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Comment sought on TxDOT projects

Comment sought on TxDOT projects

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is collecting comments on the 2027 draft of its Unified Transportation Program (UTP), a rolling 10-year projection of highway and roadway plans. A virtual public hearing will be held at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July 29, and...

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In-person early voting begins Oct. 21

In-person early voting begins Oct. 21

Collin County registered voters have until Friday, Oct. 25, to request a mail-in ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election ballot that includes candidates for federal, state and local offices. According to Collin County Elections, there were 717,135 voters...

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No signal: middle school phones locked away

No signal: middle school phones locked away

Princeton middle school students now lock their cell phones inside magnetic security pouches made by Yondr. Courtesy Photo All 2,200 Princeton ISD middle school students must now lock up their cell phones during the day.  The PISD Board of Trustees voted Monday,...

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Panelists explore problems linked to border security

Panelists explore problems linked to border security

Lindsey Speed, executive director of Traffick911, explains how young people become vulnerable to trafficking. Bob Wieland/C&S Media Speakers at a townhall on border security have called for more government action and better coordination of resources to cut down on...

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City bond rating upgraded

City bond rating upgraded

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has upgraded the city’s certificates of obligation and general obligation (GO) bond ratings from “AA-“ to “AA” and has assessed the city’s financial outlook as “stable.”  In July, Fitch Ratings upgraded Princeton’s...

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School accountability grades still blocked

School accountability grades still blocked

An Austin judge has continued the court order blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools. Travis County Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle scheduled a trial in February on the suit filed by five independent...

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Council enacts 120-day moratorium n new housing

Council enacts 120-day moratorium n new housing

Council members approved a four-month moratorium on new residential construction. Projects already approved or in progress will continue. Applause erupted in the Princeton City Council chamber as members approved a four-month moratorium on new residential...

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Abducted woman was dead before standoff

Abducted woman was dead before standoff

A Princeton mother believed abducted to the St. Louis area was dead before her former boyfriend was killed in a shootout with state troopers, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The medical examiner had not released an official cause or time of death for...

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Residential building ban for 120 days

Residential building ban for 120 days

A second reading by the Princeton City Council has enacted a four-month moratorium, subject to valid exceptions and approved waivers, on the development and construction of new residential property in the city’s corporate limits and extra-territorial jurisdiction...

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