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Naturally, a few front yards were picked clean. "It actually did us a favor because we were probably going to pull them this week," one resident said.

MCKINNEY, Texas — The Erwin Farms neighborhood in McKinney had a group of uninvited visitors last week. The neighborhood is no stranger to wildlife as WFAA reported on the wild hogs that made a mess of a number of lawns in January.

"It gets a little wild around here now and then, we've lived here for years," laughed Garrett Piersall, a resident of Erwin Farms.

Their latest group of visitors took the "farm" in Erwin Farms too seriously.

"We woke up and I said, 'You won't [expletive] believe what happened on the Cove this morning,'" Piersall recalled saying to his wife on Sunday.

There were 40 goats on his lawn.

Multiple house cameras caught visuals of the goats slowly making their way through the neighborhood.

"They were coming down the road really slowly and kinda chilled out right here," said Mike Danielson, a longtime resident in the neighborhood.

WFAA was told that around 40 goats broke from the herd that was grazing at a nearby development. The goats are normally tasked with eating down the vegetation for the development which, in turn, helps with fire season.

But, they instead took a stroll through the neighborhood. The goats had migrated for more than a mile from the rest of the herd.

"I think they ate a little bit from everybody's yard all the way around the circle here. One of the guys on two legs was just eating my tree. It was pretty wild," said Piersall.

Naturally, a few front yards were picked clean including Piersall's bushes. "It actually did us a favor because we were probably going to pull them this week or next anyway," he laughed.

The small group of goats eventually reunited with the larger herd.

The firm that employs the goats did not want to be a part of the story. But WFAA was told the firm did replace the parts of the yard the goats destroyed.

"They took care of things very quickly. They got his flowers replaced in a couple hours," said Danielson.

Most everything has been replaced, including normalcy in the McKinney neighborhood.

"The grass is greener on the other side... over here," laughed Danielson.

Listen up Shake Shack fans! A new drive-thru Shake Shack location is now open in McKinney, Texas. The fast-casual restaurant chain’s new location north of Dallas is located at 1727 N Central Expressway, McKinney, Texas. The McKinney Shake Shack will be the first drive-thru location in North Texas.

Shake Shack’s drive-thru format premiered in March 2022 and has since proven to be a success reaching up to $86,000 in average weekly sales, according to QSR Magazine. Even if these locations are more expensive to build than Shake Shack’s traditional restaurant prototypes, average unit volumes (AUVs) are expected to exceed $4 million.

“We’re getting $8.5 million of Shack burger sales in less than one mile,” Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti said during the 2023 ICR Conference. “We think there are a lot of places around this country and around this world that we can do this. This is why you’re going to see different formats coming out of Shake Shack. And this drive-thru will allow us to capture different areas we may not have gone before.”

After a successful pilot year, the brand is looking to open between 10 and 15 new drive-thru restaurants in 2023 and McKinney is one of those locations.

The new Shack opened on Wednesday, June 28th. As part of Shake Shack’s Something Good initiative, the company donated $1 for every sandwich sold at the McKinney location to the North Texas Food Bank.

The McKinney Shack will serve up all the classics, including the ShackBurger, crinkle-cut fries and hand-spun shakes, as well as the new Veggie Burger and non-dairy offerings.

The newest location offers guests both indoor dining and a drive-thru experience. The Shack will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.Digital pre-ordering ahead for pickup or delivery will become available in the coming weeks. Skip the line with the Shack App, a mobile ordering app that lets you save time by ordering ahead. Guests can select their location, pick their food, choose a pickup time and their meal will be cooked-to-order and timed to arrival. Available on iOS and Android.

Good Morning America recently visited McKinney on July 6, 2023, as a segment of its summer series, “Main Street USA” and highlighted the individuals who make the city great.

The Good Morning America segment highlights iconic Main Streets across the U.S., showcasing local heroes and business that represent the best of the American spirit.

During the visit, ABC News correspondent John Quiñones visited a number of small businesses such as Filtered and The Groovy Coop. “It’s a place where anyone can feel at home even if you’re just passing through,” Quiñones said.

Jason Hernandez, the visionary founder and executive director of La Tiendita, was also highlighted for his work in the McKinney community. La Tiendita is a grocery store on the east side of town.

After spending 18 years in prison, Hernandez remains dedicated to making McKinney a better place. The location of La Tiendita was where Hernandez was arrested for selling drugs. He was released in 2015 after being granted clemency by President Obama. “His mind is always working for improving this community,” city council member Justin Beller told GMA. “It’s hard to keep up with him.”

Hernandez told Quiñones he wouldn’t be able to claim his accomplishments if he didn’t live in McKinney. “I tell people ‘I went from pushing dope to now pushing hope,’” Hernandez said.

Mayor George Fuller and the chamber of commerce granted Hernandez a key to the city for serving as an inspiration to youth and other members of the community. A sign for the soon-to-open La Tiendita was also given to Hernandez, along with tickets to a Longhorns football game in September against the Wyoming Cowboys.

Even though McKinney is Collin County’s third-largest city, the city is known for its rich history and tight-knit community.

The Tex-Mex restaurant and bar, Mi Cocina, is setting up shop in McKinney’s Craig Ranch.

“Mi Cocina is a family first and foremost, and we’re proud to announce that our family keeps growing,” said Edgar Guevara, president and CEO of the M Crowd Restaurant Group. “This new McKinney location will offer another opportunity to cater to a beloved neighborhood, while also serving the community, initiatives that are central to our core mission and brand.”

Mi Cocina is owned by the M Crowd Restaurant Group, which operates 23 restaurants across Texas and Oklahoma. The group recently announced its plans to expand to McKinney’s District 121.

“Mi Cocina is a family first and foremost, and we’re proud to announce that our family keeps growing,” said Edgar Guevara, president and CEO of the M Crowd Restaurant Group. “This new McKinney location will offer another opportunity to cater to a beloved neighborhood, while also serving the community, initiatives that are central to our core mission and brand.”

Mi Cocina is known for its brisket tacos and margaritas. The new location will feature the group’s trademark Seisegundos bar, an upscale bar in a cozy and intimate setting that overlooks the dining room and outdoor green space.

The new restaurant will also have a second bar downstairs. Its interior features a custom-made design that includes 20-foot lighted, coffered ceilings.

The walls of Mi Cocina will feature artwork by Luis Sottil, a famous Mexican artist. Peter Glassford of Guadalajara has designed several unique, wooden wall installations, which are reflective of architecture found throughout Mexico City.

The new restaurant is expected to employ more than 100 people.

“I’ve been a guest and a fan of this brand for nearly a quarter century,” said Guevara. “I’ve always known that Mi Cocina had great potential to grow outside of Dallas. With our McKinney location, we’ll be able to continue doing what we do best — sharing authentic food and culture with a neighborhood that will grow to count on us.”

Mi Cocina will open on June 26 at 121 Corridor in Craig Ranch in McKinney. The restaurant and bar will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

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Residents of the Erwin Farms neighborhood in McKinney have sighted wild hogs, bobcats and coyotes, but earlier this month, a new animal made an appearance on their front lawns.

About 40 goats chomped through flower beds around 6 a.m. June 11. The city received at least one complaint about the goats that morning, according to Kerry Simpson, director of code services for the city.

The neighborhood is about a mile from Painted Tree, a development where a herd of about 500 goats was brought in to graze overgrown vegetation within the community, said Mike Danielson, who lives in the Erwin Farms neighborhood.

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“I guess the grass is greener on the other side,” Danielson said.

After they had their fill, the goats returned to Painted Tree on their own around 8 a.m.

“The company that owns the goats told me they have kind of an internal compass,” Danielson said. “When they left our neighborhood, they went back to where they came from and were all present and accounted for.”

Calls to Danielson, who is part of the neighborhood’s advisory committee, started rolling in early that Sunday morning from concerned neighbors trying to figure out how to get their yards fixed. Some joked about having a cabrito barbecue.

Phuong Ly’s flower bed has seen better days.

Footage from his security camera shows the goats eating flowers and bushes in his front garden beds at 6:12 a.m. Ly said he was sad, disappointed and angry when he woke up to the damage, but Open Space TX, the company that provides the goats for environmentally friendly land clearing, according to its website, replaced his flower beds that same day.

“The company involved came over immediately,” Danielson said. “I met with them that morning, and they took care of the flower beds that got messed up and cleaned up the roads. They did a really good job.”

Residents in the neighborhood are used to the occasional visit from an unexpected animal.

In January, wild hogs tore up some Erwin Farms lawns. Construction in the area caused the hogs to move down the city’s greenbelt and into the urban areas, said Hannah Golden with animal services in a video by the city.

“This is typical nature,” Simpson said. “Any time that you build a new subdivision or structures in an area that’s typically been a wildlife habitat, you displace some wildlife and there are sometimes just a few growing pains with the wildlife figuring out where they need to go to get out of the community.”

Simpson said the city has received more reports of wildlife as development moves in. However, it’s usually new residents who will report seeing animals — like bobcats and coyotes — that have always been in the area, and with more people using security cameras, they are just now noticing these native animals that have been there all along.

Golden said most animal services calls are not about wildlife actively preying on humans, children or dogs, and there is typically no danger as long as people keep their distance, pick up any food on the ground and keep small dogs and house cats inside or on a leash.

“We’re trying to educate people that if you were to eradicate every coyote, you’d have other things coming in,” Simpson said. “Anytime that you remove any kind of wildlife, something else will come in and sit in its place.”

However, if a nocturnal animal is out during the day or an animal is causing damage to a property or bothering people or pets, animal services should be contacted to help with the issue, she said.

Other tips for keeping native wildlife away from residential areas, according to the city’s Good Neighbor Guide, include removing food sources like bird feeders, which can attract squirrels and raccoons; picking up outside water or food for pets; securing garbage cans; trimming overgrown plants; and planting gardens away from the house.

While goats aren’t native Texas wildlife, they can do considerable damage.

A goat will eat about 3% of its body weight a day, so for a 100-pound goat, that’s 3 pounds of vegetation, according to a video on Painted Tree’s website. “For a herd of about 100, that’s 300 pounds, so they will eat a lot of vegetation,” said Quincy Crow, who is the president of Open Space TX.