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Applicant urges Farmers Branch council to approve Quick Trip at 13601 Midway Road

Farmers Branch City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

At an April 7 study session, the applicant and a master-plan consultant asked Farmers Branch council to approve zoning and an alcohol SUP for a Quick Trip at 13601 Midway Road, citing safety records, community donations and economic benefits; council members pressed for details on school proximity, traffic and TABC oversight.

At the April 7 Farmers Branch City Council study session, the applicant and a master-plan consultant urged council members to approve zoning and a special-use permit for a Quick Trip convenience store and fuel operations at 13601 Midway Road.

Dallas Cthram, a master-plan consultant representing the applicant, framed the request as a neighborhood service use that would deliver private investment and sales tax revenue to the mixed-use retail corridor. “A gas station is reasonable, appropriate on corners, and there’s not a ton of traffic,” Cthram said, and he added that Quick Trip has “a great safety record” and internal policies that lead to low rates of TABC…

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