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Hillside Village neighborhood in Allen to see $123K in street improvements

Residents in Allen’s Hillside Village neighborhood will see improvements to streets.

Allen City Council approved a $123,248 contract with Intermountain Slurry for roadway repairs to the Hillside Village neighborhood at an April 28 meeting.

A closer look: The project includes applying slurry seal treatment to approximately 20,500 square yards of roadway in the Hillside Village neighborhood, according to city documents. Residents can expect to see work on the following streets:

  • Grassy Glen Drive
  • Circle Cove Drive
  • Hill Haven Drive
  • Greeting Gate Lane
  • Leading Lane
  • Melody Mall Lane
  • Sunny Slope Drive
  • Valley View Drive
 
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All Star Elite closes store at Allen Premium Outlets

All Star Elite is now closed in Allen, an Allen Premium Outlets representative said.

Zoom in: The business offered sports jerseys, jackets, shorts, pants, shoes and hats, per its website. All Star Elite still has an online store.

  • 820 W. Stacy Road, Allen
 

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‘It’s not sustainable’: Texas House lawmakers study causes of rising health care costs

As health care costs continue rising in Texas and across the nation, state lawmakers are working to understand the factors that make health care unaffordable and what can be done to rein in prices.

The big picture: About 5.2 million Texans, or 16.7% of the state’s population, did not have health insurance in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

For years, advocates have called on Texas lawmakers to pass laws to drive down health care costs and improve access to health insurance. During a two-day hearing April 30 and May 1, a Texas House committee examined why health care costs are rising. Lawmakers will discuss potential policy solutions later this year, committee chair Rep. James Frank, R-Wichita Falls, said.

What's happening: Yale University professor Zack Cooper said that since 2000, U.S. health care spending has grown three times faster than inflation. The average health insurance premium for a family of four is $27,000 per year, he said.

“Every family is basically buying a new Toyota Corolla worth of health insurance," Cooper told lawmakers.

 

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