McKinney City Council members are scheduled to consider and vote on a maximum price for the McKinney Performing Arts Center renovation project at an upcoming meeting in February.

The big picture: Council members are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 3 for a regular meeting. The meeting’s consent agenda includes a resolution authorizing up to $9.2 million for the renovation project that’s expected to start in February.

If approved, the resolution would amend a contract with Fort Worth-based Byrne Construction Services, which is acting as the construction manager at risk on the project.

In case you missed it: The MPAC is closing Feb. 1 for a $10 million historic renovation project that’s expected to begin Feb. 2. The city is partnering with Architexas, the Texas Historic Commission, Byrne Construction and Holos House on the project.

Construction is projected to finish in fall 2026, according to a city news release. The renovation will focus on preserving the building’s architectural integrity while addressing infrastructure needs and enhancing the guest experience.

Playa Bowls is coming soon to McKinney, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. 

A closer look: Construction is expected to begin in March and wrap up in June. The 1,565-square-foot project is estimated to cost $150,000. The business sells bowls, smoothies, juices and cold brew, according to its website. Playa Bowls also has a location in Southlake.

• 3200 S. Stonebridge Drive, Ste. 104, McKinney

Plano ISD’s enrollment is projected to dip below 40,000 students by the 2029-30 school year, according to a recent demographer report.

The overview: The district’s enrollment was down by 2,712 students in 2025-26 from the previous school year, outpacing the projected enrollment decline by more than 1,300.

PISD’s demography consultant Rocky Gardner of Zonda Demographics told the district’s board of trustees Jan. 20 that he expects the enrollment to continue declining, but “not at the same pace” as this year’s decline.

“We did see a little bit of double whammy in Plano this past year,” Gardner said. “We had about 500 less newcomers and we had about 150 more leavers.”

Zooming in: Some of the district’s enrollment decline can be attributed to the city’s housing stock, according to the presentation. For single-family homes, both the number of new constructions and closed sales in Plano have decreased over the last seven years. From 2018 to 2024, new construction starts and closed sales dropped by 291 and 416, respectively.

The March 3 primary election is coming up, and so is the deadline to register to vote. Eligible Texans must register by Feb. 2 to cast votes in dozens of races, including 18 statewide officials, 38 members of Congress, 166 state legislators and various local seats, such as county judges and commissioners.

How to register: Texans must submit a paper voter registration application by Feb. 2. Applications can be mailed to their county elections office or delivered in-person.

To avoid delivery delays under new federal postmark rules, prospective voters may requests that mailed applications be hand-stamped at a local post office.

The big picture: Texas holds primaries for partisan elected positions at the federal, state, regional and local levels. Republican and Democratic primary voters will have a say in which candidates will represent their chosen political party on the November ballot, shaping who is ultimately elected to each seat.

In recent years, no more than one-fourth of registered Texas voters have cast ballots in primary elections, state data shows.

Four Republican candidates are running for Texas comptroller in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The big picture: Michael Berlanga, Christi Craddick, Kelly Hancock and Don Huffines are seeking the Republican nomination to be Texas' next chief financial officer. The Republican nominee will face the winner of the Democratic primary in November; the winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

The background: The comptroller's office is open after former state comptroller Glenn Hegar stepped down in July to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Former state Sen. Kelly Hancock currently serves as acting state comptroller and is running in the Republican primary, although he is not considered the incumbent in the race.

The comptroller is tasked with overseeing government spending, projecting Texas' biennial budget for state legislators, reporting on statewide economic issues, and managing the state treasury and unclaimed property programs. Hancock's office also recently launched the state’s new education savings account program, as mandated by the Texas Legislature.

Three Democrats are running to be Texas' next chief financial officer in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The overview: Sarah Eckhardt, Michael Lange and Savant Moore are seeking the Democratic nomination for Texas comptroller. The winning Democratic candidate will face the Republican nominee in November; the winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

The context: The comptroller's office is open after former state comptroller Glenn Hegar stepped down in July to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Former state Sen. Kelly Hancock currently serves as acting state comptroller and is running in the Republican primary, although he is not considered the incumbent in the race.

The comptroller is tasked with overseeing government spending, projecting Texas' biennial budget for state legislators, reporting on statewide economic issues, and managing the state treasury and unclaimed property programs. Hancock's office also recently launched the state’s new education savings account program, as mandated by the Texas Legislature.