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East R. L. Thornton Freeway

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Also known as: I-30, IH-30, E R L Thornton Fwy

A segment of Interstate 30 running east of downtown Dallas, extending toward Mesquite. Named after Robert Lee Thornton, Dallas mayor from 1953 to 1961 who championed major infrastructure projects including the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike.
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Charter School Permit at Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road (Z-25-000184)

5 hearings since Feb 2026·Last: May 27, 2026·Zoning·Corridor·Significant

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May 2026

Street Name Change

Public hearing and ordinance to rename Fairshop Drive (between S.R.L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive) to 'John Beckwith Sr. Drive,' with the City of Dallas covering the cost of new street blades.

A public hearing to receive comments regarding a proposal to change the name of Fairshop Drive between S. R. L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive to “John Beckwith Sr. Drive” and an ordinance gr

Zoning Cases - Under Advisement - Individual

Public hearing — deferred from April 8 and April 22, 2026 — for an ordinance amending Specific Use Permit No. 2180 for an open-enrollment charter school at the northwest corner of East R.L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road; staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval subject to a traffic management plan.

…chool on property zoned RR Regional Retail District, on the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a traffic man…

Subdivision Docket

Application to create one 3.0059-acre lot from tract land in City Block 7591 on LBJ Freeway/IH-20, east of S.R.L. Thornton Freeway/IH-35. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

An application to create one 3.0059-acre lot from tract land in City Block 7591 on property located on Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway/Interstate Highway No. 20, east of S.R.L. Thornton Freeway/Interstate H

April 2026

Street Name Change

Application to rename Fairshop Drive between S. R.L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive to 'John Beckwith Sr. Drive' in Council District 4, with staff and the Street Renaming Committee recommending approval subject to code section waivers.

An application to change the name of Fairshop Drive between S. R.L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive to “John Beckwith Sr. Drive”. Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas Application Filed: February 25

Zoning Cases - Under Advisement - Individual

Public hearing on an ordinance amending Specific Use Permit No. 2180 to allow an open-enrollment charter school in an RR Regional Retail District at the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road; both staff and the City Planning Commission recommend approval subject to a traffic management plan.

…chool on property zoned RR Regional Retail District, on the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a traffic man…

Zoning Cases - Under Advisement - Individual

Public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2180 for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned Regional Retail District at the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road, with both staff and CPC recommending approval subject to a traffic management plan and conditions.

…chool on property zoned RR Regional Retail District, on the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a traffic man…

March 2026

Subdivision Docket

Replat application (PLAT-26-000081) for a 16.17-acre tract at R.L. Thornton Freeway/IH-30 west of Akard Street, abandoning existing rights-of-way and creating two new lots while dedicating new rights-of-way, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.

An application to replat a 16.1665-acre tract of land containing City Blocks 417 and 418, and to abandon rights-of way to create one 2.4344-acre lot and one 12.3635-acre lot and to dedicate a rights-o

Zoning Cases - Consent

Public hearing on an application to rezone property from MU-1 Mixed-Use and IM Industrial Manufacturing District to MU-2 Mixed-Use District on the northwest line of Louise Avenue near Malcolm X Boulevard, I-45 Expressway, and East R.L. Thornton Freeway. Both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval.

…thwest line of Louise Avenue, between Malcolm X Bouvelard, I-45 Expressway, and East R. L. Thornton Freeway Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z-2…