The Allen Fire Department and several other city departments will receive new vehicles.

Allen City Council approved spending $273,093 to purchase five vehicles for the Parks and Recreation, Fire, Community Enhancement, and Community Services departments at a Feb. 24 meeting.

The specifics: Four of the vehicles will come from Bob Tomes Ford, and the fifth will come from Olathe Ford, according to city documents. The vehicles will cost a total of $273,093, and are funded from each department’s operating budget. The additional vehicles will allow departments to assign new staff members with a designated vehicle and improve efficiency, city documents state.

The cost: Each department will get one truck, except for the Community Services department, which will receive two trucks, and the Fire department, which will receive a transit van, per city documents. The cost breakdown is as follows:

• Parks and Recreation: $53,759
• Community Enhancement: $39,093
• Community Services: $119,244
• Fire Department: $60,997

Thai Sushi Crush celebrated its grand opening in Allen in late February, a company representative said.

The details: Its menu includes Thai basil stir fry, sushi, lo mein, veggie egg rolls, edamame and more, according to its website.

• 190 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1410, Allen

Nearly 10% of voters in Collin County cast a ballot in the primary election during early voting, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

Early voting for the 2026 primary election started Feb. 17 and ended Feb. 27 across the state, and unofficial results show 72,657 ballots were cast in-person or by mail, totaling about 9.66% of registered Collin County voters, ahead of the March 3 primary elections.

The details: The county’s turnout for early voters was nearly 37,000 voters for registered Republicans and more than 35,700 for registered Democratsout of 752,502 total registered voters, according to the secretary of state’s website.

Get involved: The primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties are preliminary elections to select candidates from each party for the November election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3 for election day. Registered Collin County voters can cast a ballot at any designated Vote Center on election day.

Stay tuned: Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night March 3.

Stay up to date with five road projects happening in Collin County, Denton County and Tarrant County. 

Collin County

Legacy Drive updates 

Project: Legacy Drive will be updated from Main Street to Panther Creek Parkway.

Updates: The project is in the planning phase, and details regarding the project are not yet available.

• Timeline: mid-2027-mid-2029
• Cost: $23 million
• Funding sources: city of Frisco, external funding

• Timeline: Work to be completed by the end of May.
• Cost: $1.6 million
• Funding source: city of Keller

Primary election day in Texas is March 3. With dozens of state, regional and local races on the ballot, voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries will determine their parties’ nominees for the November midterm election.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, according to the secretary of state.

On election day, voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant and Travis. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

Voters are required to bring photo identification to the polls.

On the ballot: Voters will choose their political parties’ nominees for the U.S. Senate, seven state offices, 10 state judicial seats, 38 congressional seats, nearly all state legislative seats and over half of the State Board of Education. Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the November ballot.