Print from John Moore’s personal collection. When I was a child, there was a painting that hung on my grandmother’s kitchen wall. It portrayed a man who was praying over a meal of bread and what appeared to be a bowl of soup. Near the man was a book, which I always...
North Texas’s freshman Republican congressman, Keith Self of McKinney, said he was voting enthusiastically in favor of the resolution calling for an inquiry into impeaching President Biden. Self, speaking on a telephone town hall Dec. 12, from his Washington, D.C.,...
Collin County has seen a surge in traffic fatalities while the rest of the greater North Texas region has seen a decline in motor vehicle deaths, according to Precinct 4 County Commissioner Duncan Webb. Webb delivered the sobering news to Commissioners Court on...
The Murphy City Council convened a special meeting Monday night to consider appointing a new city manager; it went into a four-hour executive session to interview four finalists for the job and then took no action on the matter. The meeting began at 6 p.m. and Mayor...
Collin County Commissioners Court is set to approve a fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24) budget along with a tax rate that will increase the tax on the average homestead in the county. Commissioners will meet Monday, Sept. 11, to conduct a public hearing on the budget and the...
There’s no relief in sight for Texans as extended triple-digit heat continues to scorch the region. As a result, conservation and caution are being advised by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). Both...
Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday, Aug. 14, voted to call an election set for Nov. 7 on a comprehensive $683 million bond issue that seeks to address several issues within the county. Commissioners, at their previous regular meeting Monday, Aug. 7, approved...
Murphy residents will get a next chance to comment on the upcoming municipal governÂment tax rate Sept. 8, when city council conducts one of two public hearings on the fiscal year 2021 city budget. The council set the hearing at its Aug. 18 meeting, declarÂing that...
