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Police chief named alternate city manager

Police chief named alternate city manager

The Princeton City Council has voted unanimously to appoint Police Chief James Waters as alternate city manager following the resignation of Jeff Jones, who had been serving in that position. “We didn’t find out until just before the meeting that we didn’t have a city...

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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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PISD enrollment up sharply

PISD enrollment up sharply

The Princeton Independent School District (PISD) is prepared to use portable classrooms if needed to keep up with unprecedented growth, Superintendent Donald McIntyre said. Total district enrollment was 9,859 last week, up 1,264 from a year earlier, McIntyre told the...

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Council pauses residential development

Council pauses residential development

The Princeton City Council is enacting a temporary four-month halt on all new, expanded or modified residential property development within the city limits and the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ).  “A moratorium overall stops permitting such as any...

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