Kaleidoscope Park is on track to get a new 1,100-space parking garage. Frisco City Council approved up to $38 million for the project at a Jan. 20 meeting.

The project: The garage will replace an existing two-story parking garage, and 100 of the 1,100 new spaces will be reserved for Kaleidoscope Park visitors, according to documents from the March 2025 meeting.

The funding: The city of Frisco will pay for the project using tax revenue from the area around the garage, which is part of a special taxation zone created in 2020.

The Children’s Place closed Jan. 26 in Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre, a business representative said.

The details: The store sold clothing, accessories and shoes for babies and children.

• 2601 Preston Road, Ste. 1248, Frisco

Goldfish Swim School is slated to open in Frisco.

The details: Goldfish Swim School, which was founded in 2006 in Michigan by husband and wife duo Chris and Jenny McCuiston, offers a variety of swimming programs including:

• Infant swim lessons
• Toddler swim lessons
• Children’s swimming classes for ages 4 months to 12 years old

Stay informed on five road projects happening in Collin County and Tarrant County. 

Collin County

1. Allen road safety projects 

The project: The city of Allen is using Texas Department of Transportation grant funds to improve 16 intersections. 

The update: Only three intersections have not been completed, but work on all three will begin in February. The three remaining intersections to be improved will be Century Parkway and Bethany Drive, Greenville Avenue and Bethany Drive, and Greenville Avenue and Main Street. 

Timeline: Work on the remaining three projects is expected to finish up in the fall. 

Cost: $4.6 million for all 16 projects

Funding source: TxDOT

2. First Street widening

Project: First Street will be widened from a two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane divided suburban roadway between Dallas North Tollway and Coleman Street. The project includes concrete curb and gutter roadway, underground drainage improvements, and water line.

Update: The project is in the preconstruction phase.

Timeline: spring 2026-fall 2027

Cost: $27.79 million

Funding source: town of Prosper
 

Three Democratic candidates are running for Texas lieutenant governor—the second-in-command to the governor—in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The overview: Vikki Goodwin, Courtney Head and Marcos Vélez are seeking the Democratic nomination for Texas lieutenant governor. 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.

Stay tuned: If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff election will be held between the two top vote-getters May 26.

The winning Democratic candidate will face the winner of the Republican nomination in November, and the winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

Four Republican candidates are running for Texas lieutenant governor—the second-in-command to the governor—in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The big picture: Republican incumbent Dan Patrick is seeking a fourth term in the lieutenant governor's office. 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.

Patrick is challenged by three Republican candidates: Timothy Mabry, Perla Muñoz Hopkins and Esala Wueschner. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the Republican primary, a runoff election will be held between the two top vote-getters May 26.

Stay tuned: The winning Republican candidate will face the winner of the Democratic nomination in November. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.