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Chaotic Incident Unfolds On Dallas Freeway During Morning Rush

A violent incident on LBJ Freeway involving a Plano man highlights the importance of community safety and quick intervention.

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Former Texas pastor indicted for soliciting prostitute months after being removed for ‘moral failure’

Terrence Dames reportedly suffered a medical incident after police in Plano confronted him

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Texas police arrest five for string of burglaries targeting Asian Americans

Asian Americans make up more than one-fifth of Texas city of Plano’s population

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Facing declining enrollment and charter school competition, San Antonio and Plano consider closing campuses

School officials in San Antonio announced earlier this week that they are looking at closing about 20% of their campuses while Plano school officials are starting those discussions.

The Texas Tribune

New state law allows walking on roads when sidewalks are blocked or unsafe

The law restricting pedestrians from walking on roads has been revised to let pedestrians use roadways in certain situations.

The Texas Tribune

Exxon to buy Texas energy company Denbury for $4.9 billion

Exxon Mobil Corp. will spend $4.9 billion to acquire Plano, Texas-based pipeline operator Denbury Inc., a move the world’s largest energy company says it will use to further its carbon solutions business.

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Ex-‘American Idol’ contestant Ron Bultongez takes plea deal on sexual assault charge

A former American Idol contestant from Plano was sentenced to eight years of probation after accepting a plea deal Friday on a sexual assault charge out of Grapevine.

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City council incumbents win re-election in Plano, Texas

The general election for Plano, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Four seats up for election in Plano, Texas

The general election for Plano, Texas, is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17.

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Texas business interests and family values collide as lawmakers debate legalizing gambling

House Bill 1942, written by Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, would permit regulated sports betting that is already legal in 29 states. House Bill 2843, by Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, would permit casino gambling in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

The Texas Tribune

Filing deadline passes in Plano, Texas

On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Plano, Texas. Candidates filed for Plano City Council Places 1, 3, 5, and 7.

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Retired woman puts up warning sign outside home as dozens of men think it's a brothel

Elaine White, 66, says that scores of men have been knocking at the door of her Plano, Texas, home for over a year, asking for women named Nikki, Kelly and Rhonda

Daily Mirror

A teenage girl was found dead after a mysterious phone call. Two decades later, the case is being reopened

Twilight Crooks disappeared not long after answering a payphone by the Plano County Store in rural Kentucky the day before 9/11. After a frantic two-week search, her body was found — dressed in a sweater no one recognized. Skylar Baker-Jordan reports on a case that seemed impossible to solve, but…

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A teenage girl was found dead after a mysterious phone call. Two decades later, the case is being reopened

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Cowboys’ Sam Williams Involved in Car Crash in Texas

The defensive end was taken to the hospital as a precaution, Plano police reported.

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Lender takes over ownership of Dallas’ landmark Galleria mall

Ownership of the landmark Galleria Dallas mall — one of North Texas’ best known shopping meccas — has been transferred to the property’s lenders just days before Christmas.

Fortune

PepsiCo layoffs point to corporate belt-tightening extending beyond big tech

Hundreds of jobs will reportedly be eliminated with company sites in Purchase, N.Y., Chicago and Plano, Texas, likely to be most affected.

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SK Signet Will Build Fast Charger Factory In Texas

SK Signet announced that it will build a new EV charger manufacturing facility in Plano, Texas with an output of more than 10,000 EV fast chargers per year.

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South Korean company plans EV charger manufacturing facility in North Texas

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate plans to redevelop a Plano, Texas building into a new EV charger manufacturing facility that will create up to 183 jobs by 2026.

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Surprising turn: Worker wages rising faster than the cost of job-based health insurance

Enjoy it while it lasts: Workers’ pay has been growing faster than the cost of job-based health insurance.

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‘I shouldn’t have to live like that’: Collin County Democrats hope Beto O’Rourke breaks through

PLANO, Texas — Every morning when Michael Patrick drops his kids off at school, he wonders if it’s the last time he’s going to see them.

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Toyota’s tech head talks future of cars: ‘We’re just at the start of our transformation’

The Plano, Texas, office of Toyota’s mobility and innovation arm looks like a sleeker version of the typical bright white, open-floor startup.

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Barney docuseries traces the unexpected hatred for TV’s best-known dinosaur

DALLAS — It all started with a Plano mom, Sheryl Leach, who drew inspiration from her dinosaur-loving son to bring a stuffed toy to life.

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Texas turning green? Homeowners embrace solar panels, aiming to slash electric bills

A decade ago, Larry Howe was drawn to solar energy and became an early adopter. He put solar panels on the roof of his Plano, Texas, home in 2012 and, a few years later, added solar panels above his backyard patio to provide shade and power.

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