Your tap water may taste a little different next month, but the North Texas Municipal Water District says it’s all part of the annual treatment to keep drinking water safe. From Sunday, March 1, through Monday, March 30, NTMWD will temporarily change the disinfectant...
As Texas lawmakers prepare for the 89th Legislature to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, hundreds of bills have been filed, signaling the start of the 140-day regular session. Every two years, the Texas Legislature meets in Austin for a session that allows lawmakers to...
Equine therapy program to aid incarcerated, non-violent veterans Judge John Roach, left, Pat Puckett and Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, at the first session of the VALOR/Collin County Sheriff’s Office Equine Therapy Program in October 2024. In December, the CCSO...
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...
Sue Halliday, Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator for Wylie, picks up meals for the 13 stops on her designated route at the Wylie United Methodist Church each week. Meals on Wheels Collin County (MOWCC) is ramping up its call for volunteers as winter approaches,...
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...
State Senate and House members preparing for the 89th Texas Legislature to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, have filed hundreds of bills to be considered during the 140-day regular session. As of Friday, Dec. 6, Sen. Angela Paxton of District 8 had filed nine bills, 89th...
