Check out three recent updates from Allen City Council, including a new single-family rental program and a bridge repair project.

1. Allen to launch registration, inspection program for single-family rental homes

All owners of single-family rental homes in Allen will be required to register the property with the city by the end of January.

Allen City Council approved two ordinances establishing a Single-Family Rental Inspection Program at an Oct. 13 meeting.

2. Allen Police HQ to get $2.6M in equipment, furniture as project nears completion

The $97.1 million Allen Police Department project is 76% complete and on budget, Director of Engineering Chris Flanigan said.

Allen City Council approved $2.6 million in furniture and equipment purchasing contracts for the new Allen Police Department Headquarters at an Oct. 13 meeting.

Pandora is coming soon to the Allen Premium Outlets.

The specifics: The business offers customizable charm bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. Clients can personalize their jewelry by mixing and matching charms or getting select pieces engraved, per the website.

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Early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm election started Oct. 19, while Frisco ISD introduced a new fare-based busing service. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Frisco ISD introduces fare-based busing at 29 campuses

2. Early voting begins Oct. 19: Here is what Collin County residents need to know

3. Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Place 2 on the Collin Central Appraisal District board

4. Q&A: Meet the candidates running for the Tarrant Appraisal District board of directors

5. India Bazaar opens new store on Frisco, Prosper border

6. Avelo Airlines adds 2 more Florida destinations from DTX

In July, Texas' top elected officials directed most state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to cut spending by 3% in their base budget requests for the next two years.

The overview: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said those reductions will help Texas hold a "strong fiscal position" by expanding property tax relief and maintaining public education funding when the legislature returns to Austin next year.

The issue: Dozens of agency leaders have warned that the cuts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, are not sustainable. They would cause Texas residents to lose "essential" services and lead to losses in state revenue, leaders said at the capitol and in budget documents.

Government institutions protesting the budget reductions include the comptroller's office, the attorney general, Texas' Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, state criminal justice agencies and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.