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Frisco trash pickup, early voting impacted by Winter Storm Fern

As Frisco remains under an extreme cold warning, several city services will be affected, according to the city’s website.

What you need to know: There will be no trash or recycling collection Monday, Jan. 26 or Tuesday, Jan. 27. Service will be delayed for the rest of the week for at least one day.

One more thing: All polling locations for Frisco’s Jan. 31 special election will be closed Jan. 26 and Jan. 27.

 
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Pottery Barn set to close in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre

Pottery Barn is set to close Jan. 27 in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre, according to store signage.

What's happening: The store sells furniture, bed and bath items, tableware and more.

  • Stonebriar Centre, 2601 Preston Road, Ste. 1218, Frisco

 
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Collin, Denton Counties close all polling locations Jan. 26-27

All Collin County and Denton County early voting locations will be closed Jan. 26-27 due to inclement weather, county officials announced.

What you need to know: Frisco and Plano each have a City Council seat up for grabs in the Jan. 31 special election.

There will be no more early voting for either election. Residents can expect polling locations to be open on Jan. 31 for Election Day.

 
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Roads to see major improvement Tuesday, freezing fog expected mid-week in North Texas

The Dallas-Fort Worth area can expect roads to stay icy until Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. 

The overview: While roads may have melted throughout the day Monday with sunny skies, the DFW metroplex won't see "long-lasting improvement" until Tuesday when highs are expected to be in the upper 30s and 40s, NWS meteorologist Brennen Darrah said. Some ice could linger though on backroads, which may not see improvement until Wednesday into Thursday, he said. 

 
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Check out 5 transportation updates around Dallas-Fort Worth

See weather-related airport impacts and stay updated on ongoing road projects in Denton County.

1. Winter Storm Fern continues to hamper flights at Dallas Love Field, DFW Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport leads the United States in cancelled flights as of 10:08 a.m. Jan. 26.

According to Flightaware.com, 349 flights were scheduled to land at DFW Airport, and another 276 were slated to depart from DFW Airport. The number of flights into a destination is the most of any airport in the country, and the combined total is ahead of Boston's Logan Airport by more than 100 flights.

Dallas Love Field Airport has 37 cancellations into Dallas, and 44 flights out of Dallas have been called off.

2. Denton Street
Project: The road has been closed due to reconstruction of the street and replacing water and sewer lines from Hickory Street to Congress Street.

Update: Gas line work from Atmos has delayed the city’s construction on Denton Street. This delay is currently estimated to last until mid-March, with roadway reconstruction to follow.

 
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Texas alcohol commission finalizes rules for thousands of hemp-derived THC retailers

A set of permanent regulations for thousands of Texas businesses selling consumable hemp products took effect Jan. 21, after the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission adopted them one day earlier.

The overview: The latest hemp rules do not bring significant changes to the roughly 60,000 businesses under TABC oversight. They replace similar emergency rules adopted Sept. 23, prohibiting Texas alcohol retailers from selling hemp-derived THC products to customers under 21 years old.

“The key you heard today… is the effect of THC on younger folks' development—much like alcohol, the same reasons we regulate alcohol for those 21 years old [and up],” TABC chair Robert Eckels said.

Zooming in: The TABC has limited jurisdiction over the consumable hemp industry and can only require age limits and ID checks, agency leaders said. State health officials are considering more comprehensive regulations on the industry.

“The Department of State Health Services’ rules are going to be much more robust,” TABC general counsel James Person said Jan. 20. “They actually cover the products themselves: the [THC] content, the testing and whatnot."

 
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