Texas Republic Bank is celebrating 15 years of community banking in Collin County. 

The details: The local bank has origins dating back to 1891, and it was acquired by a team of investors to become Texas Republic Bank in April 2011.  CEO David Baty said being a true community bank is defined by local ownership, local management and local decisions. 

Quote of note: “If you have that, you have the true community bank,” Baty said. “If you don't have those ingredients, it doesn't matter what your name is, you're not a true community bank.”

Here are 10 business updates in north Frisco.

Now open 
Baskin Robbins: The ice cream store offers ice cream scoops, sundaes, drinks, custom cakes, pies and more. Ice cream flavors include old fashioned butter pecan, banana dulce de leche, cherries jubilee, chocolate chip and more, according to its website. 

Coming soon
Frenchie: The business is owned by restaurateur Stephan Couseau and his partner Daniele Garcia. The business is known for its French-American dining that features croissants, crepes, quiches, steak frites and profiteroles. The restaurant will be located in the Firefly Park development.

Stay informed on five road projects happening around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County
Spring Creek Corridor intersection improvements
Project: The Spring Creek Corridor will receive additional turning lanes, new concrete pavement, barrier-free ramp reconstruction, sidewalk replacements and signal modifications in Plano.

Update: The southbound right lane from SH 121 to 800 feet south of Headquarters Drive will be closed. The project is in final design and is awaiting property acquisition before construction can move forward. Public Works Community Investment Program Manager Drew Zaeske said construction is estimated to be completed in the second quarter of 2029.

• Timeline: May 2026-May 2029

• Cost: $8 million

• Funding source: city of Plano

Tarrant County
Lipscomb Street and Forest Street
Project: The outline for the work is replacing the waterline, sanitary sewer lines, storm drainage and adding sidewalks, according to city documents.

Update: The project has a contract completion date by the end of May.

• Timeline: June 2025-May 2026

• Cost: $1.5 million

• Funding sources: city of Grapevine, Tarrant County

More than 53,000 students will be invited to join Texas’ education savings account program this week, the state comptroller’s office said May 4.

The details: Families will be notified by email between May 4-6 if they were awarded funds in the second round of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, per a news release from the comptroller’s office.

To date, nearly 96,000 students have been selected to participate, with these students set to receive about $820 million of the $1 billion state lawmakers allocated for the program, an agency spokesperson said. Of the 53,000 second-round awardees, over 51,000 are from low-income families. The other 2,000 students accepted this week were found to qualify for disability-related funding, the agency said.

The background: Families accepted to the TEFA program will receive state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them for the 2026-27 school year.

Proponents of the new program have said it will expand educational opportunities, while critics have expressed concerns that the program will unfairly benefit students already enrolled in private schools.