Interested in local government news in McKinney? Check out these three stories you may have missed from McKinney City Council and the city of McKinney, as reported by Community Impact.
McKinney City Council OKs priorities for 2027 legislative session
Leaders with the city of McKinney have established legislative priorities ahead of the 2027 Texas legislative session, which is scheduled to start in January.
McKinney City Council members approved the priorities during an Oct. 20 meeting. Council members adopt a list of priorities for each state legislative session, according to a city document.
Priorities include a focus on home-rule authority, business development and McKinney National Airport, said Nimra Zubair, assistant to the city manager. Priorities are developed in coordination with legislative consultants, the Texas Municipal League, the North Texas Commission and more, according to the city document.
McKinney’s Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library to debut renovations in December
The newly renovated Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library will open this December in downtown McKinney.
McKinney’s Public Library System announced the grand opening in an Oct. 21 Facebook post. The library has been closed since June 2025 for a $20 million renovation project to change its layout. The new layout will improve access to library materials and create youth- and teen-specific spaces, according to the city’s website. Renovations will also add a planetarium capable of holding 55 people and a 2,500-square-foot exhibit space that can host traveling museum exhibits.
McKinney council approves contracts for concessions, car rentals at airport terminal
McKinney National Airport has found vendors for car rentals and concessions at its upcoming commercial passenger terminal.
McKinney City Council members approved resolutions Oct. 5 authorizing agreements with Enterprise Holdings for car rental services and Creative Hospitality Solutions for food and beverage concessions. The approvals come nearly a month before commercial flights begin Nov. 11 at McKinney National Airport.
Creative Hospitality Solutions will operate a concession stand within the terminal seating area. Enterprise Holdings will rent cars within a space near the commercial terminal’s entrances.
