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Tax-Free weekend scheduled for Aug. 5-7

Tax-Free weekend scheduled for Aug. 5-7

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar encourages taxpayers to support Texas businesses and to take advantage of the upcoming tax-free weekend. This year’s Tax-Free Weekend begins Friday, Aug. 5 and runs through midnight Sunday, Aug. 7. Most clothing, footwear, school supplies...

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Council approves charter amendments

Council approves charter amendments

Murphy City Council approved several charter amendments to go to voters and gave direction for the city’s property tax rate at the Tuesday, Aug. 2 meeting. Residents who vote in the upcoming Nov. 8 election will likely have 15 amendments to the city charter to...

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Wylie man sentenced for role in Capitol riot

Wylie man sentenced for role in Capitol riot

A Wylie man was sentenced Monday, Aug. 1 for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Guy Reffitt was sentenced to 87 months — just over 7 years — in prison by a federal judge after being convicted of bringing a handgun to the Capitol, among other charges, in the attack....

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Council approves new hazard mitigation plan

Council approves new hazard mitigation plan

Murphy City Council approved the hazard mitigation plan and held a public hearing during the Tuesday, July 19 regular meeting. The public hearing was for a zoning change for a 2-acre planned development near Bunny Run and South Maxwell Creek Road. The concept plan for...

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Red Flag Warning in effect for North Texas

Red Flag Warning in effect for North Texas

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10 a.m until midnight Tuesday, July 19 for North and Central Texas. * WINDS…Southwest near 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES…103 to 112 degrees. * IMPACTS…Wildfires will have...

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline goes live July 16

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline goes live July 16

By texting or calling a simple three-digit number — 988 — lives are about to change for those who need help. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted governing rules to oversee the implementation of a three-digit phone number July 16, 2020. Two years later,...

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NTMWD calls for reduced outdoor water use

NTMWD calls for reduced outdoor water use

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) requests customers to reduce their water use immediately, especially outdoor water use. The Wylie Water Treatment Plant Complex had to cease producing water at one of its four water treatment plants unexpectedly on...

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Water district urges conservation

Water district urges conservation

Water conservation and reuse are critical ways the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) manages the finite water supply. Conservation is the practice of using water efficiently to reduce waste and helps extend water supplies during the frequent Texas droughts....

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