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Petitions for Long Ranch ($60 million) and The Preserve ($50 million) are on tonight's consent agenda, which would set hearings but not create the districts. Long Ranch's annexation hearing would be Oct. 27.
The certificates of obligation would also pay for a Z-Plex build-out, an east water take point, Stiff Creek lift station design and land. Staff say 4B sales tax, a TIRZ and utility revenue would repay them.
The deadline is a received-by date, not a postmark. Applications need a DPS ID number or the last four digits of a Social Security number, and faxed or emailed forms need a mailed original.
The half-day Collin Leadership Policy Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Frisco campus features six panels on growth, water, roads, talent and AI. Tickets are on sale; seating is limited.
Regular unleaded averages $3.7825 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Michael G. Smith and Andrew Cook face off for Place 2 on the Collin Central Appraisal District board, while Randal Shinn and Joe Corcoran are alone on the ballot. Early voting starts Oct. 19, including at Melissa City Hall.
A Dallas Vet Center representative is at the Melissa Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. A caregiver support hour follows Friday, a free spy-themed magic show Saturday, Oct. 17, and a college funding workshop Monday, Oct. 19.
Melissa ISD says the Cardinals open the basketball season with a free event in The Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Melissa High's parking lot hosts its Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 30.
Regular unleaded averages $3.7995 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8202 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
A Collin County judge signed a default judgment Oct. 5 against Rubinsky Roofing, finding 27 deceptive trade violations, five involving customers 65 or older, and ordering a $500,626 restitution fund.
Of 17 Melissa High choir students who sang in the second round of TMEA All-State auditions, 12 earned All-Region seats and two advance to a Nov. 17 audition at Plano East, the district said Friday.
Veteran election judges and first-timers are going through training on the latest procedures before early voting opens Oct. 19. The county's elections chief says even small process changes take work to roll out.
A request to apply for the Justice Department's ANGEL grant is on the Collin County Commissioners Court consent agenda Monday, Oct. 12. The sheriff's office says it would buy vehicles and equipment; no local match is required.
Sealed bids for the East Water Facility Distribution Main must reach City Hall by 2 p.m. Oct. 12; the public opening follows at 2:02 p.m.
Health science students helped Carter BloodCare staff run the Sept. 30 drive, checking in donors and screening them. The district said Wednesday that 185 appointments were filled.
The high school addition that took capacity from 1,200 to 3,600 is one of 33 projects in the 2026-27 TASA/TASB Exhibit of School Architecture, on display in Houston Oct. 9-10.
The open solicitation covers paving, drainage, utilities and landscaping. Sealed bids are due Oct. 27, followed by a public opening at City Hall.
The Oct. 13 agenda would create a municipal drainage utility with its own charges and start the notice process for certificates of obligation. Neither the charge nor the debt amount is listed yet.
The Long Ranch rezoning, a QuikTrip car wash and two downtown business moves are on the Planning and Zoning Commission's agenda for Thursday, Oct. 8. Staff recommends approving the subdivision.
The September payment register identifies the money as third-quarter child-safety fees for Melissa.
