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Q&A: Meet the candidates in Frisco's runoff election for mayor

Two candidates are vying to be Frisco's next mayor.

The details: The two candidates, Rod Vilhauer and Mark Hill, are facing off in a runoff election in June. The two were the top vote-getters during the May 2 election, but neither garnered a majority vote amongst four candidates.

Election day is June 13 with early voting running June 1-9.

 
City Coverage
Frisco council OKs 124-acre housing development at PGA Parkway, Coit Road

A new single-family housing development is coming to northeast Frisco. 

The gist: Frisco City Council unanimously approved an ordinance at a May 5 meeting rezoning the northwest corner of Coit Road and PGA Parkway to a single-family residential designation. The development, called First Texas Homestead at Collinsbrook, will span just over 124 acres and include 297 homes, according to city documents.

Zooming out: At the commission’s March meeting, several commissioners discussed how recent state legislation surrounding property in a city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction influenced the development negotiations.

Quote of note: “What the city was doing here is trying to ensure that this came into the city, and we got something that was compatible with our future land use plan,” said John Lettelleir, Frisco director of development services.

 
In Your Backyard
True Texas Burgers to offer burgers, melts in Frisco

True Texas Burgers plans to open in Frisco on May 28, according to the company’s social media.

On the menu: The restaurant will serve burgers, melts and shakes at its location on Panther Creek Parkway.

  • 5001 Panther Creek Parkway, Ste. 400, Frisco

 

FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Dallas - Fort Worth area.

Kame Sushi offers sushi, more in Frisco

The sushi restaurant offers sushi, nigiri, sashimi, towers and more. It also serves sake, cocktails and Japanese whisky.

Some of the most popular dishes at Kame Sushi are the “Kame’s Trust Me” menu, which comes with soup and a fresh salad, the Kame Roll, a sashimi wrap apple roll and several hibachi dishes, a company representative said.


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🍴 La Picosa now serving Mexican food in Richardson
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🍕 Oak & Stone to serve artisan pizza, cocktails in McKinney
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🍽️ Cracker Barrel brings homestyle dining to Prosper
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☕️ The Coach Coffee Shop coming to Allen Premium Outlets this summer
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Cafe Meltie now offers coffee, tea in downtown Plano

The Korean- and French-inspired cafe offers a variety of coffee, tea and juice. A Cafe Meltie store worker said they also have pastry options, including creme croissants, their most popular pastry.

Some coffee options include lattes, their caramel macchiato and cappuccinos. Cafe Meltie also has tea and juice options such as green tea and grapefruit-ade.


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CI Texas
Q&A: Catch up with the Republicans running for Texas railroad commissioner in the May 26 runoff

On May 26, Republican voters will choose their nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission in a runoff election between former Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French and incumbent Jim Wright.

The overview: The Republican railroad commission race is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Wright and French were the two highest-performing candidates in the five-way primary race, with Wright receiving 32.1% of the vote and French collecting 31.7%.

The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face state Rep. John Rosenthal, D-Houston, in the November midterm election. Third-party candidates may also appear on the November ballot.

Did you know? The railroad commission regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry, while the state's railroads are under the control of the Texas Department of Transportation and the federal government. The agency has three commissioners elected to staggered six-year terms.

At the polls: Texans can vote early from May 18-22, with runoff election day May 26.

 

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