Dallas and Collin face 100,000 DPS voter files before midterms
In the weeks before a midterm, a registration file is supposed to be a settled thing: a name on a roll, a precinct assigned, a ballot style already chosen. Instead, local officials in North Texas were still opening stacks of records that should have moved through the state system months earlier. The Dallas Collin voter
Two Denton Guyer High School students taken into custody after gun found in backpack,...
Police say an adult student was arrested and a juvenile was taken into custody.
After heavy rain, North Texas homeowners urged to check lawns and landscaping
A Richardson garden expert says homeowners should let saturated soil dry before assessing damage, repairing lawns or replacing plants.
In Good Taste: Meet The Women Shaping Collin County’s Food Scene
W omen are a potent force in the food and beverage business. Science proves it. Consider Dr. Linda Bartoshuk, a researcher at the University of Florida. She identified a group who experience taste far more intensely than the average person. She dubbed these outliers "super tasters." What exactly is a super taster? They
Trader Joe’s, Senior Living Facility Advancing in Frisco
The Frisco planning board okayed a Trader Joe ’s-anchored mixed-use project, and next week the town council will vote on the plan. Community Impact reports the proposed development would include a 12,500-square-foot Trader Joe’s and a 158-unit senior living facility, along with other mixed-use elements. It would be...
Lewisville ISD cuts ribbon on Vernell Gregg Early Childhood Center
A new chapter has officially opened for the old Mill Street Elementary School in Lewisville after having to move students and repurpose the campus. When Lewisville ISD had to move students from Mill Street Elementary, it was a time of uncertainty, but the district was able to turn that into a celebration Thursday as th
Construction zone fire causes evacuation at Wylie East Intermediate
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A construction zone fire caused an evacuation at Wylie East Intermediate Friday afternoon. Wylie ISD officials say the school was evacuated after smoke was observed coming from a construction zone at the campus on the 4700 block of Oldham Lane around 2:00 p.m. First responders got the fire
More Muslim voters register as North Texas mosques become civic engagement hubs
Amid the bustle of Friday prayer service at the Islamic Center of Frisco, some congregants are stopping for something beyond worship: registering to vote. North Texas Votes, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, said it registered 88 people at North Texas mosques last year. This year, the organization said it has already reg
DART train hits, kills pedestrian crossing the tracks in Garland
GARLAND, Texas - A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train in Garland on Friday morning. Garland police said the deadly accident happened around 7 a.m. on the DART tracks near Newman and Austin streets. DART officials confirmed a pedestrian attempted to cross the...
Kyndryl Opens First U.S. AI Lab in Frisco, With Up to 300 Jobs on...
IBM spinoff Kyndryl, a provider of enterprise-level IT infrastructure services, opened an AI innovation lab in Frisco Oct. 1. It is the company’s first AI lab in the U.S. The lab, at 5844 John Hickman Parkway, could create up to 300 jobs in AI, tech consulting and design engineering over the next four years, Kyndryl sa
