McKinney leaders and developers are collaborating to address housing affordability as cost burdens continue to increase for low-income and middle-income households in the city, a report by housing research firm Root Policy Research states.

Despite local affordable housing projects underway, the city is experiencing an affordability gap for its lowest earning households, the report states. The city’s median household income is $124,215, the U.S. Census Bureau states, but more than 40% of McKinney households earn less than $100,000 annually.

Quote of note: If stakeholders fail to meet local affordable housing needs, essential workers will become increasingly cost-burdened, said Margaret Li, McKinney’s director of Housing and Community Development.

“Our next steps now are to develop that formal affordable housing strategy,” Li said.

What’s happening: Local stakeholders including developers, nonprofits and city officials gathered April 13 for the first McKinney Affordable Housing Summit. It featured multiple panel discussions and keynote presentations regarding affordable housing in the city.

The summit’s goal was to connect stakeholders, generate conversations and inspire future affordable housing projects in McKinney.

Chen’s Kitchen is now open in McKinney.

The gist: The restaurant serves Chinese dishes including egg rolls, dumplings, beef stir-fry and chow mein.

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Universal Kids Resort will open in Frisco on July 1.

What you need to know: The theme park is a first-of-its-kind that is designed for kids. Guests can start planning their vacations with tickets sales and hotel bookings now available, according to a May 28 news release.

Tickets, packages and the first annual pass option for Universal Kids Resort are officially on sale.

Looking back: The theme park was announced in January 2023 and it was always geared toward young children and families. The project later broke ground that year and the hotel joined the Frisco tourism group in early 2026.

Quote of note: "When Universal opens, it's going to be something that's really unique about growing up in Frisco," Mayor Jeff Cheney said. "It's going to be kind of a big part of the Frisco DNA going forward."