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Wellness event at Collin College

Wellness event at Collin College

Texas Health Resources is on mission to reach Texans living in underserved communities by offering healthcare opportunities in a convenient, accessible way. In partnership with Collin College Farmersville campus, Texas Health will host Wellness Day at the campus,...

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Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Texas voters face a $1 billion question in November: whether to begin planning for future water needs. Legislators this year passed Senate Bill 28 that would amend the state constitution by adding a fund to expand the state’s water supply. By Bob Wieland To Login to...

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Lawmakers agree on property tax cuts

Lawmakers agree on property tax cuts

Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. If the constitutional amendment for tax relief is approved, the cuts would take effect for the 2023 tax...

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Downtown truck traffic concerns council

Downtown truck traffic concerns council

Wear and tear of city streets by large commercial vehicles prompted Farmersville City Manager Ben White to present possible scenarios in which the load capacity of trucks traveling city streets might be limited. Councilmembers were updated regarding their concerns of...

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Property tax relief clears Legislature

Property tax relief clears Legislature

The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...

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New book details early county schools

New book details early county schools

Collin County was so overrun with rats a century ago that rural schools held competitions to see how many rats a student had killed – by counting the tails brought to class. That’s according to Joy Gough, author of “Early Schools of Collin County, Texas, 1846-1960.”...

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