The Murphy City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, and consider and/or Act on an Ordinance amending Sections 24.01.001, 24.01.002, 24.03.504, and 28.01.013 of the Murphy Code of Ordinances to adopt Public Works Construction Standards and...

Wylie resident Gynovel Henry, a multi-organ transplant recipient, has founded Gynovel’s Gifts, a nonprofit established to aid transplant, stroke and heart attack patients. Courtesy photo Wylie resident Gynovel Henry has overcome extraordinary challenges, including...

The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano has been renamed the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic.” The measure, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Keith Self and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, was signed into law by President Biden on...

The Collin County Commissioners Court convened for its first meeting of 2025 on Monday, Jan. 13, addressing a range of topics across several county departments and agencies. In addition to the regular business of the commissioners’ court, the meeting included consent...

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A beautiful coating of snow is less welcome when it turns to slush and ice on the roads. Photos courtesy of the city of Murphy.

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...