The Texas Legislature started its third special session Monday, Sept. 20. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the third special session Sept. 7 and identified five items on the agenda including redistricting. “The Texas Legislature now has the opportunity to redraw legislative...

Sachse City Council heard a presentation from the consulting firm Petty & Associates on creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) along Highway 78. Consultant Trent Petty discussed the option in a PowerPoint presentation during a Sept. 7 workshop meeting...

Trinity Regional Hospital officials, Sachse Chamber of Commerce members and city leaders gathered to cut the ribbon on the area’s newest hospital last week, the first of its kind for Sachse. The grand opening ceremony was held Sept. 15 at the hospital campus, located...

Garland ISD superintendent Ricardo Lopez detailed the “GISD effect” during his state of the district address. Lopez spoke at the Sachse Chamber of Commerce luncheon, held Sept. 14 at Community BBQ in Sachse. The superintendent opened his speech addressing the COVID-19...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced additional agenda items to be added to the third called session, which began Monday, Sept. 20. The announcement came Sept. 22 after Abbott submitted a message to the Secretary of the Senate identifying the items. The first additional item is...

Sachse City Council authorized the city manager to execute a contract for the Hudson Drive Extension and approved the Economic Development Corporation’s plan to demolish several buildings in the Fifth Street district. During the Sept. 20 meeting, council also approved...