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Dairy Queen closes 25 Texas locations including two around Dallas

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Two dozen Dairy Queen restaurants across Texas are closing, including two locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, and the stores' furnishings are up for sale.

Online auction website localauctions.com is currently selling the "complete contents" of 24 Dairy Queen locations to the highest bidder with the auctions closing on Thursday, February 20.

"Multiple Dairy Queen locations are closing their doors and must liquidate the assets," the website says. "Bid on a large variety of restaurant assets and related items that need to be removed from the location."

Included in the list is the Dairy Queen at 5441 Rufe Snow Dr. in North Richland Hills. While Google still shows the location as open, a user review on February 13 says the store was closed when they visited.

"Went last night for ice cream and they were closed. Sad for the local community," the reviewer writes.

One other store in North Texas is also listed: the Dairy Queen at 1509 Corsicana Highway in Hillsboro. A location in Farmers Branch, at 2421 Valwood Pkwy., is also closing.

The remaining 22 stores are spread throughout the state, with the majority located in small towns in East Texas and the Panhandle.

A company spokesperson told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that 25 restaurants across the Texas Panhandle, North Texas, and West Texas/South Plains region have closed.

The auction closes on February 20 and items must be removed by end of the day on Sunday, February 23. Any item not removed from the shuttered restaurant will be considered forfeited, and refunds won't be granted, the website says. Equipment such as soda machines, CO2 tanks, tea brewers, and IT equipment are excluded from the auction.

The full list of Texas Dairy Queens closing is as follows:

301 N. 2nd Street, Canadian
609 W. Broadway Street, Fritch
1850 County Road 11, Panhandle
801 E. Park Avenue, Hereford
1612 Highway 70, Olton
108 Chesnut Street, Idalou
5441 Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills
1509 Corsicana Highway, Hillsboro
200 Legacy Drive, Hewitt
1701 W. Pecan Street, Pflugerville
304 Highway 79 East, Franklin
4101 Gilmer, Longview
580 N. Interstate 20 E., Waskom
847 E. Sabine Street, Carthage
175 N. Dickinson Drive, Rusk
3121 N. Street, Nacodoches
202 N. Temple Drive, Diboll
602 Interstate 45 S., Huntsville
14421 FM 2920 Road, Tomball
515 S. Washington Avenue, Cleveland
24022 E. Lake Houston Parkway, Huffman
104 Highway 90 East, Dayton
345 Highway 105 West, Sour Lake
34250 US Highway 96 South, Buna

There are still 20 locations in the Dallas area and 15 around Fort Worth.

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“I've lived in the downtown Carrollton area probably for about seven, eight years,” Smith says. “I've always noticed the need for some type of grocery chain down here. There's just nothing down here for the residents — nowhere for them to go grab something quick.”

The historic downtown area nearly has it all: family housing, four luxury apartment complexes, a townhome development in the works, a DART station, dining, parks, entertainment, and locally-owned retail and beauty services.

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Catering to the community is a priority, and they'll be open to product recommendations so that the store’s offerings reflect residents’ needs.

“It's not cookie cutter ‘this is the only way that it’s going to go,’” Smith says. “I'm here to try to make it welcoming for everybody that's around here. I'm a part of this community, so this is important to me, because I know the need for it.”

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