The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...
A sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed in response to the workplace culture inside the Collin County District Attorney’s Office reached a tentative settlement in principle, according to March 9 court filings. The 75-page lawsuit was filed Oct. 31, 2022, in...
Local FFA club members will showcase their poultry, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle during the 2023 Garland ISD Livestock Show and Sale. The event, which exclusively features entries from FFA members throughout the district, is set for the week of March 29-April 1 at...
Academic and financial ratings were subject to a mandatory public hearing as required by state law as part of a recent school board meeting. The Garland ISD Board of Trustees received a summary of academic and financial ratings the district has collected over the past...
A new facility and programs were highlights of 2022 touched upon during the Sachse Historical Society’s annual meeting. Packing into a room inside Chase Oaks Church, Woodbridge Campus, Sunday, March 5, the Sachse Historical Society held its annual meeting with...
Following discussions during the Jan. 17 meeting, Sachse City Council received an amended plan for Bailey Road, moving one step closer to a final design in the process. That 2021 bond project and the 2022 audit were the lone non-consent agenda items considered by...
Bobby Tillman of Sachse uses technology to tell stories and preserve media for future generations. Tillman studied electrical engineering in college and enjoyed fixing things and making them work. So he was intrigued by the possibilities offered by computers and the...
As spring break approaches for college students, the Texas Department of Transportation reminded drivers of the potential consequences of drinking and driving in a March 1 news release. One person in Texas dies every 7 hours and 43 minutes in an alcohol related DUI...
Mentally ill offenders in Collin County can now be placed into a court-supervised outpatient treatment program instead of the traditional criminal justice process, according to Judge Jennifer Edgeworth of the 219th District Court in McKinney. Edgeworth and County...
