McKinney Fire Department’s administration staff are now operating in a new 40,000-square-foot building to start 2026.

While a grand opening celebration for the fire department’s new campus is expected later this year, officials have already moved in, Fire Chief Paul Dow said. The 10-acre, three-building campus was funded by a voter-approved bond proposition.

The full story: Administration officials moved into the department’s new headquarters at the end of January, Dow said. The headquarters is located centrally within the $53 million campus and will house the department’s assistant chiefs, battalion chiefs, its Emergency Medical Service division and the Fire Marshal’s Office.

Quote of note: “As McKinney continues to grow, we have a responsibility to make sure our Fire Department has the space and infrastructure needed to support emergency response across the city,” City Manager Paul Grimes said in an emailed statement. “This facility strengthens coordination and allows our team to operate more efficiently while preparing for future demands.”

Beautiful Hair McKinney is celebrating 20 years of business in McKinney this year and 10 years in their current location, co-owner Jimmy Galaviz said.

The details: The full-service salon offers haircuts for men, women and children, according to its website. Beautiful Hair also offers coloring and highlighting services, extensions and facial waxing. Jimmy, along with his wife Dawn Galaviz, opened the business in September 2006. They relocated Beautiful Hair to its current location Feb. 1, 2016, Galaviz said, where it's been operating for 10 years.

Quote of note: “We're fortunate enough to make people look good and feel good when they leave, and we do it on the same day,” Galaviz said.

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Three medical cannabis businesses have been conditionally approved to participate in the Texas Compassionate Use Program, state officials announced April 1.

The big picture: The companies received conditional licenses from the Texas Department of Public Safety in an effort to expand access to medical cannabis products. Under the compassionate use program, physicians can prescribe medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients in partnership with licensed dispensaries.

Zooming in: Two of the three businesses given conditional licenses April 1 are affiliated with existing medical cannabis dispensaries that work in several other states. The new licensees are:

• GTI Texas, LLC (doing business as RISE Dispensaries) in West Texas

• Cresco Labs Texas, LLC in East Texas

• Texas Medica Collective, LLC in Northeast Texas

Conditional licensees must pass additional state evaluations before they can begin operating, according to the DPS.

More context: As Texas expands its medical cannabis program, the state is also tightening restrictions on the multibillion-dollar consumable hemp industry, Community Impact reported.