Katie Dunn has been selected for Place 1 on the Celina ISD board of trustees, a district representative confirmed.

In a nutshell: Dunn will fill the vacancy left by Chuck Hansen, who submitted his resignation at an April 20 meeting.

The setup: Because Hansen’s resignation was less than 78 days before the May 2 joint election, the board decided to select his successor by appointment instead of calling a special election.

Quote of note: “With everything that the school has gone through over the past year, I feel like a lot of people are asking ... how are decisions being made and why are they being made?” Dunn said. “And I feel like that’s exactly what I can bring to the school board.”

Plans for a new 7-Eleven gas station in Celina are moving forward.

The details: Construction on the new 4,816-square-foot store is scheduled to start this August, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Celina officials initially approved a special use permit for the gas station, located at the northeast corner of Frontier Parkway and Coit Road, in January.

• Frontier Parkway and Coit Road, Celina

McKinney officials moved forward with site plans for a Chuy's restaurant while Plano ISD anticipates a $44 million budget shortfall in the next fiscal year. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. McKinney P&Z approves site plan exception for Chuy’s restaurant
2. Next phase of Prosper Coit Road expansion delayed almost a year
3. Plano ISD anticipates $44M budget shortfall next fiscal year
4. Plaza Premium Group opens 2 new lounges at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
5. Collin College, UNT to offer new co-enrollment degree program in Frisco
6. Novartis breaks ground on new $280M Denton facility

After dozens of Texas primary races ended without a clear winner in March, candidates for those seats will face off in an overtime round, known as a runoff election, this month. Texans can vote early in the runoff election from May 18-22, with election day May 26.

How it works: State law requires that primary candidates receive more than 50% of the votes cast to advance to a general election.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican and Democratic voters will choose who they want to represent them in statewide offices, legislative and Congressional seats, the State Board of Education and county-level positions. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the ballot in November.

On the ballot: The statewide Republican runoff races include:

• U.S. Senate: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy
• Texas railroad commissioner: Jim Wright and Bo French

• Texas attorney general: Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski
• Texas lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez