Collin County voters can cast their ballot for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election during the early voting period from Oct. 19-30.

What you need to know: Collin County residents can vote from more than 40 polling locations during the early voting period, and at more than 90 locations on Election Day. Polling location hours vary by day.

What's on the ballot?: Collin County voters will have the opportunity to vote for representatives at the local, county, state and federal levels. Collin County residents will also consider a 4-proposition, $817.5 million bond package from Collin County, as well as a $600 million bond proposition from Collin College.

Hancock Whitney Bank opened this summer in McKinney, a company representative said.

A closer look: The business offers financial services such as savings accounts, credit cards, loans, mortgages, wealth management and online banking, per its website.

• 9110 Virginia Parkway, Ste. B100, McKinney

Broccolilee Pet Hotel is coming soon to McKinney, owner Chris Lee said.

What you need to know: The business will offer boarding for dogs and cats. The pet hotel will be designed to feel like a home and staff will watch the pets during the day, Lee said.

"The concept for our business is in the daytime, we are not going to have a dog in the cage," he said.

Also of note: The pet hotel's name combines one of Lee's dogs' names—Broccoli—with his last name.

• 9711 W. University Drive, Ste. 130, McKinney

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The University of North Texas will open its brand-new science and technology building in the spring after breaking ground in August 2024. Officials hosted a tour of the nearly complete facility Oct 9.

The collaborative space and research facility is for UNT’s growing biomedical engineering, life sciences, chemistry, kinesiology, psychology and data science research footprints on its Denton campus, according to the university website.

Two-minute impact: The four-story, 110,000-square-foot building is located at the southwest corner of West Mulberry Street and Avenue C in Denton.

The project was funded by $103.4 million in tuition revenue bonds authorized by the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021, according to UNT’s website.

Looking ahead: The official spring opening date for the research building has not been announced yet, said Amanda Lyons, assistant director of media relations at UNT.

She added that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will occur in early 2027.