Interested in news in the Allen area? Check out these five recent updates from Allen City Council and Allen ISD.

1. Allen officials kick off update to Trails and Bikeways Master Plan: Allen is revamping its Trails and Bikeways Master Plan. Allen City Council approved a $150,000 contract with Halff Associates to update the city’s Trails and Bikeways Master Plan at an April 28 meeting.

2. Allen ISD board names Kim McLaughlin interim superintendent: Allen ISD has named an interim superintendent while the search continues for a long-term replacement. Allen ISD’s board of trustees named Kim McLaughlin acting superintendent during a May 14 meeting. McLaughlin will start June 1 in the new role and serve as a transitional leader while district officials continue searching for a long-term superintendent.

ClearWater Express Wash is expected to open a location in northwest Allen, the company’s website states.

The specifics: The business offers a car wash menu with multiple options of wash type, as well as membership and family plans with unlimited car washes.  The planned car wash facility will span over 4,800 square feet alongside a nearly 1,200-square-foot ancillary building and is expected to cost $2.25 million to construct, a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations states.

• Northwest corner of Alma Drive and Ridgeview Drive, Allen

Stay informed on five transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Legacy Drive improvements
Project: The project will widen Legacy Drive to four lanes between Carey Road and Punk Carter Parkway and make improvements to the intersection of Legacy Drive and FM 428.
Update: Celina City Council approved a two-year contract for detailed design services at a May 12 meeting.

• Timeline: estimated completion December 2030
• Cost: $2.6 million
• Funding source: city of Celina

• Timeline: service starting late 2029
• Cost: $167 million
• Funding source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Trinity Metro, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Dozens of federal, state and local primary campaigns will come to a close May 26 as Texas voters cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic runoff elections.

How it works: Texas held its primary elections in March, with some races advancing to an overtime round, known as a runoff, after no single candidate picked up more than half of the vote.

On May 26, voters may see statewide offices, state legislative seats, redrawn congressional districts, the State Board of Education and county-level positions on their ballots. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 26. Voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson.

Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.