As Celina continues to grow, city officials are moving forward with several projects to help meet the city’s water needs.

The gist: Celina City Council approved an $18.39 million contract with S.J. Louis Construction for a transmission line project at their April 14 meeting. Celina Assistant City Manager Kimberly Brawner said the Glendenning transmission line project will extend infrastructure from FM 428 to the city’s new high-pressure pump station on Old Glendenning Road.

What it means: The project includes about 12,500 linear feet of 54-inch pipeline that will provide service to the high pressure pump system directly, along with another 1,800 feet of pipeline connecting back to the pump station. City documents note that the project will be funded through bond dollars.

Zooming in: The transmission line is one of three related infrastructure projects the city is working on to expand water capacity, city documents note. The other two projects include construction of a new 25 million gallon pump station and an 8 million gallon storage tank.

HTeaO set an opening date for its new Prosper location, a company representative said. 

On the menu: The Texas-based chain offers more than 20 tea flavors at its locations from their Sweet Georgia Peach tea to their Sweet Blueberry Green. 

• 200 S. Preston Road, Prosper

A new storage facility in Prosper and retail space in Celina are slated for construction, according to new state permits. Check out five of the most expensive permits recently filed in Dallas-Fort Worth.

National Powersport Auctions Headquarters
A nearly 170,000-square-foot office space and warehouse will start development in mid-June, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. National Powersports Auctions, a company that auctions RVs, boats and other recreational vehicles to dealerships, will make the Denton location its new headquarters, according to a company news release.

• Location: 1300 N. Masch Branch Road, Denton
• Estimated cost: $16.9 million

• Location: Collin County East Outer Loop and Chaparral Road, Celina
• Estimated cost: $3.7 million

Over 130 Central Texas residents and visitors died over the July 4 weekend as an intense rainstorm and flooding swept through the region. Among them were 28 deaths at Camp Mystic: 25 young campers, two 18-year-old counselors and Richard "Dick" Eastland, the camp's executive director.

The private Christian girls camp has been under scrutiny for the actions camp leaders took to attempt to save campers in cabins near the Guadalupe River.

What's happening: During the second day of public hearings April 28, a panel of lawmakers investigating the July 4 flood was scheduled to hear testimony from:

• The Eastland family, which owns and operates Camp Mystic

• The head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management

• Leaders from the Texas Department of State Health Services

• Flood victims' families

• The parents of some campers who survived the flood

Keep reading for details about the marathon hearing April 28.