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Texas boomtowns lead in population growth

Texas boomtowns lead in population growth

Texas is home to the Top 5 fastest-growing cities by percentage of population, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Celina, which had been No. 1 in 2023, stole the spotlight from Princeton for the period July 2024 to July 2026.  The Census Bureau estimated Celina grew...

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Motion challenges utility district petition

Motion challenges utility district petition

A group of Collin County residents has filed a motion with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to declare the petition for the creation of Collin County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 7 null and void. The petition was published Tuesday, June 11,...

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Parker denies developer’s petition

Parker denies developer’s petition

Communities & Creeks United is protesting a development between Parker and Murphy that could include a wastewater treatment plant. The Parker City Council has refused a developer’s request to remove a 103-acre tract from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction...

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Spring festival options considered, Barry Young honored

Spring festival options considered, Barry Young honored

Mayor Scott Bradley proclaims May 31 as Barry Young Day in honor of his retirement as service area manager for Oncor Electric Delivery. He is joined from left, by Luke Trahan, Murphy Chamber of Commerce chair and Juli Richards, chamber executive director. Murphy’s new...

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D-Day, 80 years later

D-Day, 80 years later

American GIs heading toward the shoreline of Omaha Beach around June 7, 1944. Courtesy of the National WWII Museum On the eve of Operation Overlord, Gen. Eisenhower told his troops: “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these...

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Congressman outlines potential dangers

Congressman outlines potential dangers

U.S. Rep. Keith Self, a West Point graduate, encourages high school students to apply for appointment to service academies. The infiltration of Chinese nationals across the border and other incursions could lead to significant disruptions this year, Congressman Keith...

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Water losses blames on again copper pipes

Water losses blames on again copper pipes

A loss of 178,000 gallons of water a day is blamed on a seven-eighth-inch hole in a copper supply line. A small hole in a city water supply line can quickly lose enough water to fill a swimming pool many times over, Interim Public Works Director Daniel Paredez said....

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PESH Class of 2024 celebrates milestone

PESH Class of 2024 celebrates milestone

Plano East Class of 2024 members joyfully toss their caps in the air signaling the end of their high school careers Saturday, May 25 in Frisco. Plano East Senior High (PESH) School Senior Class President Ryann Nelson said the graduation of the Class of 2024 was a...

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