Parker-TX covers real-estate, healthcare, education, new business and economic development in the growing city of Parker of Collin County, Texas.
House Bill 1378, passed during the 2015 legislative session, requires every city to annually report various figures related to the city’s amount of debt. In compliance with the House Bill … Read full article
Collin County had another record-breaking year of home sales in 2016 with more than 14,500 homes sales closed in 2016. That is according to Steve Haid, chief operating officer for … Read full article
At the Collin County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners voted to drop the tax rate 7 percent to $0.208395 per $100 valuation. This is the largest tax rate cut in 30 … Read full article
The nation’s largest giving day is back for its 8th year on September 22, 2016. North Texas Giving Day has pumped more than $119 million into local nonprofits over the … Read full article
Attom Data Solutions (the new parent company of RealtyTrac) – one of the leading sources for comprehensive housing data – recently released its 2016 Schools and Housing Report, which shows that … Read full article
One of the nation’s largest private homebuilders – Ashton Woods – opened a new design studio in Plano. Location: 5017 W. Plano Parkway The Studio will let homebuyers personalize their new homes … Read full article
Plano’s gymnast ‘Madison Kocian’ is headed to 2016 Olympics at Rio. On July 10, 2016, she was named as a member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Born 15 June 1997, Madison … Read full article
The Coast2CoastRx program has been implemented in 12 counties that are members of the Urban Counties and another 8 counties in Texas. The Urban Counties represents 80% of the population … Read full article
The Criminal Investigations Division of the Allen Police Department has warned all citizens around Collin County of an IRS scam that has been operating for several months. This scam has … Read full article
Richard D. Brooks will be sworn in as the new Chief of Police for the Parker Police Department on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Chief Brooks previously served 31 years at … Read full article