August 2026
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The Collin County Tax Comparison Everyone’s Sharing This Week Is Missing Its Biggest Line Item
By:Collin County's city tax rates are making headlines, but MUD and PID assessments in new subdivisions can swing your bill more than any city rate ever will.
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Plano’s Best New Table Isn’t at Legacy West This Year
By:A resident's guide to where Plano's most ambitious 2026 restaurant openings really are, from Legacy West's national anchors to the strip-mall kaiseki counter and tasting menus proving the suburb doesn't need Dallas anymore.
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The Lakebed Isn’t Yours: What Gun Barrel City Buyers Need to Verify Before Closing on Cedar Creek Lake
By:Before you close on a Cedar Creek Lake home in Gun Barrel City, learn why the dock permit and septic system carry obligations that never show up on the listing sheet.
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What “New Construction” Really Means When You’re Searching for a Home in Plano
By:Only 19 of 2,267 Plano home sales in 2025 were new construction. Here's what that scarcity means if you're comparing Plano to Frisco, McKinney, or Celina.
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Frisco’s Downtown Finally Reopened, and the New Dinner Rotation Formed Three Miles Away
By:Frisco's $80M Rail District rebuild just finished, but the buzziest new restaurants this fall are opening at The Star and HALL Park instead. Here's the full timeline.
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What Changed on Gun Barrel City’s West Main This Summer
By:HTeaO opened at 317 W. Main and Soulman's Bar-B-Que is taking the old Whataburger at 938 W. Main. Here's how the West Main corridor fits your Cedar Creek Lake week.