DTX-FRS: Impact 7/9/2026

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Frisco swears in new mayor

Frisco’s new Mayor Mark Hill was sworn into office July 7.

What you need to know: Hill takes over for Jeff Cheney, who termed out of the position after serving three terms as mayor and three terms as a council member before that.

Quote of note: “This has been an incredible journey,” Cheney said. “This has been the highlight of my professional career. It's completely changed the life of my family. To live in a community you helped build and grow is a very special feeling.”

Looking ahead: Hill will serve a three-year term as mayor. Hill is a business attorney, former Frisco ISD board member and president, and served on the Frisco Economic Development Corp.’s board of directors.

“I’m going to dream big in this role and I ask all of my council members to join me in that,” Hill said after being sworn into office. “We are a community that has a lot ahead of us. I’m going to ask each of y'all to push me, to push our council members.“

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New theater academy to open in Frisco this fall

A new performing arts facility is set to open in Frisco later this year. The Young Actors Theater Academy will include a main stage theater, a black box theater, rehearsal studios, classrooms and production spaces in a nearly 10,000 square foot space, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: The academy will offer “high-quality theater education in a positive, student-centered environment,” Founder and Executive Director Caydi Zerega said in an email.

At the academy students and families will find classes for acting, singing and dance, as well as specialty workshops, after-school programs, homeschool daytime programming through the Academy’s Conservatory and more opportunities designed to aid students of all experience levels.

“Our mission is to help young people build confidence, creativity, collaboration, and character through the performing arts,” Zerega said.

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Six Flags Over Texas 'Tormenta Rampaging Run' to now open July 9

Six Flags Over Texas has announced the new opening date for its first “giga dive coaster as July 9.

The new coaster was originally scheduled to open June 26, but was postponed because commissioning and test taking took longer than expected, per previous reporting.

The details: The Tormenta Rampaging Run reaches 309 feet above ground and has a 285-foot drop, according to the Six Flags website. Riders will be going at 87 miles-per-hour on a ride spanning more than four thousand feet.

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