Columnist John Moore wonders if we can stop the rain we started. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live. One...
The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...
Farmersville High School continues to perform at the top of the district, repeating its A rating. The Texas Education Agency’s newly released accountability ratings show that Farmersville Independent School District maintained an overall grade of B for the 2024-2025...
Property values in Collin County continue to increase, according to 2025 certified taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). The district released certified taxable values to taxing authorities on Thursday, July 24. Cities and school...
Collin County residents who don’t live in cities will be asked whether the county should create an emergency services district (ESD) to provide fire protection, financed by taxes on their property. Following a Monday, July 28 hearing in McKinney, Collin County...
The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
A groundbreaking ceremony, Friday, July 18 marks the start of work on the expansion of McKinney National Airport, known as TKI. The City of McKinney has broken ground on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport that will allow commercial passenger service...
The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
Texas lawmakers returning Monday, July 21, to Austin may reconsider a failed bill from the last legislative session that would have helped local governments acquire emergency communications equipment. “It’s going to be something that will be looked at,” Gov. Greg...
