The Murphy City Council has voted to adopt a Fiscal Year 2027 budget of $67.2 million and a property tax rate of $0.361832 per $100 of taxable appraised value, an increase of four-tenths of a penny per $100. Both items passed 5-2, with “aye” votes coming from Mayor...
All Wylie Iindependent School District schools and facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to winter weather concerns, the district said in an announcement Saturday, Jan. 24."We will continue to monitor conditions for Tuesday, Jan. 27," the district said. "If a...
The Plano Independent School District announced Saturday, Jan. 24, that all Plano ISD schools and facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to the winter storm, extreme cold temperatures and anticipated hazardous conditions of roads, parking lots and walkways....
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...
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new voluntary initiative called “Take Me Home” aimed at helping law enforcement quickly identify and assist residents who may struggle to communicate or find their way home in an emergency. The program, offered at no...
The Murphy City Council has rejected a site plan for 32 townhomes on 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane.The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 in December to approve the application by ND Associates, but council denied the...
City councilmembers have unanimously approved an ordinance transitioning the municipal court to a court of record. “Court of record is something we’ve been wanting to do for quite a while, and it gives our court power, Presiding Judge Cass Robert Callaway said at the...
City Councilmembers have unanimously approved an ordinance transitioning the municipal court to a court of record.Assistant City Manager Jared Mayfield said at the Tuesday, Jan. 6, council meeting that the change would give the city more options against people who...
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...
