The Princeton girls cross country team poses for pictures with the first-place plaque that it won at the Commerce High School Invitational. Photo courtesy Tanya McCormack By David Wolman [email protected] The Commerce High School Invitational didn’t have a large...
Princeton Independent School District earned a grade of B, 81 out of 100 points, in the latest 2025-2026 school accountability rankings released by the Texas Education Agency. The district’s overall ranking was unchanged from last year. “This measures how much...
County records show a Dallas data center developer has expressed interest in building a center on 50 acres along this rural stretch of County Road 561 just east of the Princeton City Limits. Photo Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald A sign says there is no lake access...
Collin County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to authorize up to $817.5 million in bonds for county facilities, roads and bridges, parks and open space, and a new elections and records storage facility. The Collin County Commissioners Court called the bond election...
Princeton ISD trustees approved the district’s 2026-27 budget and tax rate Monday, Aug. 17, as administrators reported continued enrollment growth, progress on two elementary school construction projects and improved accountability scores at several campuses....
Princeton property taxes are going up, but not by the 10 cents per $100 valuation that staff had proposed. In a surprise move, Mayor Eugene Escobar Jr. asked the Princeton City Council at a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, to withdraw all tax increase items from...
Cool coastal escapes for one final getaway By Carrie Dunlea By August, many Texans have had enough. Triple-digit temperatures, baked sidewalks and endless afternoons indoors have us dreaming of somewhere cooler. Fortunately, late summer can be one of the best times to...
TxDOT has proposed a 10-mile north-south freeway through northeast Collin County. The department said the proposed corridor, presented in a Thursday, Aug. 6, public hearing in Princeton, “best satisfies the study goals while minimizing impacts to surrounding...
The Farmersville Campus is one of six identified by Collin College for future expansion. File Art Trustees of Collin College have called for a November bond election to raise $600 million for expansion including three new facilities. The board voted unanimously to...
