In 2025, McKinney officials issued permits for a mix of residential and nonresidential developments that reached more than $1.5 billion in construction value.

The overview: That total was driven by a record-breaking year for nonresidential construction value added to the city, according to McKinney’s 2025 annual development report. Development Services Executive Director Michael Quint gave a brief overview of the report during an April 7 McKinney City Council work session.

“The city of McKinney continues to experience strong growth,” he said.

A closer look: While the number of single-family construction permits issued in 2025 fell compared to 2024, the city is experiencing what Quint called “sustainable residential growth.”

“Anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 building permits is a good sustainable amount for the city of McKinney,” he said.

Reconstruction work on Virginia Parkway is expected to start in April after crews finished work on Eldorado Parkway earlier this year.

The gist: Work will be completed in segments along Virginia Parkway similar to how Eldorado Parkway was reconstructed. The $10.3 million project is expected to finish in late 2026, Capital Improvement Program Manager Blake Sills said. Check out details below on this project and five others in McKinney that are ongoing or planned to start soon. This list is not comprehensive.

1. Infrastructure improvements along Tennessee, Lamar, and Hunt streets

2. East Virginia Street improvements

3. Infrastructure improvements on College, Hunt, Davis and Church streets

Ticketing enhancements in Terminal D and Terminal F and Skylink Station work on Terminal F, were among the items approved at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board meeting April 2.

Zooming in: Next+, the construction company working on new Terminal F, worked with the airport staff for a revised execution plan for the change of gate capacity from 15 to 31. That new approach will still enable Terminal F to have 10 gates open in May 2027, with an additional five gates by the end of the year.

A phased approach will happen for the remaining 16 gates, according to board documents.

The details: Terminal D, used for international flights, will see ticket enhancements, part of a $470,378 contract with Swinerton Builders of Dallas.

Board documents stated that international travel continues to grow and that upgrades are needed to the check-in and security screening areas.

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Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.