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Frisco weighs restoring public comment at council meetings

During an Aug. 4 work session, the Frisco City Council discussed options for restoring public comment on non-agenda items while protecting residents.

What to know: During the work session, Special Projects Director Ken Schmidt and City Council members discussed recommendations for restoring public comments to future meetings.
Council members considered:

  • Moving public comment on non-agenda items to the end of meetings
  • Permanently reducing non-agenda speaking time
  • Limiting public comment to one of the council's two monthly meetings
  • Increasing town hall meeting frequency
  • Capping the total public comment period at 30 minutes
  • Adopting public comment policies from neighboring cities
  • Implementing a registration system for non-agenda speakers
Council members expressed support for moving non-agenda comments to the end of meetings and limiting speakers to three minutes, while keeping the five-minute limit for agenda items.

 
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Hocco The Indian Kitchen now open in Frisco

Hocco The Indian Kitchen opened in May off Preston Road in Frisco.

A company representative said in an email that the restaurant aims to bring “the authentic flavors of India to the United States through a modern fast-casual dining experience.”

The background: Hocco is backed by the Chona family, “one of India's most respected names in the food industry, whose journey began eight decades ago and has grown across three generations of serving exceptional food with uncompromising quality,” the representative said.

The brand has grown and diversified to include restaurants, cafes, ice creams and ready-to-eat foods to serve customers across the globe.

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Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Night Market at The Boardwalk at Granite Park

First Friday Denton

Aug. 7, 6-10 p.m.
Plano

Aug. 7, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Denton

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Goat Yoga at Frisco Fresh Market

Book Lovers Day at Talking Animals Books

Aug. 8, 10-11 a.m.
Frisco

Aug. 9, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Grapevine

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85K students will use new Texas Education Freedom Accounts this school year

At least 85,000 students will use Texas' new education savings accounts during the 2026-27 school year, an Aug. 3 report shows. Enrollment may grow as the school year kicks off and more families opt in to the program.

The overview: The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households.

About 24% of students participating in the TEFA program have a disability, according to state data, and 80% of participants are from low-income families.

Zooming in: The largest numbers of students participating in the program live in Texas’ largest school districts, data shows. The report lists that 3,327 participants live in Houston ISD’s boundaries, followed by 2,645 participants from Dallas ISD, 2,271 participants from Northside ISD and 2,024 participants from Fort Bend ISD.

Previous state data showed that about 43% of students selected for the program had previously attended a Texas public school, although the Aug. 3 report did not include that information.

 

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