Murphy

You Might Say H-E-B Grocery Avoided an Identity Crisis in Northeast Tarrant County

By Joy Donovan / November 26, 2024 /

H-E-Bs in HEB can be confusing. Yes, the triple suburbs of Hurst, Euless, and Bedford are often known as simply “HEB.” But the acronym is tossed around in multiple ways, with only context clues revealing which HEB to which one might be referring. Such as HEB — Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Or HEB — Texas…

Looking For a Great Home in Murphy? Here’s Your Sign

By Joanna England / July 23, 2021 /

Are you familiar with Murphy? Not Murphy Brown, Murphy’s Oil Soap, or Audie Murphy, but the city just north of Sachse, west of Wylie, and east of Plano? Well, if you’re looking for a great deal in family-friendly homes, you should study up on Murphy, because this place is swimming with them. Post-Pandemic Perfection Take,…

Backyard Oases Are Abound in These 3 Murphy Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / January 13, 2019 /

This week’s Suburb Sunday takes us out to the small town of Murphy in eastern Collin County, where backyard oases are aplenty. (Yes, the plural of the word oasis is oases.) About 18,000 people call Murphy home, who love the country-living feel of its large-lot homes. Most of the city is served by the highly-rated…

Is Your Home a 10-Minute Walk From a Park?

By Bethany Erickson / November 4, 2018 /

Is your home a 10-minute (or less) walk from a park? One-third of Americans have a much longer trek than that to get to their nearest park, according to research by the National Recreation and Park Association, Urban Land Institute and, The Trust for Public Land. Recently, Rachel Banner, a senior program manager at the…

Frisco Tops Best Family Cities List, Southlake Has Lowest Divorce Rate, UP Has Most Kids

By Shelby Skrhak / June 27, 2018 /

Frisco was named the best city for raising a family, closely followed by Allen, and Southlake as part of a new 2018 “best Texas cities” list, ranking the best and worst Texas cities for families. Wallethub, a D.C.-based personal finance site, compiled the new June 2018 report that ranked the 117 largest cities in Texas…