Frisco ISD officials have filed a waiver with the Texas Education Agency to retain its state funding in spite of missed days during the winter storm in late January.

What happened: The waiver would allow the district to not hold classes during the bad-weather makeup days scheduled in the district's 2025-26 academic calendar. The district's board of trustees approved filing for waivers in a 6-1 vote during a Feb. 9 meeting

A Missed Day waiver from the TEA would give FISD full average daily attendance funding for the missed days, per district documents. State funding for a school district is based on the average number of students attending school daily, rather than overall enrollment.

In case you missed it: FISD officials closed district schools Jan. 26-29 due to the winter weather and persisting poor road conditions. For Jan. 26-27, the district will not need to utilize bad-weather makeup days or apply for a waiver, as the district had enough banked minutes to still meet state requirements for instructional time.

The Frisco City Council Place 1 special election recount has been completed. The recount found no discrepancies in the originally canvassed votes, reaffirming Ann Anderson’s win over challenger Mark Piland, according to a Feb. 23 news release from the city of Frisco.

The background: Piland requested a recount Feb. 16, and it was completed by the city in conjunction with the Collin County Elections Administration and the Denton County Elections Administration.

Piland ran against Anderson in the Jan. 31 election. Anderson won with 4,063 votes, and Mark trailed with 3,953 votes, according to results canvassed by the city Feb. 10.

The Law Offices of Jeremy W. McKey celebrated its 10th anniversary on Feb. 1, business manager Toni McKey said.

The details: The firm’s offerings include legal services for suits related to automobile and pedestrian accidents, workplace injuries and wrongful deaths.

• 5899 Preston Road, Ste. 203, Frisco

Stay informed on four road projects happening in McKinney and Flower Mound. 

Collin County

1. Bloomdale Road and Spur 195 realignment
Project: A construction and realignment project for the 4-lane Bloomdale Road will create a new connection at SH 5. A multilane roundabout will also be constructed at the intersection of Bloomdale Road and Spur 195.
Update: Design work on the project is 30% completed.

• Timeline: May 2025-late 2026 (design), construction to begin in spring 2027
• Cost: $6.6 million
• Funding source: city of McKinney

• Timeline: spring 2026-summer 2027
• Cost: $6.93 million
• Funding sources: town of Flower Mound

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Founders’ Plaza has reopened after being closed for more than three months.

According to previous reporting, the area was closed for soil remediation around the observation area in Grapevine.

Zooming in: The area at the intersection of Texan Trail and North Airfield Drive is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is used by photographers and visitors to the airport to take photos or videos of planes, according to the airport website.

Visitors can watch planes take off and land and listen to air traffic control communications from the Federal Aviation Administration tower.

The background: DFW’s Founders’ Plaza was dedicated in 1995 as a tribute to the founders of DFW Airport, which opened in 1974, according to the airport website.

• 1700 N. Airfield Drive, Grapevine

Ring in the spring at these 15 festivals and events across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

1. Texas Storytelling Festival: This four-day festival presents a range of storytelling activities, from folklore and ghost stories to poetry slams and oratory workshops. The festival also features a liars contest, an event where participants compete to see who can tell the most outlandish and entertaining story.

• March 12-15, times vary by day
• General admission tickets start at $60
• 321 E. McKinney St., Denton

• April 10-12, times vary by day
• Free (admission)
• 111 N. Tennessee St., McKinney

• May 9, 2-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 142 N. Ohio St., Celina