Whether you need the fresh air or just really love Texas heat, shopping at an outdoor mall has its benefits. Sunshine makes you happy, and happiness could end war. So just shop outside.

Prominent shopping centers like Collin Creek Mall in Plano and Valley View mall in Far North Dallas are also undergoing extensive overhauls due to to the rise of online shopping in the post-Covid era.

(Lilly Kersh) Plano City Council approved new plans for The Shops at Willow Bend on Monday, a green light to demolish more than a third of the suburban mall and build a development with apartments ...