In a divided ruling, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld Texas Senate Bill 10 requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. In reversing a lower court ruling the appeals court concluded the law, passed last year by the Legislature,...
Princeton ISD school board candidates, from left, Terry Gilmore, Bianca Washington, incumbent Duane Kelly, Dana Jones and incumbent Carlos Cuellar answer questions at a forum moderated by the League of Women Voters Saturday, Oct. 12. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald...
Place 2 candidates answer questions at the forum. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Two Princeton City Council candidates on the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election ballot squared off in a forum moderated by the League of Women Voters of Collin County. Place 2...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
