Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the media before signing House Bill 4211, sponsored by Rep. Candy Noble, designed to prevent developers from restricting property sales to customers of a certain religion. Behind them, from left, Rep. Jeff Leach, Sen. Angela Paxton, Rep....
As part of the Texas Legislature’s power of the purse, it sets a biennial budget for the state in the fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The 88th Legislature is scheduled to convene Tuesday, Jan. 10, and conclude May 29. Ahead of the first session, State Comptroller Glenn...
The filing period for May 2023 Murphy City Council and Plano ISD board of trustees’ elections opened Wednesday, Jan. 18, and continues through Feb. 17. Council and school board trustees will officially set the elections in their upcoming meetings for Saturday, May 6....
My mom and her mother saved 7-1/2 books to get us that swing set. Just three years before in 1966, my parents had saved to buy their first house. Money was tight, so, if my sister and I were going to have that new addition to the backyard, Green Stamps would be the...
Last week, several students from Wylie High School and Wylie East High School showcased their talents at a county livestock show. The Collin County Junior Livestock Show was held from Jan. 7-14 at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney. Students from several...
Updated as of Jan. 19 The Collin County Sheriff's Office located the remains of an individual believed to be missing since Jan. 11.Kayla Kelley, 33, was reported missing by friends after several days, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the sheriff’s...
The Murphy City Council began the new year by not voting to re-zone the city’s last remaining agricultural tract for a housing development. The proposal died for lack of a motion after a lengthy public hearing at the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3, at City...
Murphy residents took full advantage of programs and events offered in 2022 and the Recreation Department has plans in the works to finetune existing events and add more diverse programs in 2023. Gregory Dunn, recreation specialist for the city, said the city saw an...
As the calendar turns over into a new year, property owners face an important deadline at the end of the month. Murphy property owners whose taxes were not included in their monthly mortgage payment are reminded that the deadline to pay property taxes to the Collin...
