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Christmas giving program still needs help

Christmas giving program still needs help

Gift distributions have begun in the renamed Princeton Gives program, but more than 300 children have yet to be adopted and the giving period has been extended.There are 1,279 children from 422 families approved for assistance through the program formerly known as...

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PISD board gets preliminary look at budget

PISD board gets preliminary look at budget

Princeton Independent School District trustees have authorized the sale of $137 million in construction bonds, called an election for two seats on the board and approved a new student handbook with a revised code of conduct. Jona Boitmann, assistant superintendent of...

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Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Texas voters face a $1 billion question in November: whether to begin planning for future water needs. Legislators this year passed Senate Bill 28 that would amend the state constitution by adding a fund to expand the state’s water supply. To Login to read the full...

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PISD board looks at budget, cuts taxes

PISD board looks at budget, cuts taxes

Trustees of Princeton ISD have authorized the sale of $137 million in construction bonds, lowered taxes, called a Nov. 7 election for two seats on the board and approved a new student handbook with a revised code of conduct.But first Jona Boitmann, assistant...

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Property tax relief clears Legislature

Property tax relief clears Legislature

The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...

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New vendor for online school meal accounts

New vendor for online school meal accounts

Parents of Princeton ISD students may now apply for free and reduced-price meals for the 2023-2024 school year. One meal application covers all students in a family but must be completed each year.  In addition, PISD Child Nutrition has a new online payment...

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Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic and rat tails

Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic and rat tails

Students of the Class of 1915, school unknown. Courtesy Sachse Historical Society Collin County was so overrun with rats a century ago that rural schools held competitions to see how many rats a student had killed – by counting the tails brought to class. That’s...

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Congressman says no tax credits for China

Congressman says no tax credits for China

Texas Congressman Keith Self criticizes Ford’s partnership with Chinese battery company CATL. Courtesy Photo Congress must block foreign adversaries like China from exploiting U.S. tax credits that should be reserved for American manufacturers, said U.S. Rep. Keith...

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From Vegas Strip to rural Texas

From Vegas Strip to rural Texas

In-Sync picked to rehome exotic cats Timba, a 9-year-old white lion, took part in the Saturday, July 8, Watermelon Bash at In-Sync Exotics where he now lives with his “Vegas family” and 75 other exotic cats. Photo by Tammy Spencer/In-Sync Exotic  Two months ago,...

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