(Town of Greece v. Galloway) Atheist proponents then asked the Rowlett City Council to be included in giving invocations.They were denied based on the Supreme Court ruling and city policy stating the invocation should be given by members of the community's locally established religious congregations.”

In 2015, the City of Rowlett gained regional recognition when Donahue Development and the City published plans to build the first crystalline lagoon in the State of Texas which will span nearly eight acres including two acres of beach frontage.