Prism Local News

Frisco schedules pavement replacements and utility work affecting traffic

Frisco released a roadwork roundup listing pavement and utility projects that may cause short-term lane closures over th...

Early voting opens for Frisco City Council special election

Early voting for Frisco's City Council Place 1 special election begins Jan. 14 and runs through Jan. 27; Collin County v...

McKinney posts Apex Centre renovation timeline and program changes

The City of McKinney updated Apex Centre notices Jan. 9–11, outlining closures, reopenings, and a Jan. 20 fitness challe...

Collin County approves road cost-share and multiple service contract changes

Commissioners court approved change orders, contract amendments and a cost-share for County Road 135 reconstruction that...

Plano schedules annual homelessness PIT Count to guide services

Plano will hold its annual point-in-time count on Jan. 22; volunteers will map and survey unsheltered residents to infor...

McKinney donates playground equipment abroad, linking local parks to global community

McKinney donated playground parts removed during Serenity Park renovations to communities in Mexico, creating safe play ...

Collin County Historical Commission Updates Marker Application Resources

The Collin County Historical Commission maintains information on more than 200 state historical markers and over 50 coun...

Myers Park Events Ramp Up Farm Education and Community Workshops

Myers Park & Event Center, near McKinney, is advancing its year-round schedule of workshops and Farm Museum programming ...

Healthcare

Richardson joins Healthier Texas Challenge with free community wellness events

Richardson pledged to join the eight-week Healthier Texas Community Challenge starting Jan. 20 and will host free wellne...

AT&T to relocate global headquarters to 54‑acre Plano campus

AT&T announced Jan. 9 it will move its global headquarters to a 54‑acre campus at 5400 Legacy Drive in Plano's Legacy Di...

New 2026 Texas laws reshape Collin County services and budgets

More than 30 new state laws took effect Jan. 1, changing rules for jails, business taxes and evictions that could affect...

Indoor Makers Market Brings Local Artisans and Community Support

The MillHouse Indoor Makers Market is taking place today, January 10, 2026, at the historic McKinney Cotton Mill, featur...

Princeton Meeting to Consider Large Rezoning and School Use

On Jan. 9 the City of Princeton posted public notices announcing a Jan. 12 municipal meeting where council members will ...

Comerica to cut 184 jobs at Frisco hub after merger

Comerica will lay off 184 workers at its Frisco hub March 13; the cuts follow a merger with Fifth Third and will shave j...

El Pollo Loco opens west McKinney restaurant on Custer Road

El Pollo Loco opens today in west McKinney at 211 N. Custer Road; the 2,249-square-foot site replaces an Arby’s and adds...

McKinney council narrowly approves McDonald's drive-thru on Virginia Parkway

McKinney approved a McDonald's drive-thru at 3300 Virginia Parkway after a 4–3 vote. The decision matters for local traf...

Frisco raises stormwater utility fee 20 percent starting February

Frisco City Council approved a 20% increase to the monthly stormwater utility fee, effective Feb. 1, 2026. The hike fund...

New Wylie Resource Center Brings Weekly Domestic Violence Services Closer

Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center has partnered with Hope for the Cities to offer in-person domestic violence support on...

Education

Frisco ISD seeks public input in superintendent search process

Frisco ISD announced community and staff sessions to shape the next superintendent’s candidate profile. Tomorrow's meeti...

Community Impact expands to Allen, Denton and Bryan-College Station

Community Impact announced expansion to Allen, Denton and Bryan-College Station, adding daily newsletters and monthly pr...

Developer Seeks Changes to Stalled Princeton Apartment Project

Owners of the stalled Ironwood at Princeton apartment site requested amendments to the Planned Development zoning that w...

Carrollton Approves Large H-E-B Development at Parker and Josey

Carrollton City Council approved a zoning amendment Jan. 6 to allow a 120,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery and associated r...

Princeton Tesla Crash Victim Identified as John Chuang, 51

Collin County officials identified the man who died after his Tesla struck seven parked vehicles outside Harper Elementa...

Healthcare

Richardson Joins Statewide Health Challenge With Free Community Events

Richardson City Council signed pledges Jan. 5 to commit the city to the statewide Healthier Texas Community Challenge, a...

Healthcare

Richardson Joins Statewide Health Challenge With Free Community Programs

Richardson announced on Jan. 7 that the city will participate in the statewide Healthier Texas Community Challenge, an e...

Frisco Records Office Referral Raises Questions About Clinic Transparency

A whistleblower post on Jan. 8 said the City of Frisco referred a Public Information Request about its Employee Health C...

AT&T Picks Plano for New 54-Acre Global Headquarters Campus

AT&T confirmed Jan. 5, 2026 that it will build a new global headquarters campus at 5400 Legacy Drive in Plano on a 54-ac...

Two Plano Men Receive Lengthy Federal Sentences for Meth Trafficking

Two Plano residents were sentenced on January 7, 2026 to long federal prison terms after pleading guilty in a methamphet...

Rental affordability crisis intensifies for Collin County low-income households

Low-income renters in Collin County face steep rent burdens that threaten housing stability and local workforce retentio...