DTX-PLN: Impact 11/7/2025

Roadwork to repair deteriorating waterlines near the corner Jupiter Road and Park Boulevard is set to start later this year.

What you need to know: Council approved a contract for the project on Oct. 27, and construction is expected to run from December 2025 to January 2027, according to Plano’s community investment program website. City documents state that without the project, the neighborhood would continue facing deteriorating waterlines and pavement, street flooding during heavy rain, and worsening erosion threatening nearby properties.

One more thing: Plano City Council members recently adopted an ordinance raising drainage utility rates for the first time since 2020 due to rising infrastructure costs and citywide erosion control needs.

Two McKinney-based nonprofit organizations are integrating, with a plan to combine efforts in addressing homelessness and food insecurity in Collin County.

The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center have combined organizations and programming, which have both been supporting the community through homelessness services, food distribution and more for over 30 years, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

A closer look: Services at the food pantry located at 1601 N. Waddill St. will continue with no interruptions for the next six months while the emergency rent and utility assistance programs will begin operating from The Samaritan Inn’s main offices, the release states.

Quote of note: “This is how we build real, lasting solutions: By combining forces to heal and stabilize our neighbors,” Rick Grady, board member for both organizations and president of the Collin County Homeless Coalition, said in the release. “The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center amplify one another’s strengths.”

Airports in Dallas and Houston are required to begin reducing flights and other operations by 4% on Nov. 7 in response to air traffic controller shortages caused by the federal government shutdown, transportation officials announced Nov. 6.

The details: The cuts will affect 40 "high impact airports" across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. The affected Texas airports include:

• Dallas Love Field (DAL)
• Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)