McKinney ISD is launching a new cardiac safety initiative. As part of Project ADAM, 12 McKinney ISD campuses have received the Heart Safe School designation, according to a July 21 news release.

A closer look: Project ADAM, which stands for Automated Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory, was developed in partnership with Cook Children's Health Care System to prevent sudden cardiac death on school campuses, per the release.

The campuses earned this distinction by establishing designated cardiac emergency response teams, installing automated external defibrillators in visible locations, helping staff members complete CPR and AED trainings and organizing cardiac event drills, according to the release.

Quote of note: “By standardizing these safety measures, McKinney ISD is actively bridging the gap between a cardiac event and the arrival of emergency medical personnel,” the release states.

The debut of Smalls Sliders’ second McKinney location is slated for early August, a company representative confirmed.

The details: The company’s first McKinney location opened on Hardin Boulevard in April 2025. The same owners, operating as Serendipity Provisions LLC, are opening another location near the city’s western border.

On the menu: The quick-service restaurant offers hamburger sliders made with one or two beef patties, cheese, pickles and Smauce, the restaurant’s signature sauce, according to its website. Other menu items include seasoned waffle-cut fries, queso, milkshakes and slider combo meals.

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As more data centers are being built in Texas, the state’s water planning agency warns that limited information is available about the booming industry and its impact on water supplies.

The overview: The Texas Water Development Board adopted its initial 2027 State Water Plan on July 23, with a “more robust” version of the plan expected later this year. The plan consists of 3,000 water management projects and 6,700 strategies that experts say are needed to prepare for future severe droughts.

It will cost about $174 billion to complete the projects, according to the TWDB. However, if they are not implemented, a severe drought could cost the state $91 billion in economic damages as soon as 2030 and lead to $177 billion in annual losses by 2080.

The context: These projections do not account for the amount of water that data centers—which largely purchase their water from public systems—may use or how the large facilities could contribute to overall water availability. Right now, the board said it did not have enough information to do so.