Projects to repair roads, upgrade pedestrian crossings and renovate city facilities are underway in and around downtown McKinney.

McKinney Planning Manager Cassie Bumgarner shared updates on a number of downtown projects at a Nov. 3 McKinney City Council work session.

The details: The presentation highlighted multi-million-dollar projects led by a number of different city departments, including engineering, planning and public works. Projects underway in the downtown area include:

• Tennessee, Lamar and Hunt streets improvements

• Chestnut elevated storage tank rehabilitation

• Redevelopment of city-owned downtown properties

• Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library renovation

• McKinney Performing Arts Center renovation

Visiting Angels Senior Home Care relocated to a new office in McKinney this fall, a media representative confirmed.

The details: The senior care service, which serves Allen, Frisco, McKinney and Prosper, relocated from its previous address at 4500 Eldorado Parkway, Ste. 1500, earlier this year. The new office aims to strengthen Visiting Angels’ presence in the community, according to a news release.

What they offer: Visiting Angels provides one-on-one home care and senior care services for elderly and disabled adults in Collin County, according to its website. Types of home care include Alzheimer’s care, dementia care, personal care and end-of-life care.

• 3900 S. Stonebridge Drive, Ste 701, McKinney

Check out five upcoming and ongoing transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Park Boulevard arterial concrete repair

Project: The city of Plano is removing and reconstructing a concrete arterial street and sidewalk along Park Boulevard from US 75 to east city limits.

Update: Bids for the project opened in mid-October and construction is estimated to start in late November or early December, city officials said.

• Timeline: November 2026-June 2028

• Cost: $4.7 million

• Funding: city of Plano

2. East Bethany Drive Asphalt Overlay Project

Project: The scope of the project includes constructing a protective layer of asphalt over the existing pavement to extend the life of the roadway, city of Allen documents state.

Update: The construction contract has been awarded to Overland Corporation, city officials said.

• Timeline: Construction expected to begin no later than April 15, 2027

• Cost: $1.6 million

• Funding source: city of Allen

Democrats saw decisive wins up and down the ballot in Texas and across the nation in the Nov. 3 election, flipping the Lone Star State to Democratic control for the first time in a generation.

The big picture: Texas has had a Republican governor, state Senate and state House since 2003. Next year, the state will be led by a Democratic governor, with a Democratic lieutenant governor presiding over the Senate and House lawmakers likely electing a Democrat to lead the chamber—however, the senators themselves will remain majority-Republican.

More details: How much power Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin will have over the Texas Senate is largely up to senators, who will approve the chamber's new rules when the legislature convenes in January.

Sam Hooper, a legislative attorney and consultant, said he was "hopeful" that the election results would lead to "a more collegial Senate" and cooperation among lawmakers of both political parties.

The majority-Republican Senate and majority-Democrat House will have to find a balance, as bills cannot become law without approval from both chambers.