Frisco City Council members approved a funding agreement with Collin County that will provide $329,523 toward the ongoing widening of Dallas Parkway.

The gist: The interlocal agreement, approved unanimously during a May 19 meeting, will reallocate unused county funding from the Lebanon Road widening project to support the next phase of improvements along Dallas Parkway. 

Some context: Dallas Parkway is being widened to add lanes to the northbound and southbound frontage roads along the Dallas North Tollway. Phase 5 of the project includes adding additional lanes and intersection improvements on both sides of Dallas Parkway between PGA Parkway and south of Panther Creek Parkway.

Yummy Crab plans to open a location in Frisco by the end of the year, a company representative confirmed.

On the menu: The chain offers crab legs, shrimp and crawfish by the pound alongside southern seafood dishes like hush puppies and fried catfish.

• 2626 Stonebrook Parkway, Ste. 100, Frisco

Kaleidoscope Park in Frisco will expand, and three new office buildings are planned for Denton. Check out these five construction projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. Industrial buildings in Denton: TDLR documents show that three industrial buildings are scheduled to start construction later this summer near the I-35 and North Elm Street. The buildings are intended for industrial, office and warehouse use, according to city documents. The three buildings have a combined construction cost of $24 million and will cover roughly 750,000 square feet.

• Location: 6200 N. I-35, Denton
• Estimated timeline: Aug. 17, 2026-Dec. 6, 2027
• Estimated cost: $24 million

• Location: 2801 Network Blvd., Frisco
• Estimated timeline: June 19, 2026-December 6, 2027
• Estimated cost: $11.3 million

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican voters across Texas cast their votes in a contentious U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The context: The Republican race for U.S. Senate is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

About the candidates: Cornyn, an incumbent senator with nearly 24 years in office, is seeking to hold his seat for another six years while being challenged by Paxton, the once-impeached state attorney general who was recently endorsed by President Donald Trump. Read each candidate's priorities in their own words here.  

The winning Republican candidate will face the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, in November.
 
Keep reading to see the results in the Cornyn-Paxton race and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

For the first time in more than a decade, there is no incumbent in the Texas attorney general's race as Ken Paxton runs for the U.S. Senate. Voters across Texas made their picks for attorney general in the May 26 runoff election, with the winning candidate from each political party moving on to the November election.

The context: The Republican and Democratic attorney general races are among several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

The attorney general serves as Texas' top lawyer and law enforcement officer.

About the candidates: On the right, state Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Austin are each seeking the Republican nomination for the seat.

On the left, state Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski are vying for the Democratic nomination.

Keep reading to see the results in the two attorney general races and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.