Dan Koller
@bydankoller.bsky.social
I publish a weekly newsletter called the Coppell Chronicle.
BREAKING: David Caviness intends to step down from the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees after nine years of service.
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: David Caviness intends to step down from the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees after nine years of service.
How could I not add this testimonial to the About page on my website?
“Your articles are timely, informative, pertinent, concise, and objective — everything one could ask for in local journalism.”
That comment was posted on the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
“Your articles are timely, informative, pertinent, concise, and objective — everything one could ask for in local journalism.”
That comment was posted on the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
How could I not add this testimonial to the About page on my website?
“Your articles are timely, informative, pertinent, concise, and objective — everything one could ask for in local journalism.”
That comment was posted on the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
“Your articles are timely, informative, pertinent, concise, and objective — everything one could ask for in local journalism.”
That comment was posted on the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
For some reason, Facebook’s Meta Business Suite believes that tomorrow is the first day of Hanukkah and Friday is inexplicably the last day of Hanukkah, a holiday observed over eight nights.
Best of luck to all the social media managers out there who have never darkened the door of a synagogue!
Best of luck to all the social media managers out there who have never darkened the door of a synagogue!
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For some reason, Facebook’s Meta Business Suite believes that tomorrow is the first day of Hanukkah and Friday is inexplicably the last day of Hanukkah, a holiday observed over eight nights.
Best of luck to all the social media managers out there who have never darkened the door of a synagogue!
Best of luck to all the social media managers out there who have never darkened the door of a synagogue!
Could this week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle be the best one yet? There’s only one way to find out.
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Could this week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle be the best one yet? There’s only one way to find out.
Coppell ISD residents may think things have been dramatic around here lately, but we’ve been backstroking in buttermilk relative to what’s been going on a few districts to our west in Keller ISD.
September 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Coppell ISD residents may think things have been dramatic around here lately, but we’ve been backstroking in buttermilk relative to what’s been going on a few districts to our west in Keller ISD.
I’ve been expecting Cypress Waters to creep closer to Coppell. DART wouldn’t have plopped a train station next to empty land without the promise of some businesses and residences to follow. But I wasn’t anticipating the development in the latest Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I’ve been expecting Cypress Waters to creep closer to Coppell. DART wouldn’t have plopped a train station next to empty land without the promise of some businesses and residences to follow. But I wasn’t anticipating the development in the latest Coppell Chronicle, which is outside the paywall.
Oncor wants to erect a 200-foot tower near South Haven, a subdivision of 200 homes zoned to Coppell ISD. More than two dozen South Haven residents testified against the proposal last week during a public hearing at Dallas City Hall. But none of these people live in Dallas; South Haven is in Irving.
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oncor wants to erect a 200-foot tower near South Haven, a subdivision of 200 homes zoned to Coppell ISD. More than two dozen South Haven residents testified against the proposal last week during a public hearing at Dallas City Hall. But none of these people live in Dallas; South Haven is in Irving.
You’ll have to excuse Lakeside Elementary parents who feel confused. Last Thursday, school district officials discussed possibly closing the campus. This Thursday, city officials will discuss possibly expanding it.
August 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You’ll have to excuse Lakeside Elementary parents who feel confused. Last Thursday, school district officials discussed possibly closing the campus. This Thursday, city officials will discuss possibly expanding it.
Important questions answered in today’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is free for anyone to read:
🗞️ Can Texas cities prohibit electric bicycles?
🗞️ Can the leadership of St. Ann Catholic Parish control unruly bingo players?
🗞️ How do you pronounce Coppell?
🗞️ Can Texas cities prohibit electric bicycles?
🗞️ Can the leadership of St. Ann Catholic Parish control unruly bingo players?
🗞️ How do you pronounce Coppell?
July 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Important questions answered in today’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle, which is free for anyone to read:
🗞️ Can Texas cities prohibit electric bicycles?
🗞️ Can the leadership of St. Ann Catholic Parish control unruly bingo players?
🗞️ How do you pronounce Coppell?
🗞️ Can Texas cities prohibit electric bicycles?
🗞️ Can the leadership of St. Ann Catholic Parish control unruly bingo players?
🗞️ How do you pronounce Coppell?
A dozen restaurants are mentioned in this week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle: Desi Chowrastha, Dillas Quesadillas, Dirty Dough, The Great Greek, Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken, Madira ’N Masala, Pakora Indian Eatery, Salad and Go, The Silk Road, Small Sliders, Texas Pizza Lab, and Urban Egg.
June 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A dozen restaurants are mentioned in this week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle: Desi Chowrastha, Dillas Quesadillas, Dirty Dough, The Great Greek, Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken, Madira ’N Masala, Pakora Indian Eatery, Salad and Go, The Silk Road, Small Sliders, Texas Pizza Lab, and Urban Egg.
Good news: The Senate Education Committee has scheduled a hearing on the House bill that would provide a bit more money to public school districts.
May 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Good news: The Senate Education Committee has scheduled a hearing on the House bill that would provide a bit more money to public school districts.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Coppell ISD is no more, but the two sides have different takes on why that is.
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Coppell ISD is no more, but the two sides have different takes on why that is.
I finally lost hope for the future of our nation when I heard 250,000 people are traveling to Green Bay to watch the NFL draft in person.
April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I finally lost hope for the future of our nation when I heard 250,000 people are traveling to Green Bay to watch the NFL draft in person.
Early voting for the May 3 elections begins tomorrow. If you live in Coppell or Coppell ISD, the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle – which is free for anyone to read – will help you prepare for your trip to the polling place. #coppell #coppelltx #coppelltexas #coppellisd
April 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Early voting for the May 3 elections begins tomorrow. If you live in Coppell or Coppell ISD, the latest edition of the Coppell Chronicle – which is free for anyone to read – will help you prepare for your trip to the polling place. #coppell #coppelltx #coppelltexas #coppellisd
Substack informed me today that the Coppell Chronicle is in 72nd place on the platform’s News Leaderboard, right behind a newsletter that offers “dispatches from the fringes of the information war” and just ahead of one dedicated to “exposing far-right extremism and corporate media complicity.”
March 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Substack informed me today that the Coppell Chronicle is in 72nd place on the platform’s News Leaderboard, right behind a newsletter that offers “dispatches from the fringes of the information war” and just ahead of one dedicated to “exposing far-right extremism and corporate media complicity.”
These are real quotes from real people who really enjoy reading the Coppell Chronicle.
February 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
These are real quotes from real people who really enjoy reading the Coppell Chronicle.
As I suspected it might, Sunday's edition of the Coppell Chronicle has already inspired a strongly worded email from the Coppell Greens Homeowners Association.
February 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As I suspected it might, Sunday's edition of the Coppell Chronicle has already inspired a strongly worded email from the Coppell Greens Homeowners Association.
Our nation has a long history of explorers and entrepreneurs who looked westward and saw dollar signs. Lewis and Clark. Ben and Jerry. Jerral Wayne Jones.
I’ve decided to follow in their footsteps, because I think folks in Tarrant County might enjoy (and pay for) my brand of journalism.
I’ve decided to follow in their footsteps, because I think folks in Tarrant County might enjoy (and pay for) my brand of journalism.
January 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our nation has a long history of explorers and entrepreneurs who looked westward and saw dollar signs. Lewis and Clark. Ben and Jerry. Jerral Wayne Jones.
I’ve decided to follow in their footsteps, because I think folks in Tarrant County might enjoy (and pay for) my brand of journalism.
I’ve decided to follow in their footsteps, because I think folks in Tarrant County might enjoy (and pay for) my brand of journalism.
Last week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle included a brief about a Chick-fil-A’s impending rebuild, and that brief included an error. In this week’s edition, we more than made up for it.
December 29, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Last week’s edition of the Coppell Chronicle included a brief about a Chick-fil-A’s impending rebuild, and that brief included an error. In this week’s edition, we more than made up for it.
With hysteria about drones growing nationwide, now seems like the perfect time to inform you of a company’s plans to deploy the airborne devices over Coppell.
December 22, 2024 at 9:52 PM
With hysteria about drones growing nationwide, now seems like the perfect time to inform you of a company’s plans to deploy the airborne devices over Coppell.
One week ago, a judge ruled in favor of Coppell and a few other cities that sued Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar over his proposed changes to the distribution of sales taxes for online transactions. These statistics are from the final version of their lawsuit.
December 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
One week ago, a judge ruled in favor of Coppell and a few other cities that sued Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar over his proposed changes to the distribution of sales taxes for online transactions. These statistics are from the final version of their lawsuit.
If you know anyone who drives on highways in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or patronizes DFW Airport, you may want to give them a heads-up: The stretch of Interstate 635 that borders Coppell will be closed for at least one evening this week.
December 2, 2024 at 2:13 AM
If you know anyone who drives on highways in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or patronizes DFW Airport, you may want to give them a heads-up: The stretch of Interstate 635 that borders Coppell will be closed for at least one evening this week.
One development could bring more than a dozen new restaurants to Coppell. On Nov. 12, the City Council approved the latest set of plans for the Victory Shops at Coppell. All but two of the 11 lots are labeled as potential restaurants, and Lots 2 through 7 are designed to house multiple tenants.
November 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM
One development could bring more than a dozen new restaurants to Coppell. On Nov. 12, the City Council approved the latest set of plans for the Victory Shops at Coppell. All but two of the 11 lots are labeled as potential restaurants, and Lots 2 through 7 are designed to house multiple tenants.
When I launched the Coppell Chronicle in 2021, a friend of mine doubted one tiny town would generate four topics worth writing about every week. Au contraire, mon frère. I sometimes get four headline-worthy articles from a single meeting. This week is one of those times.
November 18, 2024 at 6:21 PM
When I launched the Coppell Chronicle in 2021, a friend of mine doubted one tiny town would generate four topics worth writing about every week. Au contraire, mon frère. I sometimes get four headline-worthy articles from a single meeting. This week is one of those times.