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🌱 Patch AM: How a Plano courtroom closed the book on a DFW ATM spree
Spotted on the Plano calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
Hello Plano! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Plano courtroom closed the book on a DFW ATM spree
- How big did Plano’s high schools rank across all of Texas?
Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar and 3 more events.
Find out what's happening in Planofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Planofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Pleasant with sun and clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 33 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Houston man sentenced to federal prison in ATM crime spree (einpresswire.com) — A federal judge in Plano has sentenced a Houston man to nearly five years in prison for a multi-year ATM “hook and chain” burglary spree across the DFW region. The conspiracy hit banks in Prosper, Frisco, and Pottsboro, causing more than $600,000 in combined theft and damage, and was prosecuted as part of a national violent-crime initiative. 
• Texas' Mega High Schools Keep Getting Bigger (thebeatdfw.com) — Plano West and Plano East rank among the largest high schools in Texas, each enrolling well over 4,800 students in the latest UIL counts. The story explains how booming suburbs and Texas’ big-school culture are driving the rise of mega campuses statewide, especially around Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston.
📸 Around Plano
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plano
★ Featured events ★
- Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
Online,
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Pride in the Name of U2 - U2 Tribute
Legacy Hall , 7800 Windrose Ave. , Plano
8:00 pm - Mistletoe Music Nights!
Better Than Sex- A Dessert Restaurant , 1010 E 15th St , Plano
6:30 pm - Beating Burnout: How to Avoid Emotional Exhaustion
Plano Environmental Education Center , 4116 W Plano Pkwy , Plano
7:00 pm - Community Event: Coffee & Connections
Serendipity Labs Plano , 7950 Legacy Dr , Plano
9:00 am - Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
Online
12:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Thursday December 18
Wednesday December 24
📣 Plano Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Shed at Dallas Farmers Market — Fox and Raven Mead
Fox and Raven Mead , 1510 Randolph St Suite 206 , Carrollton
9:00 am - Second Saturdays at Heritage
Frisco Heritage Center , 6455 Page Street , Frisco
10:00 am - Goat Yoga at Frisco Fresh Market!
Frisco Fresh Market , 9215 John W. Elliott Dr , Frisco
10:00 am - IntelliChoice Math Tutoring K-12
Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
10:00 am - Keyboard Class
Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
10:00 am - Booker T. High School Audition Workshop - Music
Fretz Park Branch Library 6990 Belt Line Road, Dallas, TX, 75254, US
10:00 am - Medicare Seminar
The Colony Public Library - Library Multipurpose Room , 6800 Main St. , The Colony
10:15 am
Saturday December 13
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- PeakPower Learners — (469) 396-6182
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello, our dog Barkley got out yesterday 12/10 around 5:50pm.
He somehow took his collar off. Please help us find him! He’s really sweet and a big boy. Last seen on ridgeway and rigsbee. (Nextdoor Meadows) - My son was involved in a hit and run this morning on the riding his bike on the way to school on Legacy and Timothy.
If anyone has any information please contact me, we have filed a police report but not much we can do without a license plate. Apparently the lady… (Nextdoor Hunters Glen Plano)
- Ross Stores, Inc posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Plano. Apply here.
- Office Pride posted a job opening for Plano TX Evening Janitorial Cleaning Team Member in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plano here.
🗞 Nearby News
Allen
- What are the biggest schools in Texas? UIL releases newest enrollment numbers for 2026-27, 2027-28 realignment (wfaa.com)
- InfusaLounge Wellness Spa Expands Access to IV Therapy in Allen, TX (apnews.com)
- Texas Men Accused in Shocking Plot to Take Over Haitian Island, DOJ Says (newstalk940.com)
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