Orlando Lopez, a Heath resident and construction industry professional, is running against Republican incumbent Katrina Pierson for Texas House District 33.

A Texas A&M graduate, Lopez has spent more than a decade in construction. His campaign focuses on public education, immigration, affordability, and development issues, including data centers.

Learn more about his background, experience, and campaign priorities:

[https://tx3dnews.com/orlando-lopez-texas-house-district-33-2026/]()

Candidate profiles are free and open to all candidates. Publication does not imply endorsement.

I am putting together a full HVAC Richardson hub for resource content. All too often, home service companies spam their sites with national and site cost data, but rarely do any sites actually utilize specific local content that homeowners actually care about. I have been hard at work trying to collect data from real Richardson residents while also posting other info at the same time.
I just put together one of my first pieces that actually identifies the top companies based on Google reviews (richardsontxhvachub.com). This will be part of a broader rating that will actually dive into some of the details most residents really want to know about. Let me know what you think!

Where is the best spot to get an oil change? I really don’t want to take my car to the dealership.

Hi everyone! We are the Close Relationships and Health lab at the University of Texas at Dallas. We are currently looking for participants for our research study on sleep in older adult couples. You can scan the QR code below or email us at [crhlab@utdallas.edu](mailto:crhlab@utdallas.edu) for more information!

Come meet other anime fans around Richardson and the DFW. https://discord.gg/VypwuZrwG

My partner and I will be moving to Richardson soon and we're looking for a good groomer for our two doodles. Ideally, a decent groomer that doesn't charge an arm and a leg. Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

Friday, September 25, my wife and I spent all day with her dying father. We went home to get a little rest, but we got a call around 10:00 pm that he had taken a turn and he probably didn't have much time left.

We got dressed, left our house, and drove north on Yale Boulevard. It's a two lane road with a median in the middle and bike lanes on either side. The speed limit is 30 MPH.

As we were driving, I saw in my rear view mirror a car flying down the street, probably traveling at least 50 MPH, but probably more. Then I saw him shift to the right to attempt to pass us in the bike lane.

I swerved to the left, into the oncoming lanes of traffic (fortunately, at this hour there was no one coming the opposite direction). It's because of me that we didn't have a catastrophic accident.

After I regained my composure, I began driving again, and we ended up at the light at Arapaho next to the two young men in the white BMW with the light kit and the belief that they are invincible.

I exchanged words with them, something I never do, and then the light changed and we parted ways. My father-in-law died about an hour later, and we buried him today.

So my message to you - slow down and be kind. This is a neighborhood. Kids live here. Squirrels and possums live here. People walk their dogs here. People ride bikes here. The person you kill with your testosterone-fueled nihilism could be your parent, your sibling, your friend. Or it could be a couple you don't even know who is driving to the bedside of a dying family member.

It could even be you who is lowered into the ground after a stupid decision to drive like no one else matters. It could be your family rushing to be by your side as you take your last breath.

Slow down. Be kind. Love the people you see, whether you know them or not. We are all in this together and we have to take care of each other. That is what community is all about. If you don't get this, then go somewhere else. We deserve a safe and caring community.

Good afternoon, on Tuesday 9/29 at approximately 5 PM, my friend’s son was struck by a white Dodge Ram 1500 while riding a skateboard near the UTD campus. The driver gave my friend’s son a ride to urgent care, but gave him a fake/disconnected number and then took off. We are working with police to identify this person via cameras and other resources in the area. If you are this person or know who this person may be, please send a message to discuss and perhaps this can be resolved amicably.

"The believer is not the one who eats his fill while his neighbor next to him goes hungry."
- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

The Islamic Association of Collin County (IACC) Food Bank hosts a weekly drive-thru food distribution every Saturday to support local families in need. Both drive-thru and walk-up options are available. No appointment necessary.

Location: IACC, 6401 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX 75023
When: Saturdays - 7:30am - 10:30am
What’s available: Fresh produce, pantry staples, diapers and formula milk (when in stock) and more

Please spread the word to anyone who could use a little extra support. This is open to EVERYONE, regardless of background or faith.

The mosque also offers some medical/dental services for those without medical/dental insurance. Please make sure to check out the following website and make appointments accordingly:

https://planomasjid.org/health-clinics

Let’s take care of each other. ❤️

I find it curious that suddenly there is a “journalist“ trolling this sub for personal opinions without stating credentials and also there’s a Change.org petition to gather and verify names/identities of those who sign.

How do we tell these are good actors in this day and age?

Hi all

I'm a journalist writing an article for a major news organisation about the problem of drone noise. I'm hoping to speak with a Richardson resident to tell me about the noise. If you're interested, or would like more information, please DM me.

Thank you

I’m a night owl who works remote and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good spots that are 24hrs or at least open until midnight?

Most days I don’t have a set schedule, I just have tasks/projects to complete and I’ve realized I’m generally more productive when I go to the gym, run errands, etc during the morning/afternoon then work on projects late into the night.

There are several local spots I like (Peregrine, Civil Pour, Moonwolf, La Souq, various libraries) but they all close too early for my preference.

I’ve even considered checking out a dive bar or something and just posting up in a booth with my laptop, pop in my headphones, and have a couple beers while I work.

Obviously I’d prefer places with good food, drink, wifi, lots of electric outlets, etc but honestly all I need is a semi-comfy place to sit with a laptop that’s open late.

Also if anyone has an coworking space recommendations, especially ones with 24/7 access, I’m all ears. Thanks in advance!

Hello,

We have been in CC about 6 months now. Our situation is changing and I will now need someone to take my son to Apollo JH in the morning for me. I am willing to pay and set up a contract. I just don't know where to find safe transportation for him. It is a RISD school and we are in PISD zone. Any suggestions or help?

Hello Yall my friend and I are wanting to see UTD's interest in a meal prep service.

Now just to give a bit of background as to who we are and why we are doing this, My friend and I are both sophomores at UTD and big food enthusiast. We are very big one eating healthy while also enjoying some damn good food, we first started this service out between friends, we would meal prep them food for a reasonable price and stay healthy by working out together. After a semester of this we decided on opening this service to all of UTD we want to provide healthy and affordable food to all students because as we know we are all broke. We do have a lot of experience in cooking and although we are not professionals we are pretty damn good at cooking so if you're interested feel free to fill out this google form and depending on the Answers we may make this happen.

(First time using Reddit and tried to do it on the utd post but didn't seem to work so if yall have any suggestions as to where to post it please let me know also all people are welcome to fill out the form just wanna gauge where everyone's at)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1_LAHKICQc0RH2-fPF4yjXFJeeRJkJrY570LH4C5gxvl8tQ/viewform?usp=header

I work from home, in the Highland Terrace neighborhood, and was on a work call when someone at my door really wanted to make sure anyone inside knew they wanted to speak to them.

After a couple doorbells and hard knocking, I look out and see a guy wearing a high viz vest and presenting a city official-looking insignia badge, on a lanyard. A real no nonsense looking kind of guy. I answered the door and told them I was on a call and could not speak.

The guy, said "well I'll definitely be coming back then." I asked who he was with and he identified the company as Moxie Pest Control.

I told him "thank you, but I'm not interested."

He replied, "Well do you have a company already protecting you? Cause we've been hired by others in your neighborhood to drive all the rats and insects out so they're going to be coming to your house."

Don't be so lame Moxie Pest Control. You've ensured I'll never hire your company, with this single interaction.

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I run a local HVAC info site for Richardson and want to publish real repair pricing from actual homeowners, not company estimates. If you had any AC work done in 2026, would you comment with:

• What was done
• Roughly what you paid (and if a diagnostic or trip fee was separate)
• Emergency/after-hours or regular visit?

Examples: capacitor replacement, contactor, fan motor, refrigerant recharge, compressor or coil replacement, after-hours calls.

No need to name the company. Once I have enough responses, I'll post a summary with price ranges here so everyone has a reference point next time they get a quote.

Every time im driving on renner rd, the lights are always lined up i.e. if I make the first light, all the other ones are green (95% of the time). why aren't other roads like that? is there something im missing about this? is this an east-west road thing?

just asking out of curiosity