

Closely monitor deliveries and quickly retrieve packages.
Schedule deliveries for times when you’ll be home.
Use delivery lockers or in-store pickup when possible.
Ask delivery services to hide packages in out-of-sight spots outside your home.
Install a visible doorbell camera or security camera.
Coordinate deliveries with neighbors or building managers if you’ll be away from your home when packages are supposed to arrive.
Request that delivery services hold your packages if you can’t be home when they’re scheduled to come.
Illuminate the path to your doorstep and keep porch lights on.

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