DTX-PCL: Impact 10/24/2025

Prosper officials are taking steps to rein in the town’s increase in electric bicycle and motorcycle use amid recent reports of young riders speeding, violating traffic laws and creating safety hazards.

What happened: At their Oct. 14 meeting, Prosper Town Council members received a presentation about ongoing safety concerns regarding juvenile usage of e-bicycles and e-motorcycles around town. Council members are planning to decide on updates to the town’s ordinances surrounding these vehicles at their next meeting, with officials hoping to have new ordinances in place prior to the holiday season.

What you need to know: According to town documents, the Prosper Police Department has seen an increase in reports made about riders, specifically young adults, “operating unsafely, disobeying traffic laws, damaging public and private property and in some cases harassing pedestrians.”

Police Chief Doug Kowalski said they plan to issue citations to parents if they are allowing unlicensed juveniles to operate e-motorcycles and e-bicycles as they are classified as motor vehicles in the town of Prosper.

1418 Coffee is coming soon to Celina, according to a business representative.

What you need to know: The new location will be near downtown Celina off Preston Road and Ash Street. 1418 Coffee serves hand-crafted coffees and teas and a variety of pastries, desserts and sandwiches.

One more thing: Construction is expected to wrap up in February, the representative said.

• 565 S. Preston Road, Ste. 100, Celina

Two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot would impact the operation and oversight of Texas’ judicial system if approved by voters.

The details: State Proposition 3 seeks to require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses, keeping more defendants in jail as they await trial. Proponents of the measure, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, said in June that it would improve public safety by keeping violent offenders behind bars.

Proposition 12 would rework the 13-member State Commission on Judicial Conduct, allowing the governor to appoint a majority of the commissioners and requiring most sanctions for judges accused of misconduct to be issued publicly. The bipartisan proposition faced pushback from some House Democrats who expressed concerns that allowing the governor to appoint a majority of commissioners would politicize the nonpartisan judicial conduct commission and give Abbott more power to remove from office judges whom he does not agree with.

Zooming out: The measures are among 17 state propositions being considered by Texas voters in the Nov. 4 election.