Collin County

Collin County Judge Invokes "Morality Clause" to Split Up Lesbian Couple

A while back, before his father retired as district attorney against a backdrop of small-town political intrigue, Collin County District Judge John Roach Jr. described his philosophy on family law in a less-than-hard-hitting interview with Dallas Child. His "obvious passion spill[ing] over in preci ... More >>

State Rep. Yvonne Davis' Proposal to Fire Sheriffs Who Buck Federal Gun Laws Has the Right Stirred Up

It's been two-and-a-half months since Collin County Sheriff Terry Box made headlines (and, some might say, a bit of an ass of himself) by proclaiming that he and his deputies would have no part in enforcing federal gun laws that might "violate our precious constitutional rights." It's not a terribl ... More >>

Plano Finally Gets a Farmers Market with More Than 40 Local Vendors

Mark one down in the win column for Kari Gates of Plano. Actually, mark one down for all of Plano. Regardless of who gets the win, Gates is proof that sometimes determined persistence does payoff. And because of that, Plano will soon have its very own farmers market. Under new city regulations, The ... More >>

Rockwall Mulls Declaring Federal Gun Laws Unconstitutional

Longtime Collin County Sheriff Terry Box made it clear in January that he would not be party to President Obama's attempt to disarm the Real America and, presumably, pave the way for a permanent Marxist dictatorship through a handful of modest gun control proposals. Never mind that or that a county ... More >>

Dallas Executive Airport is Still Struggling. Maybe a Solar Farm Will Help?

As a nickname, "Dead Bird" hasn't fit so well since the city of Dallas' airport in South Oak Cliff changed its name from Redbird to Dallas Executive a decade ago in hopes of sparking a revival of the 67-year-old airfield, which tends to be forgotten in the shadow of DFW and Love Field. The name cha ... More >>

Deion Sanders Twitter-casts That His Wife Jumped Him (Updated)

Update: Pilar Sanders was arrested and booked in Collin County Jail on a misdemeanor assault charge. And Sanders fired off another tweet a little while ago with a photo of his boys smiling: "Smile if u know God is good! We're smiling baby. Joy came this morning and we opened the door and let Joy in. ... More >>

Support Kids, Hate Cancer and Gawk At Cheerleaders

More Stormy Weather for Dallas Police Sergeant Stormy Magiera, Who's Been Arrested

​The woman you see at right, in a mugshot posted to the Collin County website, is Sergeant Stormy Magiera, a Dallas Police officer since September 2000. According to an email dispatched by the DPD this morning, Magiera was detained by Garland Police and arrested by Murphy PD on a warrant out of Mu ... More >>

Read NCTCOG's Long Look-See at How to Fund the Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor

​At 1 today the Regional Transportation Council will discuss the doc you see below: the 132-page report finished last month as part of the so-called Cotton Belt Corridor Innovative Finance Initiative, which the North Central Texas Council of Governments touts on today's agenda as "a thorough inves ... More >>

Keep That Spooky Feeling Going

NFL Films, Snickers Get Leon Lett to Seek "Redemption" For '93 Thanksgiving Eff-Up

​No doubt you recall where you were at the exact moment Leon Lett cost the Dallas Cowboys a Thanksgiving Day victory over the Miami Dolphins in 1993. Me? I was icebound in Farmersville, cooped up with out-of-town family convinced it would be just fine to drive up to Collin County during a sleetsto ... More >>

Frisco's Music Scene Faces Its Biggest Hurdle Yet, As The Only Venue In Town Sets To Close

​Less than a year ago, we told the tale of Frisco's burgeoning music scene. But it seems that, as quickly as it appeared, the Frisco scene has now officially burned out. At least for now. Matthew Harber of Wellhouse Co., the entity behind Frisco's musical growth, confirmed to DC9 yesterday that th ... More >>

Doug Havard Pleads Guilty to a Federal Crime. But What of All Those Local Charges?

​As you no doubt recall, Doug Havard -- the former Winston School and SMU student who skipped town after being arrested on charges of counterfeiting, selling GHB and armed robbery, among many others -- was brought back to the U.S. a few days ago following a six-year prison vacay in England. This m ... More >>

A Football Lockout ... In Wylie?

​It's not exactly the same as NFL owners shutting down its $9 billion business, but unless outraged parents in Wylie are successful in lobbying city officials to find their children a suitable venue and ample playing fields there may be no 20011 youth football in this Collin County town next ... More >>

In the Collin County courthouse, due process has a funny way of expressing itself: payback, personal vendettas and overzealous prosecutions.

Hey Look, The Sportatorium Does Cover Pro Rasslin'!

Snowing like a mother -- yes, again -- as I leave the warm confines of Collin County for Dallas. Tried to be in a grumpy mood this morning, but this video made me giggle. For those of you who are clamoring for Michael Young trade news, only thing new is that the Colorado Rockies have lost interest ... More >>

Rain or Shine or Sleet or Snow or Holy Hell ... It's Super Bowl Media Day!

​As I write this it's sleeting, raining, snowing and - what the what? - lighting-ing in Collin County. With any luck I'll be out at Super Bowl XLV Media Day later this morning. It's Media Day, of course, that's giving us such dramatic moments in the past such as Leon Lett suffering a pan ... More >>

Slaughterhouse Ban Could Hurt
Small-Scale Producers

Just your typical suburbanites, enjoying the "country" life of Collin County.​Small-scale meat producers say a proposal to limit slaughterhouse construction could harm farm-to-table eating statewide. According to a front-page story in today's Dallas Morning News, State Representative Jodie La ... More >>

Office Politics, or: Penney for Your Lawsuit

​During the waning days of the '08 presidential election, a piece of Photoshop made the rounds featuring Barack Obama shining Sarah Palin's shoes. Collin County man Roger Baker, an eight-year J.C. Penney veteran at its Plano HQ, says he printed out the photo and taped it to a co-worker's computer ... More >>

Go Ahead. Take It!

Okay, What the Hell Was That?!

Poltergeist? No? Fine, then you tell me.If we lived in California there'd be an easy explanation: Earthquake. But we live in McKinney, so there's no logical reason why our house mysteriously shook this morning at 6 a.m. I was yanked from my sleep by what sounded like the loud, viole ... More >>

Boldly Going From Collin County Community College to SciFi's New Stargate Series

The top story in today's Hollywood Reporter billboards the cast of the new Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe, third in the Stargate franchise. Starring opposite Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) is Brian J. Smith, a young actor we've been writing about (OK, gushing over) since he ... More >>

McKinney Graduates McKinney. Really, Trust Us, This Makes Sense.

A Local Olympian Makes a Nice Landing: On Video Game Cover

Central's HOV Lane Drives Me Crazy

Forbes Says Dallasites Waste 58 Hours a Year in Traffic. So, Please, Stay Home.

Shoe Doesn't Fit

Magic Time Machine

Priorities, Priorities

Up In Smoke

See a Western spoof in Plano

Miles Per Hour

Quad C goes for a Drive

Charity Cases

Good ways to spend some money. Just get a receipt for your taxes.

Downtown Train

Kazemzadeh finds art at the station

The Big Thaw

Collin County's cold case squad empties its file of unsolved murders

Nature is Cool, Except When It's Hot

The Texas Tornadoes

Buzz

Intercoursing the pooch: How Belo learned to love the F-bomb

Fairy Good

Tea and nutcrackers

Desperate Housecleaning

The DMN slashes and burns

Tiny Bubbles

Jeroboam hosts a taste test

Phoned In

When inspiration calls, I listen...and then I type 1,250 words

Snooze Alarm

What will The Dallas Morning News look like when you wake up in 2010? If Editor Bob Mong has his way, it'll be the best damn paper the 'burbs will buy.

Best Short Road Trip to a Small Town that Isn't Really Anymore

McKinney

QB&A

Plus: Breakin' the Law, New Entries in the Dallas Dictionary, El Norte TV

Slammer Chow

Prison food with a price

Bad trip

As anguished Plano watched heroin pick off its children one by one, a cry went up for police to do anything to stop the deadly plague. Months later, some parents say they went too far.

Fatal Perfection

Don Crowder was obsessed with being the best--as a lawyer, family man, and friend. So why did he kill himself?

Almost home-cooking

Bon Vivant Market avoids Eatzi's flaws, but doesn't have its zest

Under the Knife

After a long history of public drunkenness and allegations of slashing two men's throats, it is time to examine the troubled practice of Dr. John Hargett

A tragic trip

Parents blame maverick Collin County teacher-candidate for their daughter's death