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Last week, McKinney officials began to address how much Winter Storm Uri will cost government facilities, businesses, and residents.

Texas has been going through a tremendous demographic shift as more and more people move here from out of state. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Collin County where the population is expected to reach nearly 3 million people within two decades.

Collin County Commissioners took informal action at their Monday meeting to move COVID-19 vaccinations from the waitlist to a first-come, first-serve model once everyone on the waitlist is vaccinated.

Last week, when Summer Smith, Plano mother of 13-year-old SeMarion Humphrey, posted videos and screenshots of Haggard Middle School football players bullying her son on Facebook, it was because she was out of ideas.

A shaky nine-second video taken at a sleepover shows a 13-year-old Black teen in pajamas. A White teen that he thought was his friend tilts a Starbucks cup full of dark yellow liquid to his lips. In the background, other kids laugh.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that all businesses will be able to open 100% Wednesday, March 10 and ended the statewide mask mandate with a new executive order.

When it comes to sending a message, the Highlight Pro Skydiving Team doesn’t mess around. And with the message of female empowerment combined with a sport that involves falling to the ground at 100 mph, the possibilities are endless.

On March 16, 2020, when the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic truly began to take hold in the U.S., Collin County Judge Chris Hill issued a Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency for Collin County.

On Feb. 20, President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request following the severe winter storms that left thousands without power and with damage to their homes.

Despite Collin County Health Care Services’ and Curative Medical Associates’ vaccination site blunder at John Clark Stadium Feb. 4, McKinney’s vaccination center has been running almost flawlessly, in part, thanks to the McKinney Fire Department.