As the new Allen Police Department headquarters nears completion, city officials are making plans for the department's former facility.

Allen City Council approved a $227,550 contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for the design and remodel of the former police headquarters at a Nov. 10 meeting.

A closer look: The Allen Police Department’s current facility was originally constructed in 1988 and is located at 205 W. McDermott Drive, behind City Hall, city documents state.

As the police department is planning to move into its new facility in early 2027, city officials are repurposing the facility for the finance and engineering departments, per city documents.

The North Texas Municipal Water District is celebrating 75 years of providing services to the region, according to a news release.

The details: Founded in 1951, the district now provides water, wastewater and solid waste services to more than 2.4 million people across 2,200 square miles, the release states.

Quote of note: "Everybody wants to do work that matters," NTMWD Executive Director and General Manager Jenna Covington said in the release. "Here at North Texas Municipal Water District, people across our organization are able to do work that matters. When I think about 'All in together,' I think about the communities that we serve."

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.