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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. Texas Almanac Texas Almanac — Clair, eds. Lee and Lillian J. Categories: Peoples Lebanese-Syrians. In addition to improvements planned for Toyota Stadium, the city recently upgraded Dr Pepper Ballpark to include a lazy river that's drawing national acclaim and has plans for Stonebriar Centre. The city has a game plan to improve its technology, work closer with higher education facilities and do more for pedestrians and bike traffic.

No one has been more acutely tuned into the happenings of Frisco than Craig Hall, who has developed 2. That was two years before Stonebriar put Frisco on North Texas' shopping map. Together with the economic development corporation and schools that are planned for high-quality education, Frisco is totally unique. It is all about doing what is right. They are creative problem-solvers dedicated to the best interest of the Frisco citizens -- how refreshing.

How much does Hall love Frisco? He plans to more than double -- maybe triple -- his development in the city. Early on, when Gandy dangled tax incentives to attract company relocations, he was chastised by some who said he was poaching from other portions of D-FW.

In , Frisco created a tax increment reinvestment zone to spur development around Stonebriar mall. The impact has been so strong and so positive, it's created a residual effect across the metroplex. The Star, which debuted in August, came about through a partnership of the city, the Dallas Cowboys and Frisco ISD that was announced three years ago -- very similar to the deal crafted with the Hunt family. With three hotels under construction and several more in the works, Frisco's hotel inventory should more than double to 4, rooms in two years, according to Gandy's projections.

That's more planned hotel rooms than any other area of North Texas -- even downtown Dallas. Frisco draws more than 5 million visitors a year. In August, voters rejected a property tax rate hike that would fund maintenance and operations at Frisco's 72 built or about-to-be-opened school campuses. It's the first of two new H-E-B stores coming to the metroplex. The Texas Rangers and the Frisco RoughRiders, the AA affiliate of the Rangers, both announced Thursday afternoon they would no longer require fans to wear masks at their respective ballparks.

North Texas is the test site for Walgreens drone deliveries. October October 1. September 1. August August 3. July However, the town that is now the corporate headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys had humble beginnings and can attribute its start to farmers and a railroad, dating back to the early s. The name was changed in to Frisco City, then shortened to Frisco and officially incorporated in The development of Frisco was spurred by the construction of the St.

Louis-San Francisco railroad. Many residents from smaller, nearby towns moved to Frisco to be closer to the railroad. Frisco was home to farmers who built cotton gins and grain elevators.

One large grain elevator can still be seen today when driving down Main Street in downtown Frisco. In September , a fire broke out in a cafe in downtown Frisco. The city attempted to fight it with their Ford Model T fire truck, but the fire spread fast and destroyed 13 buildings. At the time, this amounted to two-thirds of the business district in downtown Frisco. Because of this devastating event, the city bought a warning siren that was used to alert volunteer firefighters and when tornadoes were spotted.

A second fire truck was purchased in and had a siren and carried hoses for water, unlike the first truck. The city used bond money to build a new high school that opened in and was dedicated by Congressman Sam Rayburn. Through this period, farming was still an important industry in Frisco.