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Effective June 26, unemployed Texans will no longer be eligible to receive the $300 weekly unemployment supplement from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Gov. Greg Abbott announces end-date for Texans to receive federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits
State Farm Insurance operates a regional hub in the CityLine area of Richardson. (Courtesy State Farm)
State Farm hiring 1,500 employees, Fat Shack coming to Plano and more top news from Dallas-Fort Worth
Peoples, Parker will be back on the ballot on June 5 for the mayoral runoff election. (Community Impact Newspaper Staff)
Q&A: Peoples, Parker in June 5 runoff ballot for Fort Worth mayor
Shannon Dubberly raises his hand in front of a judge while being sworn in
Sean Hicks, newcomer Shannon Dubberly sworn in to Keller City Council
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Agencies seeking comment to improve North Texas biking trails
McKinney Mayor George Fuller has been re-elected for another term. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
Local election results, a trash pickup rate increase in McKinney and more top news from the Dallas-Forth Worth area
Richardson ISD is slated to receive more than $46 million of the funding as part of the first allocation. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
Richardson ISD to receive nearly $70M in federal COVID-19 relief funding; Alex's Pizza and Pasta opens in Fort Worth and more news from Dallas-Fort Worth
Keller Town Hall
Keller City Council approves Matrix Consulting Group for fire department merger study
A report looks at the economic impact of voter access in Texas. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Proposed Texas election laws could hurt Tarrant County
asphalt work on road
Committee to start ranking proposed transportation projects in Tarrant County
As of April 28, Tarrant County has administered more than 1.13 million vaccine doses since Dec. 14, 2020. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Pop-up clinics, added language options to bolster vaccine outreach in Tarrant County
Unofficial election results on May 1 show Zeb Pent, with 32.5% of votes, and Leonard Firestone, with 27.2% of the vote, will face off in a runoff election on June 5. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Pent, Firestone head to runoff election for Fort Worth City Council District 7 seat
A headshot of Sean Hicks
Incumbent Sean Hicks wins race for Keller City Council Place 2
Hogan Page (left), Bryan Moyers (center) and David Brundage (right) are Roanoke City Council's newest elected members. (Courtesy Page, Moyers and Brundage)
Page, Moyers, Brundage elected to Roanoke City Council
Unofficial election results on May 1 show Deborah Peoples, with 33.3% of the vote, and Mattie Parker, with 30.9% of the vote. They will head to a runoff election on June 5. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Peoples, Parker head to runoff election for Fort Worth mayor
Incumbent Mayor Scooter Gierisch has been re-elected for another term. (Courtesy of Scooter Gierisch)
Roanoke Mayor Scooter Gierisch elected to another three-year term
A headshot of Ruthie Keyes
Ruthie Keyes retains seat in Keller ISD Place 7 election
A headshot of Mark Schluter
Incumbent Mark Schluter retains seat in Northwest ISD Place 2 race
A headshot of Shannon Dubberly
Challenger Shannon Dubberly wins in Keller City Council Place 1 race