DTX-FRS: Impact 11/11/2025

Whether students enrolled in advanced culinary arts class at Frisco ISD’s Career and Technical Center plan to pursue a culinary career post-graduation or choose to leave the chef’s hat behind after donning a graduation cap, Chef Instructor Sara Hosford said they all take skills with them that will serve them for a lifetime.

Quote of note: “They're learning French [culinary] techniques, and they're applying it to different culinary opportunities. They also learn how to clean, sanitize and wash dishes,” Hosford said. “When we are busy, [they learn] how to process, multitask and how to remain cool under pressure. They get penalized, grade wise, if they lose their cool.”

The setup: Students enrolled in advanced culinary arts class, which meets for three hours every school day, have completed intro to culinary arts at their home campus and earned a Texas food handlers license.

Ray and Ruselle Hass, franchise co-owners of the Frisco location of Kava Culture Kava Bar said the business will open later this year.

The details: Kava Culture Kava Bar, founded in 2017 in Florida, offers drinks with zero alcohol, according to the company website. The drinks are made from squeezing kava roots found in the South Pacific.

A segment of the Collin County Outer Loop connecting Celina to north of McKinney has been completed and opened to the public, according to a news release.

The specifics: The two-lane roadway created a complete connection from Dallas North Tollway in Celina to US 75 just north of McKinney. The section officially opened to the public Nov. 7. The segment of roadway completed, dubbed Segment 3C by county officials, will serve as an east-west connection that will enhance regional connectivity and relieve congestion on other major roadways, the release states.

Quote of note: “This roadway will improve mobility and reduce travel times across the fast-growing northwest corridor of Collin County. I’m grateful for the hard work and dedication of everyone who helped make this project a reality," Collin County Judge Chris Hill said in the release.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced his bid for a fourth gubernatorial term Nov. 9, laying out an ambitious six-pronged plan to make “out-of-control property taxes finished in Texas.”

The details: Abbott's goals include eliminating property taxes charged by public school districts, which make up the majority of an average homeowner’s property tax bill. Some conservative groups and lawmakers pushed for an end to school property taxes during recent state legislative sessions.

The governor’s plan to limit local tax increases includes:

• Limiting annual local government spending
• Requiring approval from two-thirds of local voters for all tax hikes
• Allowing local residents to petition for an election to roll back tax rates
• Requiring property appraisals to occur once every five years
• Capping appraisal increases at 3% per year, down from 10% today
• Asking voters to eliminate school property taxes