DTX-PLS: Impact 10/7/2025

Plano ISD is temporarily closing Murphy Middle School to complete environmental remediation improvements.

The details: The school will be closed Oct. 6-10 while work is underway, according to PISD’s website. PISD officials will begin an “alternate learning plan” Oct. 7, and all extracurricular activities will be postponed while work is underway.

Some context: According to PISD, the temporary closure follows two independent air quality assessment studies that were initiated due to community concerns. Results from the assessments found that areas of the school building are impacted by elevated humidity and changing conditions. Neither study detected black mold in the building, according to PISD’s website.

A Starbucks coffeehouse located off Parker Road is now closed.

Zooming in: A sign on the door said the company made the “incredibly difficult decision to close this Starbucks location.” The store, located at the intersection of Parker Road and Alma Drive, closed Sept. 27.

Some context: Brian Niccol, chairman and the CEO of Starbucks, said in a Sept. 25 news release numerous stores across the country would see closures, including several in the Houston and San Antonio area. 

• 1101 W. Parker Road, Plano

The McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square Heritage Village was ranked as the no. 1 farmers market in the state for the third year in a row.

Each year, farmers markets across the U.S. are ranked in America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a competition organized by the Farmers Market Coalition. The McKinney Farmers Market also ranked third in the Southwest region, according to a news release from Visit McKinney. Rankings were determined by votes casted by the public between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30, according to the Farmers Market Celebration's website.

The McKinney Farmers Market is hosted every Saturday at Chestnut Square. Local vendors sell fresh produce, handmade crafts and more. The market averages more than 2,500 visitors each Saturday throughout the year, according to its website.

• 315 S. Chestnut St., McKinney

All Texas retailers are barred from selling consumable THC products to customers under 21 years old after the Texas Department of State Health Services adopted two emergency rules Oct. 3.

The details: The new rules, which took effect immediately, state that businesses may lose their hemp licenses for selling THC products to minors.

Ten days earlier, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved emergency rules prohibiting bars, liquor stores and other alcohol retailers from selling THC products to anyone under 21. A TABC spokesperson told Community Impact the two state agencies are working together to enforce a Sept. 10 executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who called for age restrictions on THC sales and tighter guardrails on the multibillion-dollar industry.

More context: Approximately 8,000 businesses are licensed by the DSHS to sell consumable hemp products in Texas, including some retailers that also sell alcohol.

The emergency rules from both agencies will be in effect for 120 days and could be extended for an additional 60 days while permanent regulations are drafted.