Murphy, Texas
The Great Depression, the mechanization of farming, and job opportunities in the Dallas metropolitan area contributed to a decline in the population of Murphy.The establishment of businesses in nearby Plano and Richardson made Murphy a commuter community for these two cities.Later, citizens renovated the school building, which became the Community Center, Fire Station, and City Hall.Later, the City Hall and Fire Station were moved to a new municipal complex across the street, leaving the old building to be renovated as the Community Center that reopened in February 2012.Situated midway between Plano and Wylie on FM 544, Murphy is 2 miles (3 km) south of the famous Southfork Ranch.Murphy shares borders with Plano to the west, Richardson to the southwest, Sachse to the south, Wylie to the east, and Parker to the north.Built-in 2008, the center now contains numerous restaurants and services and encompasses the northeast quadrant of the North Murphy Road and East FM 544 Intersection.The municipal complex comprises a total of five buildings to serve Fire, Police, City Administration, and Public Works, as well as a 2014 addition of the PSA Murphy sports center.The city was rated #7 in the "Best Places to Live" survey of Dallas Suburbs in the July 2008 D Magazine and #9 in the 2010 edition of the article.The city council members as of 2020 are Scott Bradley (Mayor), Jene Butler, Jennifer Berthiaume, Andrew Chase, Sarah Fincannon, Ken Oltmann, and Elizabeth Abraham.The production ended tragically when one of the alleged offenders, Louis Conradt, an assistant district attorney from a neighboring county, committed suicide when Dateline NBC cameras showed up at his home in the company of Murphy police after the man failed to show up to the sting house.
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