Plano ISD employees will receive a 3 percent pay raise during the 2012-2013 school year in an effort to keep their salaries competitive with neighboring districts.

The Arts Center of North Texas' days have appeared to be numbered since the project failed to meet its six-month funding goals earlier this year. The lack of private funding and corporate sponsorships has forced the project into limbo while the three owner cities decide how to proceed.

After nearly six years at the helm of the Plano Fire Department, Chief Hugo Esparza announced his retirement on Tuesday, effective July 2.

While the battle over state funding for Planned Parenthood and the future of the Women's Health Program will be decided in a courtroom, the impacts of the judge's decision could be felt in Plano and other Collin County cities.

Women's health care has become a hot topic in Texas after a federal court issued an order blocking the state from de-funding Planned Parenthood until a trial can be held and the issue can be further examined.