GOVERNMENT
Public schools cannot require students, teachers, parents and other staff members or visitors to wear masks after June 4, Gov. Greg Abbott declared in an executive order issued May 18. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Public schools can't require students, staff to wear masks after June 4, Gov. Abbott says
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
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Frisco ISD renames Memorial Stadium after retiring Athletic Director David Kuykendall
Frisco ISD's new protocols, which no longer make face masks a requirement, will go into effect June 1. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Frisco ISD to lift face mask requirement for schools starting June 1
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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
McKinney City Council approved a rate increase for trash pickup services May 4. (Courtesy city of McKinney
Rates to increase for trash pickup in McKinney
Election day in McKinney was May 1. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Feltus, Philips win McKinney City Council District 3, At-Large Place 1 seats
McKinney Mayor George Fuller has been re-elected for another term. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
George Fuller wins re-election campaign for McKinney mayor
Digital speed signs have been installed along FM 423 in Frisco. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
FM 423 in Frisco sees speed limit lowered; Adda restaurant opens in Richardson and more top DFW-area news
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 1. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
McKinney to vote on mayor, three City Council seats on May 1
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 1 for election day. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Voters in McKinney ISD will decide on four ballot measures, four board of trustees seats
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Collin College trustees looking to offer new construction management degree program
From left: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustee Coley Canter; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD junior Lauren Abell; and Alexis Miller, a third-grade teacher in Lewisville ISD, were among the many speakers voicing their support for funds to be released to public schools. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
North Texas educators call on state leaders to release federal stimulus funds for public schools
Texas will add two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Texas is the only state adding two U.S. House districts, and it just missed out on a third
From left: Marc Payne and Rocio Gosewehr with the Collin County chapter of the NAACP; Vykim Le with the Collin County district attorney's office; Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis; June Jenkins, president of the Collin County chapter of the NAACP; Danielle Agee with the Collin County chapter of the NAACP; and Northwest Texas aide Kamisha Dumas attended an event promoting the expunction program. (Courtesy Collin County District Attorney)
Collin County launches initiative to help applicants clear criminal records
Frisco ISD has plans to launch a new virtual learning school for the 2021-22 school year. (Courtesy Canva)
Frisco ISD to launch virtual school for 2021-22