The city of Frisco is moving forward with design plans for a proposed 18,101-square-foot animal shelter on a 34-acre site at the southwest corner of PGA Parkway and Gateway Drive.

The gist: During a Nov. 3 meeting, the Frisco City Council approved a $1.69 million professional services agreement with architecture firm PGAL for design services.

Frisco's proposed animal shelter plans include 61 dog kennels, 30 cat kennels and a medical isolation zone, along with a 1,200-square-foot dog pavilion, exterior exercise yards, adoption areas and a veterinary clinical space.

The shelter's design duration is expected to last eight months. City documents project the final site plan will be submitted to City Council by March 2027. The facility’s completion is anticipated for October 2028.

A second Pokeworks restaurant is coming to Frisco, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Pokeworks is a fast-casual restaurant that serves Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls, burritos and salads featuring seafood, chicken or tofu with rice, vegetables, sauces and toppings. Also on the menu are sides like hot miso soup, seaweed salad and spicy edamame.

According to a TDLR filing, a retail space in Frisco’s Parkway Towne Crossing is set to undergo a roughly $120,000 renovation to accommodate a new Pokeworks restaurant. Construction is set to begin in March 2027 and wrap by December 2027.

Pokeworks opened its first Frisco location in June 2023 and operates six additional locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Sally Beauty will open its Centre at Preston Ridge location in Frisco Nov. 14.

What to know: Sally Beauty sells professional beauty products and supplies, including hair color, styling tools, skin care, nail products and cosmetics for both consumers and salon professionals.

The Frisco location will feature more than 900 salon-quality nail products, advanced styling tools and a discovery bar. The first 100 guests will receive free beauty supplies and a Sally Beauty tote.

Collin County voters rejected proposed bonds from the county and Collin College in the Nov. 3 midterm election, while races for state and federal representatives were decided across the metro. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. See results for state representative, senator races in Collin County

2. Collin County voters reject $817.5M bond

3. McKinney ISD voters reject VATRE, 4 bond propositions

4. See results for Dallas County midterm races

5. See results in Denton County Nov. 3 election

6. Collin County voters opposed to $600M Collin College bond

At her first public event since winning the Nov. 3 election, Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa announced her initial plans for the transition between gubernatorial administrations, emphasizing her plans to work across the aisle in "building a government that is working for the people of Texas."

The overview: Hinojosa also announced the team leading her transition to the governor's office:

• Joe Madden, former chief of staff for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

• Former GOP state Rep. Ernest Bailes

• Ryan Pollock, executive director of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council

• Tamala Barksdale, a former Austin ISD trustee

Quote of note: "This is not about being a Democratic administration," she said. "I'm not going to be the governor for just Democrats—I'm going to be the governor for all the people of Texas."

One more thing: Hinojosa said Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whom she unseated in the Nov. 3 election, had been "gracious" and expressed that his office would "fully cooperate with this transition and be helpful as they can."