The battle to stop a densely-populated development between Parker and Murphy — which could include its own wastewater treatment plant — is continuing. But the city of Murphy has withdrawn from the fight. “While the city continues to oppose the creation of Collin...
Plano Independent School District joined schools from across the state last week in expressing their opposition to a new wrinkle in a school finance reform plan under consideration by the 86th Texas Legislature that would cost the Plano district $35 million. PISD...
Music to satisfy a variety of tastes is offered this summer when the annual Sounds of Sundown concert series opens Friday, June 7 at the Central Park amphitheater. The outdoor concerts are planned for each Friday evening in June. The events start at 7 p.m. and bands...
Owens claims silver in 100 meters at Austin AUSTIN – It was a storybook ending for Plano East’s Tyler Owens. The senior placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.38 in the Class 6A track and field meet. Matthew Boling of Houston Strake Jesuit set a new...
Despite a wide-ranging discussion, Murphy City Council members decided to put off any decisions to regulate temporary signs until three new council members take office this month. The council met in regular session Tuesday, May 7 at City Hall. Although the council...
For one Wylie High School junior, what started as a tragedy turned into an opportunity to make a difference. Diweni Jituboh, a 17-year-old cancer survivor, walked the runway as a model in the Children’s Cancer Fund Gala. The event, held Friday, April 26 at the Hilton...
Nortex Wholesale Nursery still prospering after 47 years Long before Wylie became a sea of suburban growth, land was plentiful, and so were opportunities. It was 1972 when Jon Pinkus took a chance and purchased land to start a growing center. Since then, Nortex...
Property tax reform is still alive in Austin, but the process from introducing a bill to final passage in the Texas Legislature has been loaded with twists and turns. For example, a proposal to replace school money with a 1-cent increase in sales taxes was abandoned...
Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property tax relief. Conference committees named by House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who...
