McKinney City Council appoints Judge Claire Petty to Municipal Court

Judge Petty has more than 19 years of experience in law practice 

McKINNEY, Texas (Jan. 12, 2021) – McKinney City Council announced the appointment of Claire Petty as Presiding Municipal Court Judge of the McKinney Municipal Court, 130 S...

Packets available for interested City Council candidates

Four McKinney City Council seats to be on the general election ballot May 1

McKINNEY, Texas (Jan. 6, 2021) –  Four McKinney City Council seats will be up for voter consideration during the general election in May. For individuals interes...

McKinney to partner with Collin County on COVID-19 vaccine waitlist

McKINNEY, Texas (Jan. 5, 2021) – The City of McKinney will be partnering with Collin County to use their newly created COVID-19 vaccine waitlist for residents of McKinney. The county will provide the city information for residents on the waitlis...

McKinney City Council appoints Angela Richardson-Woods District 1 representative

Richardson-Woods will fill District 1 seat left vacant following the recall election in November

McKINNEY, Texas (Dec. 22, 2020) – McKinney City Council has appointed Angela Richardson-Woods to fill the District 1 seat left vacant following the r...

City of McKinney Municipal Court holds State’s first fully virtual municipal criminal jury trial

Court is trying Class C Misdemeanors virtually to comply with state’s courthouse closures

McKINNEY, Texas (Nov. 23, 2020) – The City of McKinney’s Municipal Court has implemented the state’s first virtual criminal ju...

Downtown McKinney hosts reimagined holiday events with safety in mind

Annual Home for the Holidays event over Thanksgiving weekend has been replaced this year with weeks-long celebration

McKINNEY, Texas (Nov. 13, 2020) – This year, visitors to Historic Downtown McKinney can celebrate the holiday season as McKinney Main Stree...

Unofficial McKinney special election results

McKINNEY, Texas (Nov. 4, 2020) – McKinney residents cast their ballots in a special election to vote for or against two propositions. 

Proposition A (passed): Proposition A asked voters if La'Shadion Shemwell should be ...

McKinney City Manager proposes to lower city property tax rate

The budget allows for a one-cent reduction in the city’s property tax rate

McKINNEY, Texas (Aug. 17, 2020) – The McKinney City Manager proposed a $641 million total budget for fiscal year 2021 that would result in a reduction of the cit...

McKinney City Council appoints members to Throckmorton statue advisory board

Ad hoc committee to provide advice and oversight to staff research related to the historical context, appropriateness, and relevancy of the Throckmorton statue.

McKINNEY, Texas (Aug. 6, 2020) – The McKinney City Council has formed an Ad Hoc Advis...

TUPPS Brewery to relocate and expand in historic Mill District

McKINNEY, Texas (July 29, 2020) – TUPPS Brewery has announced it will relocate and expand its campus to the historic Mill District of downtown McKinney. The campus will include a tasting taproom in the original grain milling building, a state-of...

McKinney earns AAA ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, Aa1 water and wastewater rating

McKINNEY, Texas (July 21, 2020) – The City of McKinney has again received the highest ratings issued from two major credit rating agencies for its general obligation (GO) bonds. The city earned ratings of Aaa from Moody’s and AAA from ...

City renames McKinney Community Center to the Recreation Center at Towne Lake

Name change brings prominence and recognition to Towne Lake Park 

McKINNEY, Texas (July 22, 2020) – This week, the McKinney City Council approved the renaming of the McKinney Community Center to the Recreation Center at Towne Lake. The f...