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As someone known for writing defenses of chain stores and explaining Plano, Texas, to puzzled pundits, I agree that way too many smart people, particularly on the coasts, are quick to condemn middle-American culture without understanding why people value one or another aspect of it.

RoughlyA 1,000 supporters filled the Fairview Farms Corral Barn in Plano, Texas and spilled out the doorA of the party hall where they'd come to see the man in the day's political spotlight - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.

Rick Santorum puts on a cowboy hat after meeting with supporters at a rally in Plano, Texas Rick Santorum is looking to build on his surprising victories in three Republican contests and establish himself as a serious rival to Mitt Romney for his party's nomination to run against President Barack Obama.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit passenger who survived the shooting at a transfer station in Richardson described the ordeal and said he believes he was hit by a bullet from the officer's gun.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will appear at several campaign events in Collin County today, including one in the evening open to the public.

The European Wax Center is opening a salon in Plano and they are offering free waxing all next week during premier week.

The late January rains that gave the region a much-needed soaking caused a stink for some residents in the Hidden Meadows of Los Rios neighborhood.

RICHARDSON, Texas A suspected gunman and another man are dead and a police officer and another bystander are wounded after a shootout at a suburban Dallas transit station.

Bystanders seriously wounded when police opened fire on a motorist during Urban Beach weekend say authorities will tell them nothing - not even who shot them.

Officials said a passenger got into an exchange of gunfire with a DART officer after an altercation with a bus driver in Richardson.

The basic ingredients for growth can be found in any suburb: open space, decent schools, access to work.

For a group that has rallied over school boundaries and decried classroom cuts, Plano parents have remained remarkably mute on the topic of a new superintendent.

This case has rattled through the halls of federal and appeals courts for eight years now -- the Ghost of War on Christmas Past, a moaning hydra who's been sliced, diced and now winnowed down to one remaining question on which a magistrate says three Plano families may proceed: In preventing students from handing out Jesus-themed pencils and candy ... (more)

Can Ron Johnson do for J.C. Penney what he did for Apple stores? Johnson, the former Apple executive credited with developing its wildly successful retail concept, including the Genius Bar customer-service desk, became CEO of J.C. Penney in November and began taking steps to overhaul the look and feel of the 110-year-old department store chain.

In this Aug. 15, 2011 photo, Job seekers line up to see recruiters during a career fair in Plano, Texas.

An 18-year-old man was cited in Richardson on Thursday night for shining a laser at an airplane, police said.

It's good for your health and it can save you a lot of money. That is why more people in Plano are considering the option of riding a bicycle to work.

Appointments are required. Owners must provide written proof of the cat's current rabies and FVRCP vaccinations, or they can be administered for $9.95 for one shot or $19.95 for both.

Talk show behemoth Ellen DeGeneres announced her partnership with JC Penney last week, but some people are enraged about the union and are calling for the talk show host to be fired by the fashion giant.

The screaming JC Penney commercials have ended, to the delight of hundreds of people who made their distaste for the TV commercials widely known on Facebook.