Columnist John Moore still has a couple of things from his days in the Cub Scouts. A Scouting knife and many memories. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Scouting was once as common for kids as Cap’n Crunch and Post Toasties. Learning how to tie...
A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments specified under SB 10. Courtesy Library of Congress All 17 members of a federal appeals court in New Orleans have heard arguments in two cases challenging laws requiring...
Formerly marketed as EPIC City, The Meadow community is planned for unincorporated Collin County and Hunt County land near Josephine. Graphic Courtesy Community Capital Partners Collin County officials have notified the developers of The Meadow Phase 1, formerly...
More than 30 new Texas laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from immigration enforcement to evicting squatters, regulating technology, providing tax breaks and improving the state’s water infrastructure. About 800 other new laws passed this year by the Legislature took...
Rents continue to climb in Collin County with few options available for low income families. In Sachse, one bedroom apartments range from $1,100 to over $1,500 per month depending on the complex. Texas is experiencing a significant decline in rental affordability,...
A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of work on the expansion of McKinney National Airport, known as TKI last year. A variety of news headlines affected Collin County residents during 2025, starting on January with a major measles outbreak that began in far West...
Two Collin County cities doubled in population over the past five years while the county grew overall by 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, according to the latest figures from the Texas Population Estimates Program. The program, run by the Texas Demographic Center, estimated...
Area voters return to the polls in March to choose Republican and Democratic candidates for November’s general election. Monday, Dec. 8, was the deadline for candidates to file for party primaries to be held Tuesday, March 3. Secretary of State Jane Nelson said...
The annual report on congested roads by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) lists only one roadway segment in Collin County among the top 100, according to 2024 data analyzed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). A short segment of U.S....
