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John Paul II High School is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Plano, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Their building is over 300,000 square feet (28,000 m²) and it can accommodate 1,200 students.

Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around a wealthy and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies with each other. As the series progressed, Bobby's older brother, oil tycoon J. R. Ewing became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. When the show ended in May 1991, J.R. was the only character to have appeared in every episode.

Prosper is an affluent suburban town located in Collin and Denton counties within the state of Texas, United States. The town is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,423; As of 2018, the estimated population was 22,055.

Celina ( si-LY-nə) is a city in Collin and Denton counties, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, Celina had a population of 6,028, up from 1,861 at the 2000 census.

Lavon is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,219 at the 2010 census, compared to 387 at the 2000 census.

Blue Ridge is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census.

Parris, Texas is a community that once existed just south of Melissa in central Collin County near the banks of the East Fork of the Trinity River.

Marilee is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.

The Ford Center at The Star is a 12,000-seat indoor stadium located in Frisco, Texas and is home to the Dallas Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse. It is also used for Whataburger's Friday Night Stars, an event every Friday showcasing Frisco Independent School District High School Varsity Football. The synthetic turf is Hellas Matrix Turf with Helix Technology. It can also be used as a regulation soccer field. However, its main use is as the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility.

KXEZ (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format supplied by satellite service Dial Global. The station is licensed to Farmersville, Texas and primarily serves suburbs north and east of Dallas. KXEZ's signal is weak to nonexistent in most of Dallas. Studios are located on Greenville Avenue in north Dallas, and the transmitter is located southeast of Blue Ridge in Collin County.

A proposed Islamic cemetery at Farmersville in Collin County, Texas became the subject of controversy in 2015 when local residents expressed opposition to the prospect of Muslims being buried near their town. After a consortium of local mosques purchased a plot of land outside the city limits to provide a burial ground for the county's Muslims, the local authorities unanimously granted permission for the plans. However, opposition grew among local residents and the proposals were vehemently denounced in public forums where many residents expressed strongly anti-Islamic sentiments as the basis for their opposition. Council members and planning officials reported receiving death threats and threats were also made to desecrate the site with pigs' blood and severed pigs' heads. The council emphasized that there was little it could do to prevent the cemetery going ahead, as it was bound by local and state planning regulations.

Franconia Brewing Company is a brewery in McKinney, Texas, USA. The brew master, Dennis Wehrmann, is an experienced brewer from Nuremberg, Franconia, Germany, with a family history in the brewing industry.

Lolaville was an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas., near the present-day border between Plano and Frisco. It flourished in the early part of the 20th century but had all but disappeared by the late 1950s, as Texas State Highway 121 went through the site of the community. After subsequent road expansion required the demolition of most of the houses, all that remained was a roadside fruit stand, for which Lola only charged a pittance of rent. The fruit stand displayed a sign bearing the name "Lolaville".

Founded in 1967, the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is located in McKinney, Texas, United States. With a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary, five miles of hiking trails, about fifty acres of wetlands, a two-acre native plant garden, a butterfly house, live animals, indoor and outdoor exhibits, the Heard welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually. The Heard is one of the most important attractions in the City of McKinney.

The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC Masjid) is a Masjid located in Plano, Texas. The masjid opened in July 2015. The current Imam is Nadim Bashir.

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Canyon Creek Christian Academy (CCCA) is a private early education-12th grade Christian private school in Richardson, Texas. The school serves families in various communities, including Richardson, Garland, and Plano.

Gabe Nesbitt Stadium at Craig Ranch is a Baseball stadium located in Dallas Suburb McKinney, Texas. It was built to host playoff games for the University Interscholastic League and will become Partial Home to National Pro Fastpitch team Dallas Charge.

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The National Videogame Museum is a museum about the history of video games and the video game industry, located in Frisco, Texas. Opened in 2016, the museum includes classic video game arcade machines in an arcade setting, games on different video game consoles in a living room setting, games on historic computers, exhibits on the history of the industry, artifacts and memorabilia about the video gaming industry. One of the museum's goals is to have visitors experience the games, so there are many interactive displays which feature playable games.

Biggers is a ghost town in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.

The Farmersville Times building is a historic Italianate building located in Farmersville, Texas. It was constructed in 1888 as a meeting hall for Farmersville Lodge No. 214 (a local Masonic lodge). Today, the building houses the Farmersville Times, a local area newspaper and Farmersville lodge meets elsewhere.

Jack Hatchell Transit Center is a small bus-only station located on 15th Creek Dr. west of Coit in Plano, Texas (U.S.A.). It is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), whose buses mostly serve Plano-area hospitals such as the Presbyterian Hospital and the Medical Center of Plano. It is one of the few DART transit centers outside the Dallas County area.

The Allen Water Station is a district of structures representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the city of Allen stop. The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and the ruins of the water tank and pumping facility.

Anna Independent School District is a public school district based in Anna, Texas (USA). In addition to Anna, the district serves parts of Weston as well as the community of Westminster.

KAAM, known as "K-Double-A-M", is an AM radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth "Metroplex" with a format of Christian Talk and Brokered programming. This station is licensed in Garland, Texas, United States, and is owned and operated by DJRD Broadcasting, LLC. KAAM is a Class B station operating on the frequency of 770 AM.

The Carpenter House, 1211 East 16th Street, Plano, Collin County, Texas, is a Victorian home built in 1898 for Col. Henry C. Overaker and his new bride. Three years in completion, the house was set in the middle of a former cotton field which was part of the colonel's many land holdings. Gibson Edgar Carpenter, a gentleman farmer, lawyer, and judge, purchased the house in the early 1920s to ensure his children would receive the best education in the Plano school system. Carpenter Middle School, named for Carpenter’s father Robert Washington Carpenter, is located on land formerly owned by the family. A videohistory of the house in its current state is accessible at this referenced link. The house is notable for its unique architecture, its rare survival into the 21st Century as an intact homeplace, and its association with a family noted for its civic service to the local community.

The Cloyce Box Ranch was the site of the original Southfork ranch location, where the initial five episodes of Dallas were filmed. The series left that location at the end of the first season in 1978 due to a request by the property owner Cloyce K. Box. The show moved to the ranch "Duncan Acres", near Plano, Texas, where the series was filmed for the rest of its run.

KJON (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex operating during the daytime hours only. This station is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious Guadalupe Radio Network.

KEXB (620 AM) is a Financial News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Plano, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by Salem Media Group. Programming is supplied by syndicated radio shows from Bloomberg Radio, Ray Lucia, Self Directed Investor Talk and others, as well as paid broadcasts from financial experts and planners who advertise their services.

KTXG is a christian radio station focusing on serving the eastern half of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is licensed in Greenville, Texas and is an American Family Radio O&O station that features programming from the network as well as local programming.

Prestonwood Christian Academy is a private Christian school that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12^th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 7^th grade) and PCAplus Virtual Academy. PCA North is now enrolling through 8^th grade. It is affiliated with Prestonwood Baptist Church and is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International. The school has been recognized as having one of the strongest Christian education programs in the country providing intentional biblical worldview training and integration. PCA values students' spiritual health in addition to their scholastic endeavors and co-curricular activities. In addition to PCA's spiritual development plan, the school promotes a rigorous Liberal Arts academic program. The graduating class of 2017 was offered more than $10 million in scholarship for academics, arts and athletics from universities and other institutions of higher learning.

Spring Creek Academy is a Dallas area Private School for "Gifted, Talented, and Highly Motivated students". Located in Plano, Texas, Spring Creek Academy opened in 1996 and currently serves approximately 200 students in grades K-12.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is located in McKinney, Texas, approximately 30 miles north of Dallas.

The Texas Electric Railway is an historic interurban railroad that operated from Dallas, Texas, to Denison, Corsicana, and Waco. It began operation in 1908 and through the merger of several companies became the largest interurban railway operator in the South before its demise in 1948.

Kittyhawk Airport (FAA LID: 0T7) was a privately owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Allen, a city in Collin County, Texas, United States.

Shepton is an area within Plano, Texas, United States that used to be a distinct community.

Allen Independent School District is a public school district based in Allen, Texas (USA). Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of McKinney, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 21,000 students, with an expected growth rate of 1-2% per year.

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Serenity High School is the oldest substance-abuse recovery public high school in Texas. It was founded in 1999 as a partnership between the McKinney Independent School District and the Avenues Counseling Center in McKinney, Texas, and serves several school districts in and around Collin County, Texas. As of November 2008, it has served over 150 graduates from over 25 high schools.

T. H. Williams High School is a secondary school in Plano, Texas (USA) serving grades nine and ten. It is part of the Plano Independent School District. In Plano ISD, high school freshmen and sophomores attend one of six high schools. Juniors and seniors attend "senior high schools". Bowman and Otto middle schools feed into Williams. Williams High School feeds into Plano East Senior High School.

Blue Ridge High School, also known as BRHS, is a public high school for students, grades 9-12, located in the town of Blue Ridge, Texas (USA). The school enrolls students in grades 9-12. The school colors are spring green and black, and the mascot is the Tiger. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Josephine is a city in Collin and Hunt counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 812 at the 2010 census, with 755 residents in Collin and 57 in Hunt County.

St. Paul is a town in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,066 at the 2010 census, up from 630 at the 2000 census.

The Allen Event Center is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in November 2009.

Lowry Crossing is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,711 at the 2010 census.

Lucas is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,166, up from 2,890 at the 2000 census.

Weston is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 563 at the 2010 census.

Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States). It is one of the high schools in the Allen Independent School District. Student enrollment in 9th through 12th grade for the 2017–18 school year is 6,380, making Allen the largest high school in the state of Texas.