🌱 Medical City McKinney's $64M Tower + Kade Wilcox On Abortion

Happy Thursday, people of McKinney-Frisco! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 70 Low: 37.

Here are the top 3 stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Medical City McKinney has opened up its $64 million patient tower and its ER has nearly doubled in size. The ER expansion includes nine emergency treatment rooms, three trauma rooms, an imaging room, and a new CT scanner. The third floor of the tower is adding 24 private patient rooms, an orthopedic gym, and a lounge. (D Healthcare Daily)
2. Republican primary candidate Kade Wilcox says he will vote to ban abortion in Texas if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Wilcox also discussed issues of property tax reform and tax-payer-funded lobbying on The Chad Hasty Show on Tuesday Night. Early voting for the March 1st primary begins on February 14th. (News/Talk 790 KFYO)
3. The Texas Department of Licensing filed five new commercial development projects coming to McKinney. New developments include Springstone McKinney Hospital on University Drive and Diesel Barber Shop Hub 121 on Alma Rd. The full list of renovations, costs, and timelines are subject to change. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

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From my notebook:

• CJ's Kitchen Caribbean Cuisine & Catering cut its Chamber ribbon for its new food truck on Tuesday. The truck will operate at the parking lot on the SE corner of Lamar and Wood, near The Fade Shop McKinney. (Instagram)
• Patina Green, Foxiis, and The Yard are keeping McKinney warm with hot sandwiches and tasty soups. Here's Visit McKinney's list on the best comfort food in the area to stay warm as temperatures drop this weekend. (Instagram)
• Visit McKinney posts a variety of weekend events for January 13-16. Activities include Bachata dancing, bridal show, art classes, live music and more! (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.