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• Democrats vying for Rep. Sam Johnson's seat in Collin County say they can turn red District 3 blue

  19-05-2018 13:36
  The two Democrats in Tuesday's runoff say they can turn the 3rd Congressional District blue, despite the fact that the district encompassing much of Collin County has been solidly red for decades. Voters will decide whether they want Lorie Burch or Sam Johnson, two Plano-based attorneys, to face state Sen. Van Taylor in the November election.
  
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• Dr Pepper Deliveries in Critical Condition With Chicago Strike

  23-05-2018 01:05
  More than 150 Teamsters walked off the job in suburban Chicago early May 22 after a wage dispute with a Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. subsidiary. Soft drink delivery drivers went on strike against the American Bottling Co., seeking to hold up deliveries ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Diane Lea Brown

  22-05-2018 22:40
  Diane Lea Brown of Burnet, Texas, passed away on May 5, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. She lived in Burnet with her loving husband Bob Brown after retiring to the Hill Country from Plano, Texas.
  
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• Recovering Sikh heritage in Pakistan is mission of former Amex executive

  22-05-2018 08:01
  Amardeep Singh cares deeply about his disappearing Sikh heritage and is on a quest to save it. He's written two pictorial books, Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan and The Quest Continues Lost Heritage, about his journeys throughout Pakistan.
  
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• Large Lots, Big Home Value in Parker, TX

  22-05-2018 03:27
  Which city in Collin County has the highest average home value this year? According to the appraisal district - it's Parker! We went there to see what $615,000 can buy you, Monday, May 21, 2018. Which city in Collin County has the highest average home value this year? According to the appraisal district, it's Parker! Parker is best known for Southfork Ranch and Olympic Champion Nastia Liuken, but it's the lifestyle that may be drawing people in.
  
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• Jack: Stevenson Would've Gone Down if I Had 5, 10 More Seconds

  21-05-2018 18:00
  Badou Jack sensed an exhausted Adonis Stevenson was about to go down toward the end of their fight Saturday night. Jack claimed during their post-fight press conference that if he had "maybe five, 10 seconds more," the defending WBC light heavyweight champion would've hit the canvas.
  
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• Which Collin County city has the highest average market value for homes? Answer might surprise you

  21-05-2018 01:03
  Big homes on big lots are the norm in Parker, which has the highest average home market value among Collin County cities. The average market value for homes there is $615,431.
  
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• Jack: Let's Do the Stevenson Rematch in Vegas, Sweden or the UK

  20-05-2018 20:47
  They disagree, though, on where their second fight should take place. Stevenson wants Jack to return to Canada for their rematch, whereas Jack suggested possible venues in Las Vegas, Jack's native Sweden or the United Kingdom.
  
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• Adonis Stevenson, Badou Jack Battle To a Majority Draw

  20-05-2018 07:27
  Once he finally warmed up, survived the dangerous Adonis Stevenson's early attack and let his hands go, Jack took the fight to the defending champion and had a lot of success throughout the second half of their 12-round, 175-pound championship match. It wasn't enough, however, to take the WBC light heavyweight title from Stevenson.
  
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• The boss wants you to give up your desk, and it's probably to cut costs

  19-05-2018 22:53
  More than half of corporate execs say they plan to switch to unassigned worker seating for all or some of their employees during the next three years. Instead of having their own desks, workers will grab an empty workstation when they come to the office in the morning.
  
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• "Heart of Gold" Novel Empowers Women

  19-05-2018 09:10
  Murphy, TX, May 18, 2018 -- -- "Heart of Gold" is a fast-paced, page-turning, shocking tell-all of a young woman named Beverly White, as the sheltered upbringing of her youth changes to disillusioned adulthood. Set in Houston, Texas, Beverly experiences independence and exploration in the dazzling new world of the Have's and Have Not's.
  
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• Frisco Firm's Fitbit-Like Tech Tracks Work Productivity

  19-05-2018 05:10
  New technology being sold here in North Texas is making it easier than ever for your company to gauge whether you're using your time on the clock effectively. New technology being sold here in North Texas is making it easier than ever for your company to gauge whether you're using your time on the clock effectively.
  
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• Sixty Vines to Add a Unique OpenAire Retractable Roof Greenhouse to The Crescent Location

  19-05-2018 01:09
  Owners of Sixty Vines new uptown location in Dallas will have a one-of-a-kind 1,400 sq. ft. retractable roof greenhouse from OpenAire TORONTO, May 18, 2018 -- The prestigious Crescent complex in Uptown Dallas is about to get a new year-round patio enclosure for wine lovers to enjoy any time of the year.
  
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• North Texas Performing Arts Seeks Professional Actors For Educational Daytime Show MADAGASCAR

  18-05-2018 21:03
  North Texas Performing Arts celebrates the 11th anniversary of their Professional Daytime Children's Series with a production of "Madagascar-A Musical Adventure - TYA." The Daytime Children's Series is a series of productions with professional actors performing educational literacy-based shows for pre-school and elementary-aged children during the day.
  
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• More Firms Find DFW Tops for Leasing, Investing

  18-05-2018 16:41
  Peloton evaluated four different US markets and found that the Dallas area offered the most attractive options and a CBRE survey revealed that Dallas was in the number two spot as favored by investors. Get alerted any time new stories match your search criteria.
  
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• Indigenous and Frontline Community Representatives Tell JPMorgan...

  18-05-2018 12:05
  Which companies a big bank chooses to invest its money in can seem abstract, but for me these issues are personal. As my community continues the long recovery after Hurricane Harvey, I know that JPMorgan Chase is top funder of extreme fossil fuel development, which is driving climate change.
  
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• Scott and Jennifer Owen -- the parents of the seven children -- died in a crash.

  18-05-2018 07:52
  PLANO, Texas -- Ethan Owen sat in the empty pew where his family usually sat for Sunday service at First Baptist Church of Plano. "It was like someone tearing out my heart.
  
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• Nuvectra (NVTR) Lowered to "Sell" at Zacks Investment Research

  18-05-2018 03:47
  According to Zacks, "Nuvectra Corporation develops and commercializes neuromodulation medical device for the treatment of nervous system disorders. It also provides neural interface technology, components and systems, as well as NeuroNexus SmartBox portable control and data streaming systems.
  
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• Five homes were evacuated after dynamite was found in a shed outside a Melissa, Texas home.

  17-05-2018 23:34
  A Plano police bomb squad planned to detonate dynamite found in a shed at a Melissa, Texas home Thursday afternoon. McKinney firefighters received a tip about the dynamite and found it inside a shed near a home in the 100 block of Covey Lane just after noon.
  
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• How to Resolve Finances After a Death

  17-05-2018 10:14
  After his mother's death, Ken Moraif had to unravel her finances. Millions of Americans each year face a similar task, but he had a unique challenge - he had to crack a code.
  
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• With new concert venue, Legacy Hall wants to plug Plano into national touring map

  17-05-2018 05:59
  The outdoor patio at the Box Garden at Legacy Hall, part of Legacy West in Plano, Texas, Sunday, May 6, 2018. People wait in line at knife burger as others make their way around Legacy Hall during the lunch hour at Legacy Hall in Plano, on Thursday, December 7, 2017.
  
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• Former Richardson mayor and and developer indicted on public corruption charges

  16-05-2018 23:24
  The former mayor of Richardson and a land developer who she eventually married were indicted on federal conspiracy violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Laura Jordan, also known as Laura Maczka, 53, and Mark Jordan, 51, both of Plano, were named in a seven-count indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery, and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds.
  
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• Former North Texas mayor was bribed with cash and luxury hotel stays, feds say

  16-05-2018 23:24
  Laura Maczka was indicted this month on federal charges, including wire fraud and bribery, the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Texas announced Wednesday. A former Richardson mayor and her developer husband - both the subject of WFAA stories - have been indicted on federal bribery charges in connection with a controversial apartment development.
  
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• Ex-Texas mayor, developer husband, accused of bribery, fraud

  16-05-2018 21:07
  A former Dallas-area mayor and her now-husband have been indicted in a public corruption case alleging fraud and bribery while she was in office. Prosecutors say Laura Jordan, known as Laura Maczka while mayor of Richardson, and developer Mark Jordan made initial court appearances Wednesday in Plano.
  
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• Fitness firm Peloton bringing 400 new jobs to Plano's Legacy Central

  16-05-2018 18:39
  Peloton's new Plano regional campus on U.S. Highway 75 will be the company's first member support center located outside its New York City headquarters. "Dallas is a very important market for Peloton," Brad Olson, Peloton Senior Vice President, said in a statement.
  
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• Continue reading Tick-tock! Don't let time run out for entering our Top 100 competition

  16-05-2018 13:38
  Our drop-dead deadline for entering The Dallas Morning News ' 10th anniversary Top 100 Places to Work competition is Friday. Last year, one of our previous winners let that window of opportunity shut before its human resources department tried to enter.
  
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• Tension escalates at annual meetings as banks wade into social issues

  16-05-2018 01:37
  You could have easily mistaken JPMorgan Chase's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday for the type of testy town hall gathering that lawmakers hold with their constituents when they return home from Washington. Held this year in Plano, Texas - in a corporate office that's home to roughly 6,000 employees - JPMorgan's annual meeting included the usual orders of business, such as votes to approve the company's roster of directors.
  
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• Ponder residents' water troubles started well before Erin Brockovich caused an outcry in Plano

  15-05-2018 20:39
  Months before environmental activist Erin Brockovich criticized North Texas water , residents of Ponder were suspicious of what was coming out of their taps. They complained of skin rashes and irritation that seemed to only happen when in contact with their city's water.
  
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• Young man becomes parents to six siblings after parents killed in crash

  15-05-2018 06:08
  Ethan Owen sat in the empty pew where his family usually sat for Sunday service at First Baptist Church of Plano. "It was like someone tearing out my heart.
  
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• Collin Classic Bike Rally Needs Volunteers For Fundraiser

  14-05-2018 03:54
  The 27th annual Collin Classic Bike Rally Race is Saturday June 16th, 2018 and benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County. The organization's website says it's a, "premier cycling event in North Texas designed for the professional to the weekend rider."
  
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