DTX-FRS: Impact 11/5/2025

Several park projects are underway in Frisco, with city officials working to add more than 1,300 acres of park space and 1.3 miles of trails in the next few years.

The overview: Check out these updates on six of Frisco's park projects, including: 
- 4th Street Plaza 
- B.F. Phillips Community Park 
- Gallegos 
- Grand Park
- Northwest Community Park 
- Roger's Settlement Park 

Pizza O' Pizza offers pizzas, pasta, burgers, wings and more in northwest Frisco. 

On the menu: The restaurant serves classic pizzas such as Margherita, vegetarian, four cheese and pepperoni. Its menu also features fusion pizza including tandoori, tikka, butter chicken, palak corn and more, according to its website. 

Millions of Texans may see delays in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits beginning Nov. 1, as the federal government shutdown reaches the one-month mark.

The latest: The federal food assistance program is set to run out of funding in November, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Two federal judges ruled Oct. 31 that the Trump Administration must use federal contingency funds, which are stockpiled for emergency expenses, to fund SNAP in November, although the next steps surrounding SNAP benefits were unclear as of press time.

The local impact: Over 3.5 million Texans receive SNAP benefits each month, according to Feeding Texas, the statewide network of food banks.

“People are at risk of going hungry if the government doesn't reopen and SNAP benefits are delayed. … These are already vulnerable Texans,” Feeding Texas CEO Celia Cole said in an Oct. 27 interview.

Food banks across the state Texas food banks previously expanded their operations to meet increased demand as thousands of federal workers go without paychecks during the shutdown.

As of press time, all 17 constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot were poised to become law. The state propositions with the most support would either expand property tax exemptions or prohibit new taxes, while voters also favored measures aimed at funding infrastructure and research.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute