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New McKinney biotech firm aims to integrate, simplify PCR testing

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 test. Three Texas health care and biotechnology companies — McKinney-based Community Direct DX and Tyler-based Scienetix and Advanta Genetics R&D …
By Casey He
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Watch, cheer, donate: Dallas startup ‘gamifies’ money pledges to NCAA football teams

When the first college football games kick off later this month, fans will have a new way to support their teams — through tax-deductible, “gamified” donations. A new mobile app by Dallas-based company Sportsmo will let users see play-by-play updates during a game, and can let them make donations for …
By Casey He
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‘Unacceptable’: Rural Collin County may lose fire protection as tax district vote nears

Jo Ann Graham’s family has called an ambulance twice and the fire department once in the eight years they have lived just outside McKinney. Each of those times, she said, help arrived in minutes. The wait could soon be much longer, when first responders from McKinney next year halt service …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

4 Collin County mayors share vision for fast-growing region

From within their council chambers, city leaders in Collin County have steered small, sleepy suburbs into booming hubs. City councils across the county — and the mayors who lead them — have sought to address the growing pains. Over the last year, the county added almost 76,000 new residents — …
By Casey He
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Residents of FW apartment complex who lost their homes during 6-alarm fire file lawsuit

Several former tenants of a Forth Worth apartment complex who were forced out of their homes by a massive rooftop fire have filed a lawsuit against the property and its managers, alleging gross negligence by a contract worker whose actions allegedly sparked the blaze and accusing property managers of denying …
By LAUREN NUTALL
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Rural Collin County voters to consider new tax for emergency services

Faced with losing fire protection, residents in rural Collin County will decide in November if they will pay a new tax to cover emergency services. The county’s Commissioners Court, heeding a resident petition from earlier this year, voted unanimously Monday to place the proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. If …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

Prosper eyes bond package to fund library, police HQ expansion

Strapped for cash to pay for a new library, expand its police headquarters and make a permanent space for town departments, Prosper leaders could decide next month if they will ask voters to approve a $183.8 million bond package in November. The package, which Prosper’s Bond Committee presented to the …
By Casey He
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From schoolhouse to hub of hope: Esperanza Community Center aims to uplift neighborhood

A weathered red sign stood outside J. Frank Dobie Pre-K School on a recent afternoon, two months after it announced the last day of classes — and the end of the school itself. Across the street, Victoria Gonzalez, 59, has been keeping an eye on the schoolhouse. Her family has …
By Casey He
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Trump signs disaster declaration, activates federal aid to Kerr County

President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County after deadly flash flooding through Texas’ Hill Country. Authorities said the death toll had climbed to 68 in Kerr County alone. “These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing,” Trump …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

What to know about Camp Mystic, summer camp deluged by historic Texas flood

Along the Guadalupe River and just miles south of the unincorporated community of Hunt, population 1,300, sits Camp Mystic. The private Christian summer camp has hosted generations of Texas girls for almost a century. The camp was thrust into a national spotlight after a “catastrophic” deadly flood inundated its grounds …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

About 150 gather in downtown Dallas for Independence Day rally, Trump protests

A crowd of about 150 gathered at Main Street Garden on a cloudy Friday, holding American flags and signs in protest of the Trump administration. The “We the People, Celebrate the Constitution” demonstration was cohosted by Indivisible Dallas and the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of 50501, the organization behind the nationwide …
By Casey He
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Mother of missing Everman boy added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list

North Texas fugitive Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, charged in the death of her 6-year-old son, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, authorities announced Tuesday. The reward for information leading to her arrest has been increased to $250,000, the FBI and local law enforcement agencies said Tuesday morning …
By Casey He
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Frisco homeowners to get maximum homestead property tax exemption state allows

Just weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation for statewide property tax reforms, homeowners in Frisco are slated to see more property tax relief. Frisco City Council unanimously approved an increase in the city’s homestead property tax exemption from 15% to 20% — the maximum allowed by state law — …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

D-FW suburban rental markets surge amid affordable homeownership hurdles

Three years ago, a new job at Advanced Micro Devices in Plano brought Samuel Owens and his family to Dallas-Fort Worth, and they needed a new home. “I started with Plano and just circled out from there, trying to stay within a roughly 60-minute-or-less commute time,” Owens said. “There are …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

North Texas Wildlife Center scouts for new facility as it faces shutdown risk

The North Texas Wildlife Center has taken in 2,500 animals so far this year — opossums, cottontail rabbits, birds and other injured or orphaned animals rescued from the wild. But the nonprofit now has 60 days to find another home, said Rebecca Hamlin, the center’s president, after receiving a city …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

Allen police seize hemp products from Dallas warehouses as Abbott considers total ban

Allen’s smoke shop industry is once again under the spotlight amid a statewide push to ban some hemp products. Allen police, in partnership with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, raided three Dallas warehouses and several homes for illegal THC products, the police department said in a Tuesday news release. The …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

What to know about the ‘No Kings’ protests across the U.S. today

Thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth area residents protested in rallies across North Texas on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization against the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration. The protests coincided with Trump’s birthday and a military parade in Washington to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. The protests came …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

Texas Capitol reopens after arrest connected to threat against lawmakers ahead of protest

The Texas Capitol has reopened after a trooper with the state’s Department of Public Safety arrested a man in connection with a threat, the DPS said in a statement posted on X. In an email alert sent just before 1 p.m. Saturday to lawmakers and Capitol staffers, DPS said it …
By Casey He
• Dallas News

Tiki theme takes over Dallas rooftop bar for the summer

Restaurant The Henry, nestled near Uptown Dallas and Victory Park, has opened a tiki-themed rooftop pop-up, Hank’s Hideaway, for the summer season. What to expect for this island getaway? Festive decor and cabanas with views of downtown Dallas as the backdrop. Tropical cocktails are a main feature. You’ll find margaritas, …
By Syra Castillo
• Dallas News

How Lovers Lane pastor kept diverse church together amid LGBTQ issues rift

The Rev. Stan Copeland, senior pastor of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, grew up in Chandler, a small East Texas town. “Church was the lifeblood of the community,” said Copeland, now 65. Chandler had about six churches when Copeland was a boy, and the churches often worked together, sharing a …
By Adrian Ashford
• Dallas News

All-you-can-eat mainstay Cicis Pizza has Plano native at the top

Jeff Hetsel never imagined he would lead Cicis Pizza, the brand that pioneered the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, as president. Growing up, his dream was to have his own spot. “I absolutely thought I was going to have more of a four-star dining restaurant that I owned, and that was going …
By Syra Castillo
• Dallas News

‘To give people hope’: Plano doctor journeyed to Gaza on a medical mission

Every morning during Ramadan, Dr. Khawaja Nimr Ikram wakes up early for suhoor, a pre-dawn meal many Muslims eat before they fast until sundown. In recent days, as he and his family prepare to observe the end of Ramadan, called Eid al-Fitr, the Plano surgeon’s morning routine has gained a …
By Adrian Ashford
• Dallas News

Ex-Gateway employees say the church had a culture of silence and trauma. Is that changing?

For nearly two decades, Byron Copeland worked at Gateway Church, one of Texas’ largest megachurches. Near the end of his tenure, he oversaw the church’s nine campuses in Dallas-Fort Worth as executive pastor. In June, the resignation of church founder Robert Morris, who was publicly accused that month of sexually …
By Adrian Ashford
• Dallas News

Woman who accused Gateway Church founder of sexual abuse says recovery has been ‘lifelong’

JONES, Okla. — Cindy Clemishire still has the Christmas gift her grandmother gave her when she was 12. The white fur parka with a poofy hood and shiny pink lining hung in her parents’ closet for decades. The day she got the coat, Clemishire says, Robert Morris began sexually abusing …
By Adrian Ashford
• Dallas News