Allen residents elected a new mayor in the May 2 election.

The gist: Chris Schulmeister won the race for Allen mayor with 3,278 votes, or 81% of votes cast. Schulmeister ran against Dave Shafer, who got 764 votes, or 19%. There were 4,042 total votes cast. 

In this Q&A, Schulmeister spoke with Community Impact about his priorities for his term, what makes Allen unique and more.

The Coach Coffee Shop is coming soon to the Allen Premium Outlets, according to a May 12 news release.

The details: Located inside the Coach store, the coffee shop will serve coffee, sweet treats and more for customers to enjoy while shopping, the release states. Coach sells bags, shoes, wallets, clothing, accessories and more, per its website.

• 820 W. Stacy Road, Ste. 190, Allen

Plaza Premium Group has opened two new lounges inside Terminal D at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

The new additions are the Plaza Premium First Lounge and the Plaza Premium Lounge. The Premium First Lounge is the first of its kind in the United States, according to a news release.

Plaza Premium Group opened its first DFW Airport location in Terminal E in 2020 and now adds two lounges in the international terminal, near Gate 16.

Plaza Premium First Lounge: The new addition features sit-down dining options with a menu that includes brisket Benedict, prime steak tips, duck tacos, cheesecake, warm bread pudding, as well as craft cocktails, wine and beer, according to a news release.

Plaza Premium Lounge: Located across from the Premium First Lounge, this one features a rotating buffet and à la carte menu with locally inspired dishes such as smash burgers, Korean fried chicken sandwich, fried green tomatoes and dumplings.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal D, DFW Airport

Several businesses have filed construction permits around Dallas-Fort Worth. Check out five of the most expensive construction projects in the Metroplex.

Extra Space Storage renovation

A Frisco storage rental facility, Extra Space Storage, will create additional storage space and receive a vestibule and kiosk in the manager’s office, along with new furniture and lighting fixtures, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

• Location: 8747 Stockard Drive, Frisco
• Estimated timeline: May 15-May 29
• Estimated cost: $13.1 million

• Location: 1011 Galatyn Parkway, Building D, Richardson
• Estimated timeline: May 15-Nov. 10
• Estimated cost: $9 million

Roughly 76,000 fewer students were enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year than the year prior, according to May 11 report.

The overview: The 2025-26 school year marks the second recorded enrollment drop in recent history, according to Texas Education Agency data collected since the 1987-88 academic year. The first decline happened in the 2020-21 school year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hispanic students accounted for 81% of the enrollment loss in the 2025-26 school year, the policy research group Texas 2036 found.

The local impact: School districts across Community Impact’s coverage areas are in the process of closing and consolidating campuses, citing enrollment declines and budget shortfalls. Statewide data shows that 130 campuses have been selected for closure in the past two years.

What they're saying: “This year, we are down students, and these [drops] are somewhat more accelerated than statewide demographic trends indicated,” TEA Commissioner Mike Morath told lawmakers May 11. “We cannot tell you the precise cause of this. We just know that it has occurred.”

On May 26, Democratic voters will choose their nominee for Texas lieutenant governor in a runoff election between state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and union leader Marcos Vélez.

The big picture: The Democratic race for lieutenant governor is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Goodwin and Vélez were the two highest-performing candidates in the three-person primary race, with Goodwin collecting 48% of the vote and Vélez receiving 31%. The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face incumbent Dan Patrick and potential third-party candidates in the November midterm election.

Some context: The lieutenant governor leads the Texas Senate and can exercise the powers of the governor if the governor dies, resigns, is removed from office or is absent from the state, according to the Texas State Historical Association.

At the polls: Texans can vote early from May 18-22, and runoff election day is May 26.