🏥 A future 12-story Texas Health hospital is slated for a site in northeast McKinney, city documents state.

Project representatives presented two zoning change requests to allow for construction of the proposed hospital, dubbed Texas Health McKinney on city planning documents, at a Nov. 11 meeting of the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission.

The current situation: The site being considered for the hospital development is located at the northwest corner of Central Expressway and Laud Howell Parkway. The two sites being recommended for rezoning span a combined total of about 68 acres, city documents show.

A project representative said the site is expected to be sold to a “major medical provider” to be developed into a hospital, and what will become a “major regional complex." City project documents identify Texas Health as the future hospital facility.

Looking ahead: Commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the rezoning requests, but final action is expected to come from a future McKinney City Council meeting.

🥪 Cheba Hut is now open in McKinney, according to a news release.

The gist: The eatery serves a variety of “munchies,” according to its website, such as Not’chos, pretzel nuggets, garlic cheese bread and more. Cheba Hut's sandwich menu includes more than 30 signature submarine sandwiches.

📍4610 W. University Dr., McKinney

🩻 Walk-Off Wellness & Chiropractic recently opened in McKinney, Chiropractor and Clinic Director Easton T. McCarrell said.

The details: The company offers a variety of services including chiropractic care and massage.

📍2300 W. White Ave., Ste. 104B, McKinney

🍦Interested in news from businesses in the McKinney area? Check out 13 businesses now open, coming soon and other updates from the areas of central and East McKinney.

1. 88 Baobao: The restaurant serves handmade fried and steamed dumplings, orange chicken and pork buns.

• Opened in October
• 4610 W. University Drive, Ste. 130, McKinney

• Opened Nov. 10
• 4610 W. University Dr., McKinney

Texas is the nation’s largest energy producer, leading other U.S. states in both natural gas production and renewable energy generation, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows. Yet as people, businesses and data centers continue to move to the state, experts say Texas leaders need to harness new strategies to make energy more affordable and ensure the state power grid remains reliable.

The details: Amid high inflation nationwide, energy prices are on the rise in Texas, and residents are feeling the strain, experts said at the Texas Energy Summit, which ran from Nov. 4-6 in Austin.

In a June 2025 report, the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that 65% of low-income Texans recently engaged in “energy-limiting behaviors,” such as turning off their air conditioning to reduce electric bills or underheating their homes in the winter. 

What they're saying: Experts said state lawmakers and officials could invest in energy efficiency and residential demand response programs to tackle affordability and grid reliability issues.