The latest sales tax allocations from the State Comptroller's Office are out today, and it appears that area cities are still struggling to get consumers back to 2008 spending levels. Frisco received $3.4 million for November, an 8 percent decline...
Collin County's four largest cities have a lot in common, so they need to do everything they can stand out. That means the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen and Frisco often rely heavily on big-ticket, publicly funded amenities - from...
Collin County Court at Law Judge Greg Willis resigned on Monday as he announced his campaign for Collin County District Attorney on the courthouse steps in McKinney. Willis will face Jeff Bray in the Republican primary in March. Bray, a...
Back-to-school shopping didn't do much to bolster sales-tax revenues. Figures released today from the State Comptroller's Office show allocations for October, which are generally based on sales from two months prior. Frisco earned $2,799,593 this month, which is a 12...
24-hour fitness is taking on a new meaning. Students across the country will exercise for 10 hours on Oct 1 in the latest attack on childhood obesity. Schools grab a 15 minute time slot and agree to do some form...
Only one person showed up to speak at this week's public hearing to consider a property tax rate increase in Denton County. Does that mean the increase to 24.98 cents per $100 assessed valuation is acceptable to the public? The...
Schedules are set. Curriculum is determined. Classrooms sit prepped for students' return to school. But in several districts there's one thing missing today: a permanent superintendent. Four North Texas school districts are searching for replacements because of recent resignations and...
The fate of Wal-Mart rests in the hands of City Council members voting tonight on the special-use permit for a 24-hour Supercenter at Hickory Street and Preston Road. The company has met all the city's requirements and received a 4-3...
The latest property tax values show growth flattening out for Collin County cities. While Frisco showed a 2.5 percent increase in property values this year, that's down from the 9.2 percent growth in 2008 and 17.9 percent growth the year...
David Lynn Whitson of McKinney has been indicted on an attempted murder charge, according to a Collin County grand jury report released this morning. Frisco police say Whitson, 44, got into an argument and shot Andrew James Robinson, 31, about...
Frisco farmland may be turning into developments faster than most people blink, but it hasn't yet reached the level of McKinney. The Collin County neighbor can now claim its one of the fastest growing cities in the United States....
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