Retired DJ Frank Hernandez said Dallas nightlife inspired him to open King Kups.

He noticed people frequently ended a night out at a local taco spot and he wanted to bring that fun atmosphere to McKinney with a food truck. Hernandez and his daughter Ariel Hernandez opened King Kups in 2018 primarily selling elote cups, and the menu has since expanded to include carne asada fries, churros, tacos and more.

“It turned from a passion project to an actual business without losing the passion along the way,” Hernandez said.

On the menu: King Kups’ menu “blends the best of Tex-Mex and California-style tacos together,” Hernandez said. Popular menu items include:

• Birria taco: a corn tortilla with mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, shredded meat, onion, cilantro, green sauce and lime juice
• Carne asada fries: French fries with cheddar cheese, nacho cheese, carne asada, ranch, Valentina sauce, cilantro and queso fresco
• Chicken bacon ranch taco: a corn tortilla with mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken, bacon, onion, cilantro, green sauce, ranch, lime juice and queso fresco

Cafe Brazil is set to debut a location in McKinney this summer, CEO and owner Lindsay Pultz confirmed.

The gist: The 24-hour McKinney restaurant will offer the same menu as the company’s five other North Texas locations, including all-day breakfast items and a bottomless coffee bar. Menu items include:

• Omelettes, crepes and breakfast plates
• Tacos and queasdillas
• Sandwiches, salads and soups

• 318 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 318, McKinney

As it nears its one-year anniversary, the Texas Health Community Resource Center in Allen has expanded its services and hours.

The center, which offers a six-month program with medical care and support for eligible Collin County residents with chronic conditions, opened in May 2025.

The setup: The resource center, located at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen, is an initiative of the Texas Health Community Hope program and is funded through the Texas Health Resources Foundation. More than 129 enrolled clients have been served, and more than 460 visits have been logged since the center’s opening, according to a Texas Health news release.

What’s new: The Texas Health Community Resource Center now offers evening hours each Wednesday, operating from noon to 8 p.m., in an effort to provide flexibility for clients who work during daytime hours, the release states. Through a partnership with the American Heart Association, the center’s new services include offering digital weight scales, blood pressure monitors and pill organizers for clients to support self-monitoring.

Several new restaurants have recently opened across the Dallas-Fort Worth area including:

• Smoothie bowl shop Playa Bowls in Allen
• Tex-Mex restaurant Cristina’s in Keller
• Mediterranean eatery Sheesh Kitchen in Frisco
• Craft brewery Odd Muse in Plano
• Dessert shop Ciao Sweets and Gelato in Richardson
• Indian fast-casual concept Madras Mojo in McKinney

A hospital in Denton is getting major renovations and a retail space in Plano will be converted into a Goodwill Store and Donation Center, according to state construction permits.

Check out five major permits filed around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Retail buildings in Prosper
Two new retail buildings are set to start construction in Prosper in early July. The project is listed as The Shops at Prosper Frontier, and the two buildings will total 32,000 square feet of retail space, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

• Location: Southeast corner of Frontier Parkway and Preston Road, Prosper

• Estimated timeline: July 1-Dec. 31

• Estimated cost: $5.4 million

More than 53,000 students will be invited to join Texas’ education savings account program this week, the state comptroller’s office said May 4.

The details: Families will be notified by email between May 4-6 if they were awarded funds in the second round of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, per a news release from the comptroller’s office.

To date, nearly 96,000 students have been selected to participate, with these students set to receive about $820 million of the $1 billion state lawmakers allocated for the program, an agency spokesperson said. Of the 53,000 second-round awardees, over 51,000 are from low-income families. The other 2,000 students accepted this week were found to qualify for disability-related funding, the agency said.

The background: Families accepted to the TEFA program will receive state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them for the 2026-27 school year.

Proponents of the new program have said it will expand educational opportunities, while critics have expressed concerns that the program will unfairly benefit students already enrolled in private schools.