DTX-PLS: Impact 11/5/2025

Plano residents will head to the polls early next year to fill Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Julie Holmer’s seat on the Plano City Council.

What happened: Holmer announced her resignation as she launched a campaign for Precinct 4 of the Collin County Commissioners Court, which represents most of Plano and Allen. The county seat will be up for election in 2026.

What you need to know: Plano City Council members formally accepted Holmer’s resignation at their Oct. 27 meeting. Council members are expected to call a special election to fill Holmer’s seat at their Nov. 10 meeting, officially creating the vacancy. Holmer said Collin County’s rapid growth has contributed to her decision to run, particularly to address the county’s growing needs with transportation, water infrastructure and health care.

Quote of note: “I feel like we needed a balance,” Holmer said. “I knew we had two Republican candidates running, and I wanted to offer another option.”

Flying Fish is slated to open a second Plano location in the first quarter of 2026, a company news release states. The restaurant will be housed in the former Dickey’s BBQ space.

On the menu: The fast-casual seafood eatery serves a variety of seafood options, including:

• Crab
• Oysters
• Shrimp
• Fried catfish

Frisco ISD will launch a new virtual learning program, Frisco Flex, in fall 2026.

The overview: The program gives families education options that include fully online enrollment or a hybrid in-person and virtual learning experience, according to a Nov. 3 district news release. The fully online program is free for eligible Texas residents, while the hybrid program is available to current FISD students or incoming ninth graders enrolled in Access Frisco.

Some context: FISD is facing declining student enrollment and recently launched its Access Frisco program, which allows kindergarten through seventh-grade students from surrounding areas to attend FISD schools. The program started in the 2025-26 school year.

Stay tuned: FISD officials are hosting a webinar for the Frisco Flex program from 6-7 p.m. Nov. 10. Registration for the program opens in December for current FISD students and in January for new students and those outside the district, the release stated. Classes will begin in August 2026.

As of press time, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot were poised to become law. The state propositions with the most support would either expand property tax exemptions or prohibit new taxes, while voters also favored measures aimed at funding infrastructure and research.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute