Lead Story
Melissa ISD's fall food drive brings in more than 12,800 items for two local pantries
Every campus took part in the two-week drive for the First Melissa Christmas Angel program and the Melissa Community Outreach Food Pantry, with Cardinal Renaissance Academy and the Sixth Grade Center collecting the most.
Arkansas application filed to send Millwood Lake water toward the district that supplies Melissa
Texarkana and two other Arkansas towns want state approval to lease surplus lake water that could reach the North Texas Municipal Water District. About 70 people questioned the plan at a Thursday town hall.
Gwen Lindgren · November 13, 2026
Cardinals hold off Naaman Forest 24-14 and set up an area-round meeting with DeSoto
Melissa won its Class 5A Division I bi-district game 24-14 over Garland Naaman Forest on Friday, its seventh straight win, and now faces a DeSoto team that has won nine in a row.
Gwen Lindgren · November 14, 2026
More from Melissa
All →Methodist cuts ribbon on Melissa's new ER and urgent care; opening date not yet set
The combined emergency room and urgent care at 1001 Sam Rayburn Highway will run its ER around the clock and urgent care 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Methodist says it hopes to open very soon.
Kenny Le
Parks board to weigh a citywide trails plan as a $390,000 lighted trail goes into Melissa Lake Park
The Community and Economic Development Corporation meets Nov. 19 on a Trails & Connectivity Strategic Plan, Z-Plex Phase 6 and new park projects. A state filing shows about 2,500 feet of lit trail being added at Melissa Lake Park.
Gwen Lindgren
Melissa ISD trustees adopt a 2026 tax roll Monday with $5.4 billion in taxable value and a $63.3 million levy
The Collin County tax office's summary for Melissa ISD lists $8 billion in market value across 14,657 accounts. The Nov. 16 agenda also includes a small land transfer for a turn lane and five state grant resolutions.
Gwen Lindgren
Vineyard Hills Estates assessments get a second start, with hearings set for Dec. 8
An October hearing on Phase 1 assessments for the 65-acre improvement district ended with no action. A Nov. 17 consent item restarts the process, the same night the council holds hearings on two larger districts and gets a briefing on how they work.
Gwen Lindgren
Community
All →Golf carts on city streets and two downtown commercial rezonings head to the council Nov. 17
The agenda posted Tuesday opens a council discussion of the city's golf cart ordinance and holds hearings on moving lots on McKinney Street and Fannin Road from single-family to commercial zoning in the Downtown Overlay District.
Dexter Lindgren
City leaders hold a legislative priorities briefing tonight as bill filing opens in Austin
Council members and two city boards may gather at City Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday for a briefing on Melissa's goals for the 2027 session, the same day lawmakers began filing bills for it.
Yara Iverson
Melissa ISD choirs set Fall into Winter concerts for Nov. 16 and Nov. 19
The Sixth Grade Center Choir gives its first concert of the year Monday, Nov. 16, in the campus gym, and the Melissa High School Choir follows Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Melissa Arts Center. Both start at 7 p.m.
Gwen Lindgren
Cardinals ride a six-game win streak into a Friday playoff opener against Naaman Forest at Kenny Deel Stadium
Melissa (7-3) closed the regular season with a 71-0 win over Frisco Liberty and hosts Garland Naaman Forest (7-3) at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Class 5A Division I bi-district round.
Gwen Lindgren
County jail would charge Melissa $171.18 a day per inmate, up $19, under a new one-year contract
Collin County commissioners are set to take up Melissa's fiscal 2027 jail services agreement Nov. 16. The daily rate for each person the city books into the county jail rises from $152.18.
Gwen Lindgren
County would pay $1.85 million toward extending CR 471 and Melissa Road for a planned 407-lot rental community
A cost-share deal on Collin County's Nov. 16 draft agenda splits about $4.64 million in road work with the developer of Vibe at Melissa, a manufactured housing rental community at CR 471 and CR 413.
Gwen Lindgren
News From Neighboring Cities
- Coyotes beat The Colony 42-10 for their 11th straight win and draw Abilene Cooper next
November 14, 2026
- Council set to adopt a reserve target of 90 to 150 days of operating cash in new financial policies
November 13, 2026
- Data centers and crypto mines would need special permits under industrial zoning rewrite headed to planners Monday
November 12, 2026
- McKinney ISD's tax rate would drop nearly 7 cents after its tax election, as trustees also weigh a $2.1 million land buy
November 14, 2026
- Recall petition against Mayor Cox and three council members clears the signature bar, city review finds
November 13, 2026
- Courthouse Theater looks for an arts group to run its downtown gallery for about $3,200 a month
November 13, 2026
Local Business
All →20 New Businesses in Melissa: Week of Nov. 9
Public records show 20 new sales tax permits for Melissa businesses in the week of Nov. 9. Here is the full list.
Yara Iverson
24 New Businesses in Melissa: Week of Nov. 2
Public records show 23 new sales tax permits and 1 business listing for Melissa businesses in the week of Nov. 2. Here is the full list.
Yara Iverson
Fort Bend County offers Tesla a 10-year tax break for a possible solar factory, if it hires at least 8,700
Commissioners approved the package Thursday for 'Project Crystal Sun' on more than 1,000 acres near Houston. Tesla says it is still choosing between Fort Bend and another site, and the governor must sign off.
Yara Iverson
Texas
All →Flu tests come back positive 17% of the time in Texas as illness visits climb past the seasonal baseline
The state's weekly report puts flu activity at moderate, up from low, with positive tests rising from 11.8% to 17.3% in a week. North Texas is among six health regions where activity increased.
Gwen Lindgren
Saturday marks 26 years without a single death-free day on Texas roads, and DPS troopers will hand out safety brochures
TxDOT says more than 95,000 people have died in crashes since Nov. 7, 2000, the last day no one was killed on a Texas roadway. Its #EndTheStreakTX campaign runs events across the state this week.
Gwen Lindgren
State law will require one GPA formula for every Texas district, with AP and academic dual credit weighted the same
Senate Bill 1191 orders the education commissioner to set a single statewide method for weighting high school grades, with AP, IB, OnRamps and academic dual credit all getting the same boost.
Gwen Lindgren
Senate race heads into its last weekend with Talarico narrowly ahead in polls and Republicans sounding alarms
Ken Paxton plans a final rally at the Alamo and James Talarico closes with an Austin concert as the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history reaches Tuesday's vote, the Texas Tribune reported.
Gwen Lindgren
Proposed rule would end state sales tax on electronic health record systems and patient portals; comments open today
The comptroller's change to the rule on taxable information services is published in the Texas Register Friday, starting a 30-day public comment period.
Gwen Lindgren
Sport
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Dallas Mavericks94
Minnesota Timberwolves133November 12, 2026
South Dakota State Jackrabbits63
Texas Longhorns93November 11, 2026
Jacksonville State Gamecocks46
Houston Cougars92November 11, 2026
Golden State Warriors108
Houston Rockets115November 11, 2026
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