Texoma residents! If you’ve got leftover paint, cleaning products, chemicals, electronics or other household hazardous waste, don’t toss it… bring it to us. TCOG is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event to help you dispose of these materials safely and responsibly. Saturday, May 2, 2026; 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Open to residents of Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin counties.

In partnership with community and business leaders, an inaugural McKinney Affordable Housing Summit will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the MISD Community Event Center (4201 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney, TX 75070). The summit will bring together employers, developers, policymakers, and housing advocates to explore innovative solutions to workforce housing challenges and build strategic partnerships that support McKinney’s continued growth.

William (Bill) Alford was born in 1920 and grew up in the Panhandle. He joined the Army before World War II and when the war broke out he volunteered for combat and entered pilot training. He served as Captain of B-24 Liberator bombers and again volunteered, this time for a unit called "the Carpetbaggers," an elite secret unit of the OSS, forerunner of the CIA. After leaving the Air Force, he became a pilot for Braniff Airlines and after retirement he bought a cattle ranch near Windom.

Rosewood Property Company has received zoning approval from the Plano City Council for its 156-acre mixed-use development, Heritage Creekside, located near the intersection of U.S. 75 (Central Expressway) and President George Bush Turnpike. (Heritage Creekside Zoning Changes Site Plan; Credit: Rosewood Property Company)

Groups of volunteers will clean and beautify locations throughout Sherman and beyond. Saturday, April 4: IDEA Center Landscaping and Eisenhower State Park. Saturday, April 11: Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Lake Campus, and Eisenhower State Park. Saturday, April 18: Texas Ramp Project and Texoma Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 25: Sneed Prairie

1995 – Selena is murdered by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was a Mexican-American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", she is known for her contributions to popular music and fashion, which made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987, which she won nine consecutive times. Selena was shot and killed on March 31, 1995, by Yolanda Saldívar, her friend and former manager of her Selena Etc. boutiques. Saldívar was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison with possible parole after 30 years. Two weeks after Selena's murder, Texas governor George W. Bush declared April 16 as Selena Day in Texas. Her posthumous crossover album, Dreaming of You (1995), debuted atop the Billboard 200, making Selena the first Latin artist to accomplish this feat. Selena has sold around 18 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female artists in Latin music.