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The personal testimonies posted anonymously on the Dear Plano ISD Facebook page are all different. They come from different schools, and students from many different years. But they follow common threads, and together, they tell a singular story.

It started with a meeting at a bus stop.

A 26-year-old Frisco Black man died while in custody for a misdemeanor marijuana charge at the Collin County Detention Facility, according to a press release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. Marvin David Scott III died on Sunday, March 14.

In front of the fire was a sign with a long note. The very first sentence read: “Throwing one’s mask into the bonfire, is symbolic of releasing oneself from the constraints of government imposed lockdowns, mandates and overreach.

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.