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North Texas Performing Arts opens its unfinished 15th Street headquarters for a walk-through Saturday

The youth and community theater group, pushed out when The Shops at Willow Bend closed, will show off its future four-stage home at 2819 W. 15th St. at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 and ask for volunteers and donated help.

Quincy QuillNovember 12, 20261 min read

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Consultant would spend 20 weeks sizing up the city's software and tech staffing for $165,000, and the old Dell computer lease runs six more months

Two items on Monday's consent agenda come from Technology Solutions: a Raftelis review meant to produce an applications roadmap, and a lease extension of up to $439,380 so new computers can roll out on a slower schedule.

6 days ago

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Coverage for retired police and firefighters who develop cancer would cost Plano about $75,000 a year, nearly four times the first estimate

A Monday consent item raises Plano's state-mandated critical illness coverage for recently retired first responders by $55,000 after actual bills through October outran the original $20,000 estimate.

6 days ago

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Health plan administrator would get $882,100 more over two years as a drug-pricing program is credited with $1.6 million in savings

Plano's Monday consent agenda raises WebTPA's 2026 and 2027 amounts for running the employee medical plan and awards a new $657,286-a-year claims contract to Sedgwick.

7 days ago

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North Texas Performing Arts opens its unfinished 15th Street headquarters for a walk-through Saturday

City Hall

Consultant would spend 20 weeks sizing up the city's software and tech staffing for $165,000, and the old Dell computer lease runs six more months

Coverage for retired police and firefighters who develop cancer would cost Plano about $75,000 a year, nearly four times the first estimate

Health plan administrator would get $882,100 more over two years as a drug-pricing program is credited with $1.6 million in savings

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Nearly 1,850 apartments and a rewrite of who pays for pipes and roads are on the Nov. 16 planning agenda

Plesa's first bills of 2027 would show homeowners how much of their school tax goes to the state

Plano ISD's 150,000-square-foot career center opens to students with 19 programs, from welding to cybersecurity

New pole signs would be banned citywide under a rewritten sign code that goes to the council Monday

Police financial crimes detectives trace and return $20,000 in stolen cryptocurrency to a resident

US 75 signs for Sam Johnson would add 'Prisoner of War' under a $25,000 regional request, with veterans paying half

Custer Road concrete repairs need $206,600 more after crews found worse pavement and drainage problems

Flags of Honor plants 1,111 flags at Oak Point Park for its 10th year, opening Saturday with a 5K and a touch-a-truck

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