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State advises residents to conserve during heat wave

State advises residents to conserve during heat wave

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...

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Growth spurs department head budget requests

Growth spurs department head budget requests

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...

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Habitat house nearing completion

Habitat house nearing completion

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...

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Committee members set criteria for $797M bond

Committee members set criteria for $797M bond

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...

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Habitat set to begin new Princeton project

Habitat set to begin new Princeton project

Amanda Martinez has faced many challenges in her life, chief among them finding stability for her three daughters. Habitat for Humanity is about to give Martinez and two of her daughters — one is grown and has moved away — the stability she has been seeking by...

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Population numbers don’t match up on new sign

Population numbers don’t match up on new sign

It must be official: Princeton’s population now stands officially at 17,027 residents. That compares to the 6,807 residents listed on the previous sign at both ends of U.S. Highway 380 — based on the 2010 Census — welcoming motorists and visitors to the city. It took...

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