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A Texas Community Built for 5G

Developers hope 5G infrastructure will make Frisco Station a hub for self-driving cars, air taxis, and other futuristic technologies.

August 23, 2018 - Dallas News

Student Driver

Treating Self-Driving Cars Like Student Drivers

Eschewing glamor, Drive.ai's self-driving vehicles use bright coloring, insignia, and LED messages to facilitate better interactions with humans on the road.

August 21, 2018 - The Verge

Dallas Cowboys headquarters

Review: A 'Football Oz' in North Texas

The Star, the corporate headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, opened in 2017, but this week it finally got the architecture review treatment from an unflinching critic.

July 25, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

Driverless Vehicles Set to Pick Up Passengers in Texas

The biggest state in the union is making room for self-driving cars, starting with four self-driving vans.

May 8, 2018 - Quartz

Texas Apartments

Apartment Development Shifts North of Dallas

The Dallas apartment building 'boom' is occurring in places like Frisco, Allen, and McKinney.

April 7, 2018 - Dallas News

Checking in With Development Plans on the '$5 Billion Mile' in Frisco, Texas

Dallas suburbs continue their development boom. The latest example comes from Frisco.

July 5, 2017 - The Dallas Morning News

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Dallas-Fort Worth Leads the Nation in Multi-Family Residential Construction

The Dallas-Fort Worth region is building multi-family housing a lot faster than anywhere else in the country, according to a recent report.

April 25, 2017 - Dallas News

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Dallas Employment Stagnant as Suburbs Boom

Between 1990 and 2016, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area added more jobs than New York City. The overwhelming majority of the new jobs are located in the suburbs.

April 18, 2017 - D Magazine

Dallas Area Ready for More Greenfield Developments

A pair of articles details two new, massive greenfield developments on the way in North Texas.

November 24, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Frisco, Texas Struggles to Coordinate Water, Electricity, and Road Upgrades

An age-old of question of infrastructure is up for debate in Frisco, Texas: whether the utility can bear the cost of running electricity lines under the ground.

July 21, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

New Census Data Highlight Continued Growth of Urban Areas

It's hard to avoid tales about the country's urban boom; then the U.S. Census goes and releases data that totally backs it up.

May 23, 2014 - Governing

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