Students at Eddins, McNeil and Wolford elementary schools will be among the last classes to walk the halls this spring before McKinney ISD moves forward with school closures following the 2025-26 school year.

The specifics: District officials cited financial strain and changing enrollment trends as the driving force for repurposing the campuses, which were recommended for closure by a committee of 39 MISD parents. As some community members expressed concerns about the facility repurposing process and outcome, MISD officials said they are working to ensure students and families impacted by campus closures and new district-wide attendance boundaries are supported through the upcoming transition.

“Priority No. 1 is taking care of our students and our staff that are going to be in transition,” Superintendent Shawn Pratt said.

The Tox is set to open a location in McKinney’s West Grove, according to onsite signage.

What they will offer: The Tox will offer body sculpting and sculpting facials. Body sculpting incorporates techniques that increase metabolic rate, removes excess toxins and assists with water retention, the company website states.  

• 8701 W. University Drive, Ste. 230, McKinney

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated announced it closed its merger with Cadence Bank on Feb. 2.

The details: Huntington Bancshares shared an Oct. 27 news release stating that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has 390 locations throughout the southern U.S. The release states that with the acquisition, Huntington will not close any existing Cadence Bank branches. According to the Cadence Bank website, there are 14 locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including in Celina, Plano, McKinney and Southlake.

The merger was completed and Huntington Bank has added locations in Texas and Mississippi. According to its website, Huntington Bank is now the eighth-largest bank in Texas.

What to know: Cadence Bank had regional headquarters in Houston and Tupelo, Mississippi. Huntington Bancshares was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

• 6001 Windhaven Parkway, Ste. 100, Plano; 2300 Eldorado Parkway, McKinney; 320 S. Preston Road, Celina; 1000 E. SH 114, Southlake

In the upcoming March 3 primary elections, Texas voters will have the opportunity to nominate their chosen candidates for the November midterm election. From top state officials to county commissioners, primary elections shape who is ultimately elected to dozens of seats, driving the future direction of the Lone Star State.

Yet less than one-fifth of registered Texas voters participated in recent primary elections, data from the secretary of state’s office shows.

The big picture: March Matters, a group that works to get more Texans to the primary polls, found that 146 of Texas’ 150 state House races were effectively decided during the 2022 primaries, with just four competitive seats during that year’s midterm election.

Data also shows that primary voters tend to be older and represent the more extreme wings of their political parties.

What they're saying: "When primary voter turnout is so small, when only a fraction of voters are voting, your vote counts more,” said Mark Strama, who leads the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas.

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

Collin County
1. Craig Road construction
Project: The project will construct a three-lane road from Preston Road to First Street.
Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start construction later this summer.

• Timeline: summer 2026-winter 2027
• Cost: $5.09 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper

• Timeline: Work started the week of Feb. 2 and will take six weeks to complete.
• Cost: $182,995.5
• Funding source: city of Grapevine