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40-685: Rowlett Creek is a creek that flows through Collin , Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas. The creek rises west of McKinney and flows south-east through Rowlett Creek Park before passing under the Sam Rayburn Tollway and into Plano . In Plano the creek passes through the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve before continuing south into Breckinridge Park in Richardson and then into Garland where Spring Creek meets it,

80-646: A de facto state property tax. After a rehearing in early 2014, the judge issued his formal ruling in August of that year, generally holding to his bench ruling, but that the system did not violate the "taxpayer equity" requirements of the state constitution. However, the Texas Supreme Court (on direct appeal) would overrule the district court's ruling in May 2016, stating that the system (though "flawed and imperfect") met constitutional requirements. Notably, for

120-588: A (rare) "advisory opinion", stating that once the Legislature created an "efficient system", it may authorize local enrichment upon voter approval. The Legislature responded by creating 188 "County Education Districts", designed to equalize the tax base by consolidating property-wealthy districts with property-poor ones. The creation of the County Education Districts would lead Edgewood ISD into court yet again. But this time, it would be

160-831: A trend of white flight and suburbanization by non-Hispanic white families; however the same number of Plano ISD in particular decreased by 10,000 in that period. Collin College opened its first campus on Highway 380 in McKinney in 1985. The college has grown to seven campuses/locations—two in McKinney and two in Plano and as well as Frisco, Allen, Rockwall, Wylie, Farmersville, and Celina. Collin College's official service area includes all of Collin County. Dallas Baptist University also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco, as well as

200-464: Is not served by any public transit agencies as of 2023. The Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS) transit service provided bus routes for a short period from 2013 until Collin County bus service was suspended in 2015. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in a 2022 meeting discussed the possibility of expansion of the Red Line corridor from Plano through Allen to McKinney. Either

240-483: Is primarily provided by Legislative appropriations, and a school district's ability to assess property taxes in amounts sufficient to provide an adequate education. The ability of local school districts, specifically those which are "property poor", when considered in conjunction with the Constitutional requirement to provide an adequate education and the prohibition against a statewide property tax, have formed

280-462: Is this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas. At the 2000 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 81.39% White , 4.79% Black or African American , 0.47% Native American , 6.92% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 4.26% from other races , and 2.11% from two or more races ; 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race. In 2019,

320-628: The American Community Survey estimated its non-Hispanic white population now represented 55%, reflecting a national demographic trend of diversification. The Black or African American population grew to 10%, Asian Americans made up 16% of the population, and Hispanic or Latino Americans increased to 16% of the total population in 2019; multiracial Americans made up an estimated 2% of the county population. The largest European ancestry groups from 2014 to 2019 were Germans , English Americans , and Irish and Italian Americans . By

360-614: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund , citing discrimination against students in poor school districts. Edgewood ISD charged that the state's methods of funding public schools, which resulted in a wide variation of funding between districts, violated the Texas Constitution. The Texas Supreme Court would rule in October 1989 that the funding mechanisms in place were in violation of

400-917: The Sherman / Denison market and they include: KTEN-TV and KXII-TV . Newspapers in the Collin County area include the Allen American , Celina Record , Farmersville Times , Frisco Enterprise , McKinney Courier-Gazette , and the Plano Star-Courier . Nearby publications The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also provide news coverage of cities in the county. 33°11′N 96°35′W  /  33.18°N 96.58°W  / 33.18; -96.58 Robin Hood plan The original bill

440-519: The Texas Constitution states: A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools. However, state funding is constrained, in part, by Article 8, Section 1-e, of

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480-489: The U.S. Census Bureau determined 491,675 people resided in Collin County. With the economic and population growth of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , its population increased to 1,064,465 at the 2020 U.S. census . The population density as of 2019 was 1,229.8 people per square mile (474.8 people/km ). Among the population, its median age was 37.3, up from the statewide median age of 35.1. Linguistically, 11.6% of

520-516: The U.S. state of Texas . It is part of the Dallas - Fort Worth - Arlington metropolitan statistical area , and a small part of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census , the county's population was 1,064,465, making it Texas's sixth-most populous county and the 43rd-largest county by population in the United States . Its county seat is McKinney . Both the county and

560-704: The University of North Texas 's extension side, UNT Frisco. The majority of the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County. While the main campus' address is officially within the jurisdiction of Richardson and Collin county, approximately one-third of the college is physically located within the border of Dallas county. With the Red Line operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ending with its northern terminus at Parker Road Station in Plano, most of Collin County

600-575: The defendant in a June 1991 suit brought by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (a district north of Dallas), which argued that the districts were unconstitutional. The Court would rule in January 1992, agreeing that the districts were unconstitutional. The Legislature responded by proposing a constitutional amendment to allow for the "County Education Districts"; however,

640-588: The Legislature increased the minimum teacher salary schedule and increased the number of instructional days required. The first of the initial four lawsuits (all of which would involve the Edgewood Independent School District of Bexar County, Texas , a low-income school district in San Antonio ) which would ultimately give rise to Robin Hood would be filed in May 1984 against then state Commissioner of Education William Kirby by

680-476: The Red Line or Silver Line could be extended north. While the Red Line could be expanded further north into Allen, Allen is currently unable to levy the 1% sales tax required to become a DART member city. Collin County is part of the Dallas / Fort Worth media market. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV , KXAS-TV , WFAA-TV , KTVT-TV , KERA-TV , KTXA-TV , KDFI-TV , KDAF-TV , and KFWD-TV . Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from

720-717: The Robin Hood plan met constitutional requirements. After Edgewood IV the courts would see a roughly six-year break in the ongoing battle over school finance. However, the state-mandated M&O cap (at which the majority of school districts were assessing taxes) would become the source of the next round of lawsuits, this time by the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District (located in southeast Texas). The district filed suit in April 2001, arguing that

760-402: The Texas Constitution, ruling that an "efficient system" required "substantially equal access to similar levels of revenue per pupil at similar levels of tax effort". In response, the Legislature passed legislation increasing the state's basic allotment and guaranteed yield to provide equalization at the 95th percentile, but specifically excluded the state's most "property wealthy" districts from

800-498: The Texas Constitution, which states: No State ad valorem taxes shall be levied upon any property within this State. As such, and because Texas has no personal income tax (which it repeatedly mentions when encouraging businesses and individuals to relocate), the Legislature has been required to provide other sources of dedicated revenue for to fund public education. Some of the more prominent ones are: Otherwise, outside of other minor dedicated revenue sources, public education funding

840-482: The amendment was rejected by voters. It also passed Senate Bill 7 with the "Robin Hood" aspect. Senate Bill 7 also, for the first time, introduced a state-mandated limit on M&O tax rates, capping them at $ 1.50/$ 100 valuation, which would later become the subject of its own court battle. Under recapture, a "property wealthy" district finding itself with more tax revenue than allowed, could choose from one of five options (or combinations thereof) to reduce or eliminate

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880-482: The amount owed: No school district has ever chosen Options 1, 2, or 5 to avoid recapture. Every district has chosen Options 3 or 4 or a combination of the two. The Robin Hood plan would face yet another court challenge in June 1993, this time by two different sets of parties arguing two opposite positions: In January 1995 the Texas Supreme Court would, for a time, end the ongoing battle over school finance, ruling that

920-480: The bases for the numerous lawsuits against the State of Texas, claiming violations. Property taxes in Texas consist of two components: School finance lawsuits must take place in state court, since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution ( San Antonio v. Rodriguez , a case which originated in Texas). However, in response, between 1975 and 1977

960-475: The county seat were named after Collin McKinney (1766-1861), one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has an area of 886 square miles (2,290 km ), of which 841 square miles (2,180 km ) is land and 45 square miles (120 km ) (5.1%) is covered by water. In 2000,

1000-412: The county spoke Spanish as their household language, followed by Asian and Pacific Islander languages . Altogether 29.7% of Collin County spoke a language other than English at home, contributed in part by its large foreign-born population which made up 22% of the population according to 2019 estimates from the American Community Survey . The median income for a household in the county as of 2019

1040-680: The county's residents as part of the Bible Belt . According to the 2020 Public Religion Research Institute study, non-Christian religions are present and have been growing, largely due to migration into the county; among the non-Christian population, 3% were Hindu , 2% Muslim and 2% Jewish . Overall among its Christian population, Baptists , Methodists , Catholics and non- or inter-denominational Christians have been prominent. American Community Survey 2023 Data The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2023, Collin County’s population

1080-552: The county-level offices and all but one of the county's seats in the state legislature. The following school districts lie entirely within Collin County: The following districts lie partly within the county: In the 1990s Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas . From circa 1997 and 2015 the number of non-Hispanic white children in K-12 schools in the county increased by 40,000 as part of

1120-651: The creek then diverts in an eastern direction. The creek flows under the President George Bush Turnpike before reaching the Rowlett Creek Dallas County Nature Preserve, here it flows south before reaching Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett . This article related to a river in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Collin County, Texas Collin County is a county in

1160-460: The first time, the Court's opinion would state multiple times that the determination of a school finance system was the province of the Legislature, not the Court, and that going forward it would defer to the legislative choices unless any were "arbitrary and unreasonable". Since May 2016 no significant challenges to the structure have been brought. The Legislature, meanwhile, has continued to compress

1200-419: The legislation has been revised since then, its basic premise remains the same: it limits both the amounts that school districts can both spend on public schools and the amounts that they can raise through locally assessed property taxes and further requires that any amounts in excess be "recaptured" by the state and given to other districts which are unable to raise the required revenue. Article 7, Section 1, of

1240-419: The legislation, the district and the state agreed to dissolve a second case ( West Orange-Cove II ) which was ongoing at the time. The Texas Comptroller estimated a five-year $ 23 billion shortfall from the revised tax system. The West Orange-Cove settlement would bring another six-year break in the battle, only to then be followed by a consortium of plaintiffs under the name shown above (notably over half

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1280-463: The mandated cap constituted a de facto , and thus unconstitutional, state property tax, because the district had no "meaningful discretion" in setting the tax rate. The Texas Supreme Court agreed in November 2005 with the district ( West Orange-Cove I ). In response, the Legislature met in a special session during April and May 2006, and made several changes to the tax structure: Upon passage of

1320-419: The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $ 354,100 in 2019, with a total of 8% of owner-occupied housing units ranging from less than $ 100,000 up to $ 200,000. In 2007, Collin County was ranked No. 21 for high property taxes in the U.S. as percentage of the homes' value on owner-occupied housing. It also ranked in the top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part

1360-402: The publication of the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of Collin County was 50.96% non-Hispanic white, 10.16% Black or African American, 0.36% American Indian or Alaska Native, 17.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.46% some other race, 4.41% multiracial, and 15.89% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. Christianity has historically been the predominant religious affiliation among

1400-457: The requirements. The exclusion of the wealthiest school districts from the requirement led Edgewood ISD to again file suit against Commissioner Kirby, this time in September 1990. Once again, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in the district's favor, determining in January 1991 that excluding the wealthy districts made the legislation unconstitutional. One month later, the Court would later issue

1440-408: The state's school districts, along with individual taxpayers and business groups), once again suing (in October 2011) that the compressed rate—even with increased state funding and the optional 17 cent rate—was still a de facto state property tax. A Travis County district judge agreed in a February 2013 bench ruling that the system was unconstitutional based on equity, adequacy, and the creation of

1480-495: The voters in each of four precincts. Like most suburban Texas counties, Collin County has consistently supported Republican candidates in presidential and congressional elections since the 1960s. The last Democrat to win the county was native Texan Lyndon Johnson in 1964 . By the 2020s, Collin County had become considered competitive in national elections due to demographic and voting trends, though it remains Republican-leaning. In down-ballot races, Republicans hold all of

1520-467: Was $ 96,134, up from $ 70,835 in 2000. Families had a median household income of $ 113,471, married-couple families $ 127,575, and non-family households $ 53,986. An estimated 6.3% of Collin County's residents lived at or below the poverty line from 2014 to 2019. In 2000, about 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those aged 65 and older. Of its residential properties,

1560-452: Was 1,195,359. It was also estimated that the county was 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 49.9% NH White, 11.5% NH Black, 19.5% NH Asian, 0.4% NH Native American, 0.1% NH Pacific Islander, 2.6% NH Multiracial. Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court . The court is chaired by a county judge (equivalent to a county executive in other states) who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by

1600-604: Was passed in response to numerous court rulings (both Federal and state, notably the Texas Supreme Court 's ruling in Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby ) that previous financing schemes were in violation of the Texas Constitution 's requirements regarding what constitutes "an efficient system of public free schools" as that provision interacts with another provision prohibiting a statewide ad valorem property tax. Though

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