Five stories that have North Texas talking: Enough votes would restore the McKinney Performing Arts Center; Dallas Stars lose beloved voice; a vegan made the state fair鈥檚 butter sculpture; and more.
The historic Collin County Courthouse building in McKinney is one of 25 preservation projects across the country competing for a share of $2 million.
The projects with the most votes by the end of the month will be awarded grants until the full $2 million is distributed. People can until Oct. 31. Voting opened Sep. 25 and more than 100,000 votes have been tallied so far.
If McKinney wins, the city would use the funding to restore the exterior of courthouse. The McKinney Performing Arts Center currently occupies the building at 111 N. Tennessee St.
Since Collin County was established, there have been at a least four courthouses located on the square, . The first was built in 1848. The current courthouse was said to be the tallest building north of San Antonio in its heyday. It was last restored in 2006.
The comes from Partners in Preservation, an initiative created by the and American Express in 2006. Since then, over $19 million has been awarded to more than 200 sites. [National Geographic, City of McKinney]
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- 鈥淎m I the only one here frustrated with Congress?鈥� tried to relate to members of Grassroots America We the People in Tyler on Friday and the NE Tarrant Tea Party in Grapevine on Saturday over inaction in Washington. [The Texas Tribune]
- , Dallas Stars play-by-play caller, died Sunday in his native Glens Falls, New York. Strader, known as 鈥淭he Voice,鈥� had bile duct cancer diagnosed soon after the 2015-16 season, his first and last with the Stars. He was 62. [SportsDay]
- may be the state鈥檚 best kept secret in the music industry. Members work as session musicians or backing bands for acts like Kris Kristofferson, George Strait and many others. Now, they鈥檙e setting out to create and record their own music. [Art&Seek]
- A vegan created the . Longtime artist Ken Robison started working in the medium last year. If you stop by Fair Park in Dallas by Oct. 22, you鈥檒l see 鈥淢ount Muchmore,鈥� his Texas take on the famous monument. [Texas Monthly]
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