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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.
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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.
4 days ago
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.
5 days ago
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.
6 days ago
Schools
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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.
6 days ago
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.
6 days ago
Footloose opens tonight at the Melissa Arts Center, and a middle school cast stages High School Musical Jr. on Saturday
Melissa High School Theatre performs Footloose: The Musical at 7 p.m. Nov. 5, 10, 12 and 14. East Cardinal Middle School's Red Troupe has two shows of High School Musical Jr. on Nov. 7.
9 days ago
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Growth & Development7 days ago
County would pay $1.85 million toward extending CR 471 and Melissa Road for a planned 407-lot rental community
Growth & Development8 days ago
Mitigation bank in the path sends the Outer Loop's SH 121-to-US 380 leg back for new routes
Growth & Development9 days ago
QuikTrip asks to add a car wash next to its Melissa Road store, plus a sign at the property line
Your Reps10 days ago
County judge's 1,863-vote edge is smaller than the provisional and pending mail ballots still to be resolved
Your Reps10 days ago
Rep. Jeff Leach ahead by 203 votes over Jordan Wheatley in House District 67, which includes Melissa
City Hall11 days ago
Fifteen contractors bid on Melissa's 3-mile east water main, with the low offer at $9.3 million
Growth & Development11 days ago
Two retail and restaurant buildings proposed on five downtown lots along McKinney Street
Schools11 days ago
Toys for Tots bins will be at the gates for Friday's last regular-season home game
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Texas
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Flu tests come back positive 17% of the time in Texas as illness visits climb past the seasonal baseline
Saturday marks 26 years without a single death-free day on Texas roads, and DPS troopers will hand out safety brochures
November 4, 2026
State law will require one GPA formula for every Texas district, with AP and academic dual credit weighted the same
November 2, 2026
Senate race heads into its last weekend with Talarico narrowly ahead in polls and Republicans sounding alarms
October 31, 2026
Proposed rule would end state sales tax on electronic health record systems and patient portals; comments open today
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