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New population estimates released
on Collin County's population by the U.S. Census
Bureau show steady growth for this part of North
Texas. But we've also found some other telling figures
that add a little more depth to the cultural and
economic make-up of the fastest-growing urban county
in the state... more
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Despite its official beginning here
last year, Collin County Court at Law #4 has
been using a team approach with DWI and drug offenders
for almost three years. In that time, 52 people have successfully
passed the stringent program with the simple theme: get
offenders personalized help to keep from getting another
DWI or drug charge... more
Every year the Collin County Commissioners
Court and Historical Commission present awards to persons
and organizations doing remarkable work in preserving
and teaching our local history. Nominations for the 2008
Preservation Celebration Awards are currently being accepted... more
Exactly what do we get from the county’s
share of your property taxes? First, it helps to know that
Collin County claims about a dime of every property tax dollar
collected within its boundaries. In Plano, for example, a
$221,700 home would draw $5,286 in annual taxes. And after
annual city, school and community college levies are taken
out, the county’s share would come to $543.17 a year – or
about $45.26 a month. So for the price of cable TV, or a mobile
phone calling plan, what follows is a basic tally of how the
money is spent... more
Can’t make it live to a Commissioners
Court session, or want to watch the whole or part of it
again? Now you can, right from this county web site. You
can even search by agenda item to go right to your favorite
part of a meeting. Use the Court Webstreaming icon on
the right side of this page, or click
to go to a list of meetings available on video, on demand,
right here!... more
Thanks to our friends at the North
Texas History Center, we’ve posted a brief look back
at life here from the 1870’s to the 1940’s when cotton
fields sprawled across the county’s landscape. Now, agriculture
is one of the fastest shrinking industries in Collin County,
with the latest Census estimates showing about 280 people
still listing their occupation as farmers... more
