Plano ISD
All Cara Mendelsohn wants for the holidays is to preserve Adventure Landing in her Far North Dallas district. The Dallas City Council member got her wish at a Dec. 11 meeting when her colleagues voted unanimously to spend $13.65 million to acquire the site near Coit Road and the George Bush Turnpike in Collin County. Mendelsohn…
Word spread quickly Tuesday night as the proposed list of closing Plano ISD schools became public for the first time — a first, too, for the district as Plano has never had the difficult task of closing down a school for low enrollment. Now Plano residents are seeing the cold hard truth of what happens…
Public Facility Corporation reform laws were approved in this year’s Texas Legislative session, but an affordable housing watchdog group says it falls short. It also grandfathers PFCs approved before the passage of House Bill 2071. The new legislation provides affordability, accountability, and transparency. It also makes headway in curbing abuses and tenant protections, advocates say. …
As a blanket of [… checks my notes …] thundersleet coated the roads Monday afternoon, North Texans are managing to keep their sense of humor as they hunker down while conditions are deteriorating across Dallas-Fort Worth. (And if you have hunker down or deteriorating on your #DFWWX drinking bingo card, we’re sorry. If you have…
Apparently, Texas does have seasons, and the spooktacular decor is telling us it’s officially fall. This time of year is about more than cooler temperatures and pumpkin spice lattes. The open house is back in season, and this week’s listings lend themselves to cozy fireside chats and coffee in the breakfast nook. More than half…
