Celina officials are preparing to widen Legacy Drive as the city’s population grows.

The overview: Plans include widening Legacy Drive to four lanes between Carey Road and Punk Carter Parkway, ensuring proper drainage and making improvements to the intersection of Legacy Drive and FM 428.

Why it matters: The intersection of Legacy Drive and FM 428 has “an increased crash history,” according to a report by city staff.

Stay tuned: Designs for the improvements likely won’t be complete until 2028, according to the project timeline. Once designs are complete, the city can move forward with the construction process.

Hillwood Communities celebrated the grand opening for its 1,380-acre Ramble development in Celina on May 14, according to a news release.

A snapshot: Ramble was designed with the “prairie, woodlands and wetlands of Celina” in mind, according to the development’s website.

Planned amenities include:

• 200+ acres of open space

• 18-acre recreational lake

• Seven miles of trails

• Pickleball, soccer and basketball courts

• On-site coffeeshop by 1418 Coffee

Stay tuned: The first phase will include 600 homes, and construction will continue in additional phases through 2045.

• 2287 Preston Road, Celina

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

Collin County
1. Marilee Road improvements
Project: The project consists of reclamation of the existing asphalt roadway on Marilee Road from Preston Road to Dallas Parkway in Celina. This project will be shared with the city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers.
Update: The project is in the design phase and waiting on funding to determine a timeline for bidding.

• Timeline: estimated completion in April 2027
• Cost: $8.7 million
• Funding sources: city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers

• Timeline: late 2026-late 2027
• Cost: $9.2 million
• Funding source: city of McKinney

The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."