On a cold night in January, a small army of volunteers will deploy across Collin County to determine how many neighbors do not have a place to live. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors annual Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory...
Amanda Martinez shows off the keys to her new Habitat home built on Harrelson Court in Princeton. Courtesy photo Amanda Martinez and her family are now officially at home on Harrelson Court in Princeton. Following 10 months of construction, Habitat for Humanity...
Collin County Commissioners Court is set to approve a fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24) budget along with a tax rate that will increase the tax on the average homestead in the county. Commissioners will meet Monday, Sept. 11, to conduct a public hearing on the budget and the...
Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday, Aug. 14, voted to call an election set for Nov. 7 on a comprehensive $683 million bond issue that seeks to address several issues within the county. Commissioners, at their previous regular meeting Monday, Aug. 7, approved...
The Princeton City Council has set Monday, Sept. 11, as the date for a public hearing and decisions on the municipal tax rate and on what City Manager Derek Borg calls a “balanced city budget.” Councilmembers, in a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 21, heard...
There’s no relief in sight for Texans as extended triple-digit heat continues to scorch the region. As a result, conservation and caution are being advised by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). Both...
Princeton drivers may have to suffer through Highway 380 traffic challenges a lot longer following the recent move by the state to reallocate funds earmarked for future improvements. File art Collin County commissioners have sent the Texas Transportation Commission...
This home being built by Habitat for Humanity Collin County in Princeton for the Martinez family is anticipated to be complete later this summer. John Kanelis/The Princeton Herald Volunteers have nearly completed building a house in Princeton for a family led by a...
Princeton Independent School District’s long-range planning committee has decided on the size and scope of a bond issue it wants to recommend to the district school board. Committee members voted unanimously Monday night to ask the Princeton ISD Board of...
