Public Information: News
News Releases : 2026
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Collin County District Judge Earns Prestigious Statewide Certification in Judicial Administration
Judge Tom Nowak of Collin County’s 366th District Court earned TBLS board certification in Judicial Administration—one of only 19 in Texas and the only judge in DFW—recognizing exceptional judicial leadership and public service.
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Collin County Commissioner Susan Fletcher Elected to Statewide Leadership Role
Collin County Commissioner Susan Fletcher was elected Vice-Chairperson of Administration for the Texas Conference of Urban Counties. Beginning January 1, 2026, she will help guide statewide collaboration to strengthen county governance and services.
News Releases 2025
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Dec. 30, 2025Judge John Roach Jr. has NOT resigned; Reports Are False
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Nov. 7, 2025Collin County Announces Completion and Opening of Outer Loop Segment 3C
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Oct. 27, 2025Public Hearing: Collin County Regional Trails Master Plan Update - Nov. 10
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Oct. 10, 2025Mike News
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Oct. 2, 2025Collin County Elections to Hold Public Logic & Accuracy Test and Demonstration
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Sept. 18, 2025Collin County Animal Shelter Temporarily Suspends Operations Following Multiple Canine Distemper Cases
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Aug. 20, 2025Cyndi Gore Takes the Helm as Collin County's New Director of Juvenile Services
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July 30, 2025Proposed Emergency Services District (ESD) for Collin County: What You Need to Know
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June 24, 2025Collin County Commissioners Approve Transition to Hand-Marked Paper Ballots for In-Person Voting
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June 12, 2025Measles Exposure in Collin County
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May 19, 2025Collin County District Clerk's Passport Office Launches "Walk-Up Wednesdays" Starting June 4
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May 12, 2025Collin County Responds to Changes in Fire and EMS Services: Public Hearing on Proposed Emergency Services District Set for July 28
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May 2, 2025Measles Exposure in Collin County
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April 22, 2025Collin County Launches Update of Regional Trails Master Plan
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April 21, 2025Collin County Bond Funds Available for Parks & Open Space
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April 21, 2025Confirmed Measles Exposure in Collin County: Public Health Advisory Issued
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April 3, 2025Collin County Adult Mental Health Court Honored with Outstanding Specialty Court Team Award
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March 13, 2025DA Greg Willis Announces 15-Year Prison Sentence for Predatory Stalker Who Targeted Women
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Feb. 18, 2025DA Greg Willis Announces 47-Year Sentence for Career Criminal Caught with 70 Grams of Meth After Attempting to Steal an ATM
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Feb. 11, 2025DA Greg Willis Announces 60-Year, No-Parole Sentence for Child Predator Who Abused Two Children Over 14 Years
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Feb. 10, 2025Statement on the Texas Secretary of State’s Decertification of ES&S ExpressPoll
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Jan. 30, 2025Steve Asher Takes Office as New Precinct 4 Constable
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Jan. 29, 2025Dwayne Kurtz Elected as New Precinct 2 Constable
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Jan. 28, 2025Introducing Scott Grigg, New Tax Assessor-Collector for Collin County
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Jan. 27, 2025Leading the Way: Kaleb Breaux Takes the Helm as Elections Administrator
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Jan. 24, 2025Third Annual Craft Supplies Rummage Sale Returns-Donations Needed!
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Jan. 22, 2025District Attorney Greg Willis Announces 40-Year, No-Parole Sentence for Child Predator Convicted of Repeatedly Abusing 7-Year-Old
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Jan. 17, 2025Meet Dr. Elizabeth Ventura: Collin County's New Chief Medical Examiner
News Releases 2024
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Dec. 12, 2024Collin County Tax Offices Closed December 31 for Leadership Transition
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Nov. 14, 2024Bruce Sherbet Announces Retirement after 44 Years in Elections Administration
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Nov. 4, 20245 new portraits of county veterans to be installed Nov. 11
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Oct. 16, 2024District Clerk's Office Announces Opening of New Passport Acceptance Facility
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Oct. 7, 20242024/2025 Youth Leadership Council Student government program open to all Collin County high school students
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Sept. 20, 2024Collin County Welcomes Janessa Reid as New Program Coordinator for Adult Mental Health Court
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Sept. 19, 2024Meghan Miller Named New Chief of Mental Health Managed Counsel Department for Collin County
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Sept. 18, 2024Mike Wallace Appointed to Collin County Planning Board
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Sept. 9, 2024Collin County Appraisal Review Board Accepting Applications for 2025
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Aug. 21, 2024District Attorney Greg Willis's Office Secures 30-Year Sentence on Fentanyl Dealer Linked to Overdose Death
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Aug. 13, 2024Typhus Update for Collin County
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June 13, 2024Collin County Achieves Top Bond Rating from Moody's
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June 11, 2024Leticia Gibbs Unanimously Appointed as New Director of Community Supervision and Corrections Department for Collin County
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May 30, 2024North Texas Storm Recovery and Clean-Up Information
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May 7, 2024Bill Bilyeu Announces Retirement as Collin County Administrator; County to Select Successor
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March 19, 2024District Attorney Greg Willis's Office Secures 35-Year Sentence for Career Drug Dealer on Parole, Headed to Prison for the 4th Time
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March 11, 2024District Attorney Greg Willis's Office Secures Life in Prison for Serial Predator, Pedophile, and Stalker
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March 7, 2024District Attorney Greg Willis's Office Secures 55 Years in Prison Without Parole For Plano Man's Decade-Long, Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child
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March 4, 202445 Year No-Parole Sentence for Repeated Sexual Assault of an 11 Year Old Child After Abuser Caught on Camera
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Feb. 27, 2024Life Sentence for Sorority Rapist After Case Solved Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy
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Feb. 26, 202430-Year Sentence for Shotgun Ambush of Sachse Police Officers
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Feb. 21, 2024Washington Serial Molester Nets 40 Years in Prison for Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child
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Feb. 19, 2024Collin County Adult Mental Health Court celebrates first graduates
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Feb. 1, 2024Legacy on the Bench: Honoring Judge Weldon Copeland's 35 Years of Judicial Service
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Jan. 23, 2024Sarah Duff named Collin County Probate Judge
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Jan. 5, 2024Apply now for spring DA Citizen Prosecutor Academy
News Releases 2023
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Dec. 29, 2023Weldon Copeland retires as Probate Judge; county to appoint successor
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Dec. 12, 2023Woman gets 32 years, no parole, in child pornography case
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Nov. 1, 20234 new portraits of county veterans to be installed Nov. 6
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Oct. 24, 2023Predator sentenced to 82 years for repeated sex assault of 2 children
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Oct. 17, 2023Parolee commits home-invasion aggravated robbery, nets 30 years
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Oct. 6, 2023Collin County to test voting equipment accuracy on Oct. 12
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Oct. 3, 202375 years' prison for Wylie woman for torture of young woman
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Oct. 3, 2023County hosts series of public meetings on future mobility
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Oct. 3, 2023Governor appoints Nowak to 493rd Judicial District Court
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Sept. 20, 2023Plano man sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing man 63 times
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Sept. 12, 2023Appraisal Review Board applications now being accepted
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Sept. 12, 2023Dallas man gets 75 years' prison for home invasion-turned-murder
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Aug. 23, 2023Commissioners Court sets bond election for November 7
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Aug. 21, 2023Jury delivers 55-year prison term to McKinney dope dealer
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Aug. 9, 2023Sex offender gets life sentence after trying to solicit minor for sex
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June 30, 2023Jury duty pay to increase in September
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June 28, 2023Plano Man gets life for secret videos of 23 different women
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June 26, 2023Princeton Man gets 45 years for repeated sex assault of child
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June 20, 2023Apply now for fall DA Citizen Prosecutor Academy
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June 19, 2023Man who shot teenaged girlfriend 10 Times gets life sentence
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March 9, 2023TxDOT public hearing on 380 alignment reset for March 23
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Feb. 21, 2023Collin County creates adult mental health court
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Feb. 14, 2023Houston felon gets 60 years for Collin County murder
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Feb. 10, 2023TxDOT proposes new US 380 alignment in eastern Collin County
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Jan. 19, 2023Allen man given life without parole for stabbing mother, sister
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Jan. 17, 2023Commissioner Webb awarded TxDOT's 2023 Road Hand award
News Releases 2022
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Dec. 13, 2022Man extradited from Guam sentenced to prison for child sex assault
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Dec. 5, 2022Man given 50 years, no parole, for repeated sex assault of 2 kids
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Dec. 5, 2022Unidentified Project: Linking a Name to the Dead
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Nov. 29, 2022Child Predator Gets 60 Years in Prison without Parole
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Nov. 15, 2022Collin wins Texas Conservation Awards program contest
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Nov. 10, 2022Brutal murder of McKinney mom nets life sentence for her son
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Nov. 10, 2022Deadline for 2022 health care grant applications is Dec. 9
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Nov. 2, 20222 public meetings set for Mobility Study, Nov. 16-17
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Oct. 27, 2022Citizen Prosecutor Academy applications now open
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Oct. 18, 2022Murder of sister, her boyfriend nets Plano man life without parole
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Oct. 5, 2022Man given life without parole for '21 capital murder at Shops of Legacy
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Sept. 29, 2022Elections Dept. to test voting machine accuracy on Oct. 7
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Sept. 14, 2022Judge Hill announces 2022-23 Collin County Youth Leadership Council
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Sept. 13, 2022Appraisal Review Board accepting applications for new members
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Aug. 24, 2022Child porn charges net 40-year sentence for Wylie man
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Aug. 10, 2022Anna man who murdered wife gets life in prison
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Aug. 9, 2022Collin County monkeypox response update
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Aug. 4, 2022Paroled felon who fired on Allen police gets 40 years
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Aug. 1, 2022Knife-wielding man with violent past gets 40 years for jogger attack
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July 29, 2022Citizen Prosecutor Academy taking applications until Aug. 5
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July 28, 2022Stalker gets maximum 20-year prison term
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July 14, 2022Woman given life sentence for 2019 robbery, murder of Plano roommates
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July 13, 202290-day outdoor burn issued for unincorporated Collin County
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July 12, 20222 McKinney teens arrested for roles in June 25 blaze
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July 1, 2022Health Care Services investigates possible rabies exposure
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June 28, 2022Chemirmir indicted on 4 more counts of capital murder
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June 21, 2022Cold case nets life without parole for 2017 capital murder
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June 16, 2022Allen predator gets 40 years' prison, no parole
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June 13, 2022Commissioner Webb to chair Regional Transportation Council
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June 8, 2022Jury gives life sentence to habitual violent offender in fatal assault
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June 7, 202259 years in prison for human trafficker
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June 6, 2022Online child predator gets 18 years in prison
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May 23, 2022Portraits of 6 fallen warriors to be added to courthouse hallway on June 6
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May 13, 2022SBA disaster loans available to businesses, homeowners with March 21 storm damage
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May 5, 2022Dallas man gets 25 Years for 2 armed robberies in Collin County
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April 21, 2022Collin County Bond Funds Available for Parks & Open Space
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April 20, 2022Life in prison for three-time child predator
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April 6, 2022Man gets life sentence for multiple assaults over 15 years
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April 5, 2022County damages listed for April 4 storms
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March 31, 2022DA launches Expunction 2022 to help people clear records
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March 30, 202250 years in prison for child predator
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March 17, 2022Survey: Be part of Texas' Broadband Development Plan
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March 15, 2022County campus expansion projects are underway
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March 9, 2022Jury sentences child abuser to 40 years without parole
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March 9, 2022Spring season brings another level of severe weather
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Feb. 8, 2022Bike race to affect county roads near Celina March 27
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Feb. 3, 2022County offices to remain closed for Friday, Feb. 4
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Feb. 2, 2022County buildings set to close Thursday
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Jan. 18, 2022Historical Commission sponsors student competitions in 2022
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Jan. 14, 2022Collin Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
News Releases 2021
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Dec. 14, 2021Allen child predator handed life in prison by jury
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Dec. 8, 2021Repeat home invader gets 99 years for stabbing homeowner, dog
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Nov. 2, 2021X-ray tech used job to sexually assault children, gets 50 years, no parole
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Oct. 26, 2021Man stalks, kidnaps, strangles, rapes ex-girlfriend; gets 65-year sentence
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Sept. 15, 2021Collin Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
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Sept. 1, 2021Regional Infusion Center to open in Collin County for COVID-19 patients
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Aug. 9, 2021Top locators for finding, scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations
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Aug. 4, 202112 robberies in 5 months nets McKinney man 55 years' prison
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July 27, 2021Health Care Services activates mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams
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July 27, 2021Way above average: county vaccination rates top state, national averages
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July 23, 2021Notice about multidrug-resistant Candida auris
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July 15, 2021Swindler gets 63 years for dealing date rape drug
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July 13, 202150 years in prison without parole for child predator
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July 7, 2021Jury hands gang member 60 years in prison
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July 2, 2021Jury gives armed rapist 55 years in prison
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June 22, 2021Grand Jury no bills 8 former detention officers involved in death of Marvin Scott III
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June 17, 2021Jury sentences child predator to 47 years without parole
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June 7, 20215 new portraits of Fallen Warriors added to courthouse collection
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May 25, 2021Serial domestic violence abuser slapped with life in prison
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May 24, 2021Jury gives child predator 50-year sentence after 6-year-old tells family friend
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May 21, 2021Appraisal Review Board accepting applications thru May 26
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May 20, 2021Repeat violent offender gets 40 years for aggravated robbery of Plano pharmacist
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May 12, 2021Collin Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
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May 11, 2021Repeat offender, parolee nets 35 years for most recent felony
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April 28, 2021Medical Examiner releases cause, manner of death for Marvin Scott III
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April 13, 2021Help plan for Collin County's transportation future
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April 6, 2021Collin County Bond Funds Available for Parks & Open Space
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March 31, 20211st Expunction Initiative paves way for better future in jobs, housing, education
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March 25, 2021Jury hands down 50-year sentence for child predator
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March 4, 2021County launches in-person & virtual trials with new jury manager solution
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Feb. 22, 2021Where to find help from winter storm damage
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Feb. 4, 2021Collin County seeks input on future transportation needs
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Feb. 3, 2021Vaccine doses arrive for Collin County wait list
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Jan. 29, 20212 more vaccine hubs to open; large increase in doses expected for next week
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Jan. 21, 2021Applications being accepted for virtual citizen prosecutor academy
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Jan. 21, 2021Four COVID-19 vaccine hubs operating in Collin County
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Jan. 12, 2021County set to host vaccine mega-center; waiting on DSHS for vaccine
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Jan. 11, 2021Collin County ready to launch vaccine mega-center
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Jan. 6, 2021Collin County announces vaccine partnership with local cities
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Jan. 5, 2021Collin County sets up wait list for COVID-19 vaccine
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Jan. 5, 2021More than 30,000 sign up for county vaccine wait list on 1st day
News Releases 2020
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Dec. 22, 2020Commissioners Court appoints Williams as Constable, Precinct 1
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Dec. 8, 2020Commissioners Court taking applications for Constable, Precinct 1
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Nov. 27, 2020Announcement of Constable-Elect Mike Vance's passing
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Nov. 19, 2020Gang member gets 40 years in prison for shooting girlfriend
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Nov. 5, 2020Collin Appraisal Review Board revises application deadline, adds COVID-19 measures
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Nov. 5, 2020Deadline for 2021 health care grants is Dec. 10
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Oct. 29, 2020Jury hands child predator 60 years prison, no parole
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Oct. 27, 2020Collin Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
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Oct. 27, 2020Finding a county voting location made easier
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Oct. 26, 202060 years prison without parole for child predator caught in the act
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Oct. 21, 2020Third Princeton man sentenced to life for murder of woman
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Oct. 16, 202040 years for knife-wielding parolee who threatened officers
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Oct. 8, 2020County Judge to file paperwork to reopen bars
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Sept. 4, 2020Small business grant program launches; applications available online
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Sept. 2, 2020September is National Preparedness Month
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Aug. 24, 2020Commissioners Court approves launch of small business grant program
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Aug. 19, 2020Now hiring: temporary employees for general election
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Aug. 14, 2020Daily COVID-19 report skewed by case backlog release
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July 28, 2020County's COVID-19 death reports now posted on dashboard
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July 25, 2020County reports 1 COVID-19 related death
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July 24, 2020Health authority reports 1 COVID-19 related death
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July 22, 2020Health authority reports 4 COVID-19 related deaths
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July 22, 2020Officials report 2 additional COVID-19 deaths for July 22
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July 21, 2020Allen man with COVID-19 dies in McKinney hospital
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July 20, 2020County reports COVID-19 related death
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July 15, 2020County Reports COVID-19 Related Death
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July 15, 2020Health Officials Report 1 COVID-19 Related Death
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July 14, 2020County health authority reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths
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July 13, 2020Health officials report deaths of 2 county residents
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July 9, 2020County reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths
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July 8, 2020Health authority reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths
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July 7, 2020Death of Princeton man with COVID-19 reported
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July 7, 2020Healthcare authority reports two COVID-19 deaths
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July 6, 2020McKinney man with COVID-19 dies at Plano memory care facility
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July 3, 2020Plano man, 71, with COVID-19 dies in local hospital
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July 2, 202048-year-old Wylie man with COVID-19 dies at home
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July 2, 2020Fairview man, 79, with COVID-19 dies in McKinney hospital
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July 1, 2020Officials report death of Plano woman, 89, with COVID-19
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June 30, 20204 juveniles, 3 staff test positive for COVID-19 in detention facility
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June 27, 2020County reports death of elderly COVID-19 patient in Plano
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June 26, 2020Officials report death of Melissa woman, 77, with COVID-19
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June 25, 2020Death of McKinney man, 51, with COVID-19 reported
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June 24, 2020Officials report death of Anna man, 81, with COVID-19
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June 15, 2020Death of Celina man, 67, with COVID-19 reported by health officials
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June 8, 2020Death of 75-year-old Dallas man with COVID-19 reported
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June 3, 2020Frisco man, 89, with COVID-19 dies in Plano hospital
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June 1, 202060-year-old Wylie woman with COVID-19 dies in hospital
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June 1, 2020Online applications for housing & living assistance available for residents
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May 29, 202063-year-old Plano woman with COVID-19 dies in hospital
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May 22, 2020County reports deaths of 2 elderly COVID-19 patients
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May 15, 202034-year-old Wylie man with COVID-19 dies in hospital
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May 14, 2020Drive-thru COVID-19 testing slated in McKinney, Plano
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May 14, 2020Free COVID-19 testing for uninsured available
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May 13, 202071-year-old Plano man with COVID-19 dies in hospital
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May 12, 2020Commissioners Court launches ‘Collin Cares’ recovery plan
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May 10, 2020County reports death of McKinney woman, 90, with COVID-19
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May 8, 202082-year-old McKinney man with COVID-19 dies in hospital
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May 8, 2020Authorities report death of 50-year-old Plano man with COVID-19
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May 8, 2020Health authorities report death of Plano man, 92, with COVID-19
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May 7, 2020Health authorities report deaths of 2 elderly residents with COVID-19
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May 1, 2020Death of McKinney man, 88, with COVID-19 reported
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April 30, 2020County reports death of McKinney man, 84, with COVID-19
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April 29, 2020Health authorities report death of Plano woman, 83, with COVID-19
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April 28, 2020102-year-old Plano man with COVID-19 dies
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April 28, 2020Death of McKinney man, 90, with COVID-19 reported
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April 27, 2020Enhanced second chance program equips participants to succeed
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April 26, 2020Collin County reports death of McKinney woman, 91, with COVID-19
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April 24, 2020County reports deaths of 2 elderly McKinney women with COVID-19
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April 24, 2020Restrictions on access to county offices lifted in executive order
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April 21, 2020Death of McKinney woman, 86, with COVID-19 reported
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April 18, 2020County reports death of McKinney woman, 82, with COVID-19
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April 17, 2020Death of 73-year-old Fairview man with COVID-19 reported
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April 16, 2020County reports death of McKinney woman, 93, with COVID-19
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April 13, 2020County reports deaths of two elderly women who tested positive for COVID-19
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April 12, 2020Collin County reports death of McKinney man with COVID-19
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April 10, 2020Health authority reports death of McKinney man, 90, with COVID-19
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April 9, 2020County reports hospital death of Dallas man with COVID-19
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April 8, 2020County reports death of woman who tested positive for COVID-19
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April 6, 2020Collin County reports fourth death related to COVID-19
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April 4, 2020Third death related to COVID-19 reported
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April 3, 2020Health authority reports second COVID-19 death in county
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March 20, 2020County Judge issues executive order to suspend walk-in traffic at county buildings
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March 19, 2020Collin County District Clerk suspends walk-in services at county courthouse
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March 18, 2020Collin County Bond Funds Available for Parks & Open Space
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March 16, 2020County Judge issues disaster declaration for Collin County
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March 10, 2020Three confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Collin County
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March 9, 2020Collin resident tests “presumptive positive” for Novel Coronavirus
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March 6, 2020Information regarding testing for novel coronavirus (COVID-2019)
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Feb. 26, 2020Collin Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
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Feb. 24, 2020Worship leader ensnares 11-year-old on social media, sexually assaults her
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Feb. 22, 2020What is Collin County's role in fighting COVID-19?
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Feb. 10, 2020Allen child pornographer sentenced to 25 years
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Feb. 5, 2020Princeton man sentenced to life in prison for capital murder
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Jan. 31, 2020Gun-slinging habitual felon gets 30 years in prison
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Jan. 24, 2020Daycare worker gets 20 years prison for injuring 8 children
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Jan. 23, 2020Public Hearing on proposed revisions to Collin County regulations set for Feb. 24
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Jan. 15, 2020Husband who murdered wife in 2005 after she filed for divorce is executed
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Jan. 10, 2020Citizen Prosecutor Academy accepting applications through Jan. 15