Frisco ISD leaders are considering demolition of the former Staley Middle School campus.

What to know: During a Nov. 9 board sustainability workshop, the campus was recommended for demolition after district officials evaluated options for its future use, citing renovation costs and ongoing maintenance expenses.

Repurposing the site would require a substantial capital investment and ongoing maintenance costs, without an identified district program or operational need for the campus.

Kim Smith, FISD’s Deputy Superintendent of Business and Operations, said the district is already spending “roughly $300,000 a year from our maintenance and operations budget” on the former Staley Middle School’s utilities despite its vacancy. She recommended demolition over renovations or a potential sale of the property.

The Imperial Room opened at The Star in October.

On the menu: The menu features shareable plates including focaccia and cheesy caesar salad along with some entrees.

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Five Dallas-Fort Worth-area orthopedic practices have merged and now operate as OrthoTexas Sports Medicine & Spine, according to a social media post.

All-Star Orthopaedics, AOA Orthopedic Specialists, North Texas Orthopedics & Spine Center, Orthopedic Associates and OrthoTexas Orthopedic & Sports Medicine were the practices in the merger. News of the transition was announced in June, according to previous reporting.

The merger, which combines 70 physicians across 22 locations, became official on Nov. 2.

The details: Physician specialties will include orthopedics, spine, sports medicine, joint replacement, hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, pain management, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. OrthoTexas will also offer on-site physical therapy, X-ray and MRI at many of its locations, according to previous reporting.

Zooming in: The merger created OrthoTexas offices throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area: Grapevine, Fort Worth, Southlake, Frisco, Plano, Denton, Carrollton, Flower Mound, Northlake, DeSoto, Mansfield, Midlothian, Irving and Arlington, according to the website.

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.