A comprehensive evaluation of the Wylie Fire-Rescue Department found the city is providing a strong emergency response system but will need additional staffing, improved response times and eventually a fifth fire station as the community continues to grow. The...
Texas is experiencing a significant decline in rental affordability, worsening faster than the national average, and Collin County led the state with the highest share of low-income households spending more than one-third of their income on rent. That’s according to...
More than 30 new Texas laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from immigration enforcement to evicting squatters, regulating technology, providing tax breaks and improving the state’s water infrastructure. About 800 other new laws passed this year by the Legislature took...
Work began in July 2025 on the expansion of McKinney National Airport. A variety of news headlines affected Collin County residents during 2025, starting on January with a major measles outbreak that began in far West Texas. By the time the Texas Department of State...
Avelo is the first airline to commit to providing scheduled passenger service to TKI. Nearly all of its destinations are on the east coast. Courtesy Avelo Airlines The city of McKinney said it has signed a Use and Lease Agreement for Houston-based Avelo Airlines to...
Two Collin County cities doubled in population over the past five years while the county grew overall by 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, according to the latest figures from the Texas Population Estimates Program. The program, run by the Texas Demographic Center,...
Collin County voters go back to the polls in March to choose Republican and Democratic candidates for November’s general election. Monday, Dec. 8, was the deadline for candidates to file for party primaries to be held Tuesday, March 3. Secretary of State Jane...
Applications are now open for Collin County residents who wish to serve as commissioners on Emergency Services District 1, created by voters in the Nov. 4 election. County Administrator Yoon Kim said at the Monday, Nov. 17, meeting of the Collin County Commissioners...
Complete, unofficial returns from the Nov. 4 election show all 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution passed in Collin County, as they did in statewide balloting. Results are not official until canvassed by the Texas Legislature. Collin County Elections...
