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A 5:30 p.m. work session on the plan's zoning changes precedes a 6:30 p.m. meeting that would split three Hudson Estates lots into four. September minutes record a townhome presentation with no action.
New Texas Department of Insurance data also shows 591 auto policy cancellations there from April through June, with drivers' own requests behind a larger share than the statewide average.
City staff says a 2023 state law lets landowners leave the extraterritorial jurisdiction at will, so a commissioner could lose eligibility mid-term. The commission takes up the change Tuesday.
Crews have started $14.7 million in water and sewer work for the $500 million Marshall County, Okla., resort, its president said. A new four-lane U.S. 70 bridge is also being built.
Trustees voted unanimously Thursday. The district says savings on the larger project cover the cost, and the system targets UIL heat limits, not a 72-degree room.
The Van Alstyne ISD Board of Trustees met Oct. 15 to recognize student leadership opportunities, review enrollment data, and approve contracts for Elementary School No. 4.
The Van Alstyne Fire Department received $80,511 from FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, according to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's office.
Grayson County commissioners vote Tuesday on adding four streets west of town to the county road system. The same evening, Van Alstyne's planning commission weighs two rural plats and a change to its own membership rules.
Middle school, junior high and high school choirs will perform from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Families of students interested in the new boys and girls soccer programs can meet Coach Ellis at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the high school cafeteria.
A resolution on the board's consent agenda says the district lacks money to keep an armed officer on every campus at all times, and would lean on its Guardian program to fill gaps.
The district's ESL program serves 152 students, about 5% of enrollment, and Williams Elementary alone counts 11 languages. STAAR results in the report show the group trailing classmates, most sharply in math.
Claire Gallagher, profiled Tuesday in Van Alstyne ISD's Alumni Spotlight, went from filming Panther games to UFC in Las Vegas and NBC Sports' Olympic coverage within three years of graduating.
Van Alstyne (5-1, 1-0) visits Krum (4-2, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Friday at Bobcat Stadium in a game that could decide the District 6-4A Division II title.
At an Oct. 8 Coffee & Conversation, Van Alstyne ISD Superintendent David Brown tied this year's deficit budget largely to opening Williams Elementary and said the district holds roughly $11 million to $12 million in reserves.
The 69.2-acre rezoning on the northwest corner of the interchange returns Tuesday with a development agreement that bars pawn shops, vape stores and payday lenders from the site.
A facility agreement on Tuesday's council agenda moves the market run by Swell Markets & Events from the Community Center to the Recreation Center gym on alternating Tuesdays, starting Oct. 13.
Regular unleaded averages $3.7554 in the Sherman-Denison area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Trustees meet Thursday on proposals from WRA and Gallagher Construction for elementary No. 4 and a resolution saying the district cannot keep an armed officer on every campus at all times.
Commissioners on Tuesday are set to approve Tyler Technologies renewals for court and finance systems among $2.35 million in claims, plus $61,245 for a regional office that defends capital murder cases.
Van Alstyne defeated Lake Worth in a UIL football matchup, KTEN reported.
