Collin County News

The White House recently dodged what was a bit of a pickle this past week. The administration's policy decision to mandate that all employers cover contraception in their insurance plans drew quite a bit of controversy from religious institutions and conservatives, who said it violated their first amendment rights.

With accessible highways and undeveloped land, McKinney says a new corporate center will be the first step in growing the city's tax base.

Plano ISD has failed to meet federal benchmarks created by the No Child Left Behind Act, the first time the district has done so.

After the appeals court ruling banning same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, Rick Santorum on Wednesday pounded President Barack Obama for being anti-family values.

The February 2012 meeting of the McKinney Ladies Association is set for Monday, February 13, at 7 p.m. at That Elegant Touch .

What a long strange primary season it has been. We started our BOR GOP Debate Watch events five months ago, with Rick Perry's first appearance in a debate.

Richardson police have identified the people involved in Tuesday's deadly shooting at a DART train station, including a suspect with a lengthy rap sheet.

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

As of Noon Tuesday, February 7, 2012, there are few things clear, and many more things unclear, about the status of Texas electoral calendar and the maps for Texas' U.S. Congressional and State legislative races.

Student artists at Pink Elementary will exhibit their work along with professional artists as part of the Frisco Art Experience 2012.

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

An invisible marker divides the pre-fabricated houses from grassy vineyards and cascading farmland just west of downtown Portland.

Collin County does: Officials say that piece of equipment is speeding up the process of repaving roads severely damaged by 12 months of extreme Texas weather.

Over the last two legislative sessions, I organized students against bills which would have forced colleges and universities to allow guns in classrooms.

Join The Collin County Historical Society on February 25 at 2:00 p.m. as it proudly presents Perspectives of Vietnam , an exceptional look in to the affects of the Vietnam War and the aftermath through eyewitness accounts.

A river of densly packed houses cuts a swath between agricultural fields in McKinney.

The Obama campaign sent out this email to supporters today, highlighting the clear upward trajectory of job growth during Obama's presidency.

A major investor in the Frisco Square mixed-use development in Collin County said Thursday it has defaulted on loans on the project.

A charter bus caught fire and could be seen smoking on the side of the service road on southbound Highway 75 near County Line Road 442 at the Collin and Grayson counties border.

The bus was traveling southbound on U.S. 75 near County Road 442 in Collin County when it caught fire.