PESH Class of 2026 Valedictorian Haosu Zhu and Salutatorian Vedant Sundar pose by the panther outside Plano East Senior High School. Courtesy photo The top two students in the Plano East Senior High School Class of 2026 have both attended Plano ISD schools since...
A court fight is pending in Austin two years after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted a permit to build a wastewater treatment plant between Parker and Murphy. The plant, which could dump up to 200,000 gallons per day of treated effluent into...
Wylie veterans Chuck Davis, left, and Don Bridges say goodbye to Dave Marshall, their guardian for Honor Flight #60, after arriving home at Dallas Love Field earlier this month. Courtesy photo Two longtime friends and fellow members of American Legion Post 315 in...
Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 4 general election. The Texas Constitution, written in 1876, has been amended more than 500 times. Amendments are frequent because the state’s charter restricts lawmakers from making many...
Sarah Hustwit of McKinney feeds a sample ballot into a DS 200 tabulating machine in a practice run for the Nov. 4 general election. The Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election ballot contains 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution as well as a countywide election...
Murphy’s Skele-bration will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the City Hall complex, 206 N. Murphy Road. The event will include a costume contest, face painting, candy stations, inflatables, and a haunted maze. Ghosts, goblins and ghouls won’t have to look...
Collin County’s population was projected to surge past 2.4 million residents by 2060 as steady gains in every major group reshape one of Texas’ fastest-growing counties, according to new projections from the Texas Demographic Center. At the same time, the ethnic...
Glass artist Jamaison Schular placed second in the State Fair theme division for professionals this year. He also placed third for glass. Courtesy photo The State Fair of Texas is officially open and for those who love to stroll through the Creative Arts building, the...
The Collin College Board of Trustees is seeking applications for a successor to Place 1 Trustee Megan Wallace, who resigned this month due to relocation. Wallace was elected in May 2023 and her term expires in May 2029. The board will appoint a successor, who will...
