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Plano reassessing Stars arena financing after Prop A fails
Plano leadership is reassessing its financing plan for a future Dallas Stars arena after a venue tax proposition was voted down by residents. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more on how Dallas wants to keep the team downtown.
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Playoff Volleyball Roundup: Allen, McKinney Boyd to meet in regional final; Celina, Reedy, McKinney North advance
There will be a new state champion in Class 6A Division I volleyball this season. After a two-year reign atop that bracket, Trophy Club Byron Nelson met its match on Friday in the regional semifinals against McKinney Boyd. The Lady Broncos and Lady Bobcats met twice during the preseason with Nelson getting the better of the action each time, but the playoff rematch saw Boyd return fire. Despite Nelson winning a closely contested opening set 25-23, the Lady Broncos answered with three decisive wins on frames of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-18. Friday’s win advances Boyd to its first regional final since 2015 and will have a familiar face on the other side of the net in District 6-6A rival Allen. The Lady Eagles, ranked No. 4 in the nation by MaxPreps, improved to 40-2 on Friday after defeating Northwest Eaton in three sets (25-20, 25-19, 25-22) to secure their second regional final appearance in three years. Allen and Boyd will square off for the fourth time this season. The Lady Broncos accounted for the Lady Eagles’ first loss of the year during non-district play on Aug. 15, but Allen got the better of both district matchups between the two. While
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Marcus erupts in fourth quarter to defeat Wakeland 35-24 in season finale
FLOWER MOUND – The Marcus football team saved its best for last on Thursday night, scoring 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points to defeat Frisco Wakeland 35-24 at Marauder Stadium and earn its first District 5-6A victory of the season. Running back Drew Emmert rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries, while quarterback Cash Davis completed 20-of-24 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown as the Marauders (3-7, 1-6) snapped a six-game losing streak. Trailing 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, Marcus took the lead when Davis connected with Caleb Steen on a 37-yard touchdown pass with 5:44 remaining. The Marauders recovered an onside kick, setting up Emmert's 7-yard touchdown run with 2:51 left. Emmert added a 20-yard scoring run just over a minute later to extend the lead to 35-17. Marcus coach Mike Alexander said he knew Wakeland would be dangerous late, having watched the Wolverines win their previous two games with fourth-quarter rallies. "I told them, 'Don't be surprised in a tight game in the fourth quarter because they're not going to stop playing,'" Alexander said. With the game still in doubt, Alexander delivered a message to his offense while the defense was on the field. "I said,
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Allen, Frisco ISD sport state-ranked boys basketball teams to begin 2026-27 season
Nov. 13 marks the first day of non-district games for UIL boys basketball programs, officially putting the 2026-27 season in full swing. Last season saw programs like Frisco Heritage and Little Elm make history by winning the first state championships in their respective histories. Both teams graduated sizable senior classes, while other area squads look to make their own push towards hoisting a UIL title by season’s end. Several of those programs have generated some early buzz for 2026-27 as part of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' preseason state rankings. Class 6A 1. Allen Ranked atop 6A to begin the season, the Eagles are coming off a 24-7 campaign that produced a District 6-6A championship and an appearance in the regional finals. Allen has advanced at least three rounds deep in the playoffs each of the past three seasons, including a state semifinal run in 2025, and it’ll navigate its 2026-27 campaign with four of its top six scorers from last season back in the fold. The Eagles graduated the all-state production and leadership of guard Nehemiah Lawrence and will look players like all-region guard and senior Cadarian Urune-Williams, a Lamar commit, to help pick up that slack. Seniors
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Denton Overhauls Incentive Rules, Trims Policy and Targets Eight Industries
Denton City Council voted 6-0 on Oct. 27 to overhaul the city's Chapter 380 Economic Development Policy, replacing the former categories of projects for council consideration, known as strategic growth areas, with a sharper list of targeted industries and trimming the document itself from 12 pages down to nine. The rewrite touches everything from job thresholds for incoming businesses to brand-new grant programs for retail-façade improvements and site readiness.
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Pokeworks Plots Second Frisco Location With $120K Parkway Towne Crossing Revamp
5101 Eldorado Pkwy — Approximate Site of Proposed Second Pokeworks. A second Pokeworks restaurant is headed to Frisco, with state filings pointing to a spot in the Parkway Towne Crossing shopping center at 5101 Eldorado Parkway, Ste. 160. The filings describe a roughly $120,000 renovation project that would convert a 1,269-square-foot retail space into the Hawaiian-inspired poke chain's newest outpost.
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Lita’s La Mexicana to Close Its Plano Location After 10 Years; Plans a “New Chapter” Announcement
Lita’s La Mexicana is preparing to close its Plano restaurant at 7224 Independence Parkway in November, ending a 10-year run, Community Impact reported. The restaurant’s next step remains unclear: the outlet said staff plan to make a separate announcement about a “new chapter,” but no details have been reported.
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Denton's Chiloso Mexican Bistro Closes Loop 288 Spot After 11 Years
Chiloso Mexican Bistro has closed its Denton location off Loop 288, ending an 11-year run in the city, according to Community Impact. The restaurant announced the closure on its social media page, and the counter-service spot known for build-your-own Mexican dishes is no longer serving customers at that address. According...
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Plano ISD seeks to sell surplus property
Plano ISD is moving ahead with the process of selling two district-owned properties after trustees unanimously declared the properties surplus during an Oct. 27 work session. The action clears the way for the district to advertise the properties for sale, receive and evaluate proposals and eventually bring potential sales back to the Board of Trustees for approval.
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Denton's Bohemian Bookshop Lands a Bryan Street Home, No Open Date Yet
Peyton Barfield has spent the past two months painting floors, hauling shelves and second-guessing inventory decisions inside a narrow storefront at 525 Bryan St. in Denton, all in pursuit of turning her online bookshop into a place customers can actually walk into. The Bohemian Bookshop, which Barfield started as an online venture, is now set to open a brick-and-mortar location later this year, though no firm opening date has been confirmed.