Individuals riding electric motorcycles in Allen could receive a ticket, Allen Police Chief Steve Dye said.

Dye gave a presentation of e-bikes, e-motorcycles and safety guidelines at a July 14 Allen City Council work session meeting.

The overview: As city officials begin conversations about e-bikes and e-motorcycles, it's important to understand the differences between the two, Dye said. E-bikes have pedals, do not exceed speeds of 28 miles per hour and have engines that do not exceed 750 watts, according to the presentation. E-motorcycles do not have pedals, have more powerful motors and can exceed speeds of 60 miles per hour. Individuals riding e-bikes must be at least 15 years old, Dye said.

The Allen Chamber of Commerce has a new office in downtown Allen.

Representatives of the organization celebrated relocating to the approximately 2,500 square-foot space at a July 15 ribbon cutting ceremony.

The gist: The Allen Chamber of Commerce was formerly located at 210 W. McDermott Drive. The organization had occupied the just under 2,000-square-foot space for about 30 years, Allen Chamber of Commerce President Kyle Jacobson said.

The expanded office provides a dedicated coworking space for chamber members and allows the chamber to host ribbon cutting ceremonies for businesses without brick-and-mortar locations, Jacobson said.

Quote of note: “Every day we are encouraging businesses to invest in themselves, build relationships and grow,” said Tonya Walker, a real estate agent and the chamber’s immediate past chair of the board. “Today we are celebrating [that] the chamber is doing the same thing.”

• 400 N. Allen Drive, Ste. 101, Allen

At least one person has died due to flooding in the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott said July 16.

The details: The fatality occurred along the Guadalupe River between Kerrville and Comfort—downstream from Hunt, where many summer camps are located and the majority of the flooding took place in July 2025. Flooding this year has been more intense downstream than upstream, Abbott said.

Zooming in: More than 70 people have been rescued from floodwaters, and evacuation orders have been issued in multiple parts of South-Central Texas, the governor said.

"We have massive flooding in ... the Greater Kerrville area, but we also are looking at what's been taking place in Uvalde—there are massive challenges in Uvalde as well," Abbott told reporters. "In fact, people need to expect very meaningful flooding in the Rio Grande [Valley]."

The big picture: Parts of South-Central Texas were expected to see more than 30 inches of rain during this week's storms, and 59 counties were under a state disaster declaration.