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Collin County suburb could land Dallas Stars with billion-dollar stadium

The Dallas Stars are considering a new $1 billion arena in Plano at the Shops at Willow Bend Mall site — a move that could see the hockey franchise leave downtown Dallas for the first time in its history, two people with knowledge of the team’s efforts told The Dallas Morning News.

The 107-acre mall property at 6121 W. Park Blvd. has emerged as the favorite to land the NHL franchise after discussions with cities including Frisco, The Colony, Arlington and Fort Worth if the team leaves the Ameri...

DART’s future in question as Plano, Farmers Branch, Highland Park consider withdrawing

The future of the region’s rapid transit system could take significant hits when city leaders in Plano, Highland Park and Farmers Branch consider ballot measures to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

DART CEO Nadine Lee called the moves “devastating and frustrating” in a news conference Wednesday.

“We obviously will be very concerned about the impacts it would have across our entire network of services for our riders. It breaks my heart that these actions are being taken,” Lee said.

The...

Is Collin County moving left? Growth could be shifting politics in Republican stronghold

Rekha Shenoy recalls breaking down crying as she stood shoulder-to-shoulder with 3,000 No Kings protesters gathered in Plano on a recent Saturday, one of hundreds of demonstrations across the country protesting President Donald Trump’s governance.

The strong showing bolstered Shenoy’s optimism that broader shifts could be taking place in her county. It was a scene she couldn’t have imagined just a few years back.

“There were a lot more people than I ever expected,” said Shenoy, a Democratic Pa...

Dallas family still struggling after teenager killed outside home in February shooting

This story is part of The Dallas Morning News’ homicide project focused on sharing the stories of all people killed in Dallas in 2024.

Ja’Marcus Deshaun Smith wanted a car. The 16-year-old was saving up to fix his dad’s old Escalade SUV. If he could get the transmission replaced, it was his. He used to ask neighbors if he could take out their trash for a few bucks.

“The day he got killed he had about — well … murdered — he had about three or $400 in his pocket,” said Howard Sanders, Ja’Marcus’...

Collin County’s growing pains: Can one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. keep up?

There was just a stoplight at the intersection of Eldorado Parkway and U.S. Highway 75 when Halcyon Ramsey, pregnant with her first child, moved to McKinney about 15 years ago in search of a better school district for her now-teenage daughter.

Ramsey is among the 1 million Californians who have moved to Texas since 2010, settling in McKinney in 2011. Since then, she has watched that intersection become an unrecognizable jumble of more than a dozen lanes with a Trader Joe’s and a pickleball cour...

After 8 years leading McKinney, ‘rock ‘n’ roll mayor’ George Fuller is on to his next gig

McKinney’s former Mayor George Fuller rifled through a stack of letters at his construction firm’s office. Propping his boots up on his desk, he read aloud a request from an 11-year-old asking for a merry-go-round at Robinson Ridge Park.

He picked up another from a fifth grader asking if the city’s basketball hoops can be fixed — Fuller said the repairs were happening that week.

“You cannot find a kid that wrote me a letter that didn’t get a letter back from me,” he said toward the end of his...

$115K poured into two Prosper ISD trustee campaigns that failed. Who spent the money?

A political action committee accused of breaking election laws raised six figures for a Prosper Independent School District trustee election — but its secretive spending failed to unseat the two incumbents it aimed to replace.

Incumbent trustees Garrett Linker and Kelly Cavender each won reelection Saturday with about 53% of the vote despite the thousands of dollars supporting challengers Janette Church and Scott Bray.

The Accountable Leadership Committee raised more than $115,000 as of April...

How a temple spire put a small Texas town and the LDS church’s religious rights at odds

Fairview Mayor Henry Lessner pulled his Honda to the side of a meandering country road, stepping onto the pavement in his polished shoes, dress shirt and aviators. With a wave, he summoned a small herd of longhorns grazing along a winding creek.

“They’re like big old pets,” he said, reaching over the barbed wire fence and patting a cow between its horns.

Lessner, 73, moved his family to Fairview 35 years ago. At the time, the town he now leads still had dirt roads and just 1,550 residents spre...

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Students in Plano ISD start the school year without bus service | NBCDFW

Lilly Kersh with the Dallas Morning News tells us about how the Plano Independent School District is halting school bus service for hundreds of students amid a strained school budget and declining enrollment.

More DallasNews.com on: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/08/14/hundreds-of-plano-isd-students-start-the-school-year-without-bus-service-amid-budget-woes/

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Collin County suburb could land Dallas Stars with billion-dollar stadium

DART’s future in question as Plano, Farmers Branch, Highland Park consider withdrawing

Is Collin County moving left? Growth could be shifting politics in Republican stronghold

Dallas family still struggling after teenager killed outside home in February shooting

Collin County’s growing pains: Can one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. keep up?

After 8 years leading McKinney, ‘rock ‘n’ roll mayor’ George Fuller is on to his next gig

$115K poured into two Prosper ISD trustee campaigns that failed. Who spent the money?

How a temple spire put a small Texas town and the LDS church’s religious rights at odds

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Collin County suburb could land Dallas Stars with billion-dollar stadium

DART’s future in question as Plano, Farmers Branch, Highland Park consider withdrawing

Is Collin County moving left? Growth could be shifting politics in Republican stronghold

Dallas family still struggling after teenager killed outside home in February shooting

Collin County’s growing pains: Can one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. keep up?

After 8 years leading McKinney, ‘rock ‘n’ roll mayor’ George Fuller is on to his next gig

$115K poured into two Prosper ISD trustee campaigns that failed. Who spent the money?

How a temple spire put a small Texas town and the LDS church’s religious rights at odds

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Video: 17 proposed amendments draw D-FW voters to the polls

Students in Plano ISD start the school year without bus service | NBCDFW

Buddhist monastery in McKinney transcends religion, builds community | NBCDFW

LDS Church submits new plan for Fairview temple, rescinds threat for a lawsuit | NBCDFW

Immigrants with green cards fearful despite legal protections as ICE arrests increase | NBCDFW

McKinney airport plans to add commercial flights. Here's what to know. | NBCDFW

Fairview temple dispute with Church of Latter-day Saints nears a compromise | NBCDFW

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