Collin County

COVID-19 dominated the news cycle in 2020, but that's not the only thing that happened. See some of the stories that reflect this unprecedented year, as chosen by our reporters.

Hundreds of millions of federal dollars have been spent for COVID-19 response.

County Judge Chris Hill sent out an email this afternoon explaining that Vance died after a unspecified short illness.

The Dallas City Council has approved $500,000 to study how widely spread the coronavirus is in North Texas and why some communities are harder-hit than others.

The college released COVID-19 numbers from August through October on Wednesday, Nov. 11. in response to a public records request.

The lack of transparency about coronavirus cases in this North Texas community college system is causing concern among some faculty and students.

Although Democrats didn't flip any congressional seats, experts said that demographic growth is still fueling a change in counties like Fort Bend, Collin and Williamson.

South Asian Americans are growing in number and political influence — especially in North Texas. Some of these voters and volunteers in Collin County, an area expected to represent larger statewide and national election outcomes, shared the issues they care about.

A Republican stronghold as recently as a few years ago, the county north of Dallas is now home to two of the most hotly contested state House races and a congressional contest about which Democrats are increasingly bullish.

A professor’s social media posts about Vice President Mike Pence led the college president to issue a letter, calling the posts “hateful, vile and ill-considered.”

Early detection is key to successful treatment of breast cancer. A breast surgical oncologist warns delayed or canceled mammograms can lead to diagnoses at later stages.

Republican incumbent Van Taylor tries to fend off Democrat Lulu Seikaly in one of the key matchups in the suburbs of North Texas.