Dallas and Collin County lawmakers have begun work in the 89th Texas Legislature with Rep. Angie Chen Button authoring several bills, Rep. Candy Noble visiting the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Rep. Jeff Leach meeting with multiple groups, individuals and constituents...

County residents vote Saturday, May 3, for three seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees. Those elected will serve six-year terms on the nine-member board. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, to apply for Places 4, 5 and 6. Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano...

Most of the more than 1,000 bills the 88th Texas Legislature passed in 2023 took immediate effect or were implemented in 2024, but a handful of new laws took effect as 2025 began. Most non-commercial Texas vehicles no longer require a vehicle safety inspection. The...

For drivers headed north on State Hwy 78, the intersection at Hwy 205 is often backed up for a mile or more during non-holiday work weeks. Future TxDOT plans call for addition of 73 miles of arterial roads, the modification of 295 miles of arterial roads and much...

Drought is the most common cause of economic loss in the agriculture industry, but Collin County farmers suffer more from riverine flooding, when streams and rivers exceed the capacity of their natural or constructed channels to accommodate water flow and water...

McKinney voters have twice rejected airport expansion plans, but Mayor George Fuller has continued to champion the cause. After nobody came forward to speak at a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the McKinney City Council voted unanimously to re-zone 280 acres on the...

Collin County is the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. Collin County residents pay 30% of their household income on bills, making Collin County the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. That’s according to a new study of...