Plano ISD sixth graders will have additional opportunities going into the 2026-27 school year, including a new scheduling structure for students who need support in key areas and an option for more electives.

What you need to know: PISD’s board of trustees received an update on expanded plans for sixth grade acceleration opportunities, which detailed a more individualized approach to supporting students.

Starting next year, instead of the current method of double-blocking English classes for all students, sixth graders will take a single 45-minute English or English honors course. If a student requires further support, the district will recommend them to take an additional 45-minute, PISD Director of Secondary Academics Kristin Hebert said.

A similar Math Lab for students needing additional support which would be taken on top of their core math class is also being introduced.

Google is targeting Texas for future investments in data and artificial infrastructure, with $40 billion expected to be spent on adding three new data centers.

Federal, state and local leaders announced the new centers to be constructed in Armstrong and Haskell counties at a Nov. 14 event at the first Texas Google Data Center in Midlothian, near the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The gist: One new data center will be constructed in Armstrong County near Amarillo, and two new data centers will be constructed in Haskell County near Abilene. One center in Haskell County will also use a new solar and battery energy storage plant.

“They say that everything is bigger in Texas—and that certainly applies to the golden opportunity with AI,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said.

Also of note: The driverless car company Waymo is expanding to North Texas in 2026, Pichai said.

After more than a year of work, a section of the Collin County Outer Loop has been completed and is opened to the public. Meanwhile, several lanes of Dallas Parkway have been closed in Prosper and Celina to continue work on the Dallas North Tollway. 

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Hyatt Hotels held a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 10 for a new hotel at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

The Hyatt House DFW hotel will be at the Southgate entrance at the airport and the extended-stay hotel expects to be open in the summer of 2027, according to a news release.

The details: Hyatt House DFW will have 130 residential-style suites for single-night stays or extended stays and rooms will include separate living areas and a full kitchen, according to a news release.

What else? The hotel will sit adjacent to Hyatt Place DFW and will be the fourth Hyatt-branded hotel at DFW. The other two are Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport and Grand Hyatt DFW. According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the hotel has an estimated cost of $28 million and will be six stories tall.

• 2400 Global Drive, DFW Airport