The city of Allen saw less crime in 2025 than in previous years, a city report shows. Police Chief Steve Dye presented the Allen Police Department’s annual report—which showed a 22.6% decrease in crime year over year—at a Feb. 24 City Council work session.

A closer look: The Allen Police Department recorded 885 crimes last year, a decrease from 1,143 crimes in 2024, according to city documents. Dye said several factors contributed to this decrease, including increased police presence in shopping districts, and patrolling alleys and neighborhoods at night.

“We already had the lowest crime rate of the largest 50 cities in Texas,” Dye said. “When you’re already in a fairly safe community as we’re in, then it’s harder to achieve these types of decreases.”

Hiatus Spa is planning to open its Allen location in early March, according to a company news release.

The specifics: The business offers beauty and wellness services such as massage, manicures, pedicures, facials, acupuncture, waxing, microneedling, Botox and more, per its website. The spa will also offer complimentary iced coffee and matcha on its opening day.

• 981 Garden Park Drive, Allen

Looking for a way to cool off as the summer months heat up? Check out 12 water parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including seasonal outdoor parks and indoor parks that are open all year.

1. Great Wolf Lodge: This water park and resort offers attractions for all activity levels, from the Crooked Creek lazy river to inner tube rides like Coyote Cannon and River Canyon Run. The park includes a variety of pools, splash pads and water slides.

• Indoor
• Free (overnight guests), $30-$70 (day pass)
• Open year-round, 10 a.m.-8 p.m
• 100 Great Wolf Drive, Grapevine

• Outdoor
• Prices TBD
• Open May 16-Sept. 7, hours vary by day
• 1800 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington

Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.