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Christian Jude Remington is the founder, editor, and publisher of Collin County Journal. He is an undergraduate student at Texas Tech University majoring in political science, with plans to attend law school and pursue a career in public service spanning government, law, and politics.

He launched the publication after seeing residents across local communities confused, alarmed, and often misinformed about what was happening around them, especially in matters involving emergency services, city government, development, and public accountability. What began as a desire to explain complicated local issues more clearly became the foundation for a larger mission: building an independent local news source that takes readers seriously.

His goal is to build an independent, nonpartisan publication that gives residents a clear and reliable understanding of what is happening in their cities and across Collin County more broadly. The mission is simple: inform people, protect them through knowledge, and refuse narrative pushing, political games, and careless reporting.

Christian has developed deep interest and working experience in city structure, governance, public policy, development issues, planning, and institutional accountability. His reporting approach centers on reading source material closely, tracking public meetings and official records, and making complex local issues understandable to ordinary readers without diluting the facts.

In spring 2025, he deepened his public service by applying to the City of Princeton’s Ad Hoc Bylaw Committee, where he was appointed by the City Council. That role expanded both his responsibility and his determination to serve the public well. It pushed him to study city structure, governance, and procedure at a far deeper level so he could contribute meaningfully and responsibly.

In summer 2025, he served in Washington, D.C. as a policy intern, working in an environment shaped by the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. That experience further strengthened his commitment to public service and sharpened his understanding of how institutions shape the lives of ordinary people.

In fall 2025, Christian was appointed by the Princeton City Council to the Planning and Zoning Commission, where he serves as a commissioner. It was another role that challenged him in unexpected ways and placed him inside a field he had not originally imagined entering. Even so, he approaches it with the same principle that drives all of his work: to serve the public faithfully, seriously, and without ego.

In May 2025, during his final semester at Texas Tech that year, Christian was baptized and converted to Christianity. He now walks the path he believes he was always meant to walk, grounded in faith in Jesus Christ and committed to living with greater purpose, discipline, and service.

Christian was born in Iraq and came to the United States legally as a child. He has lived in Texas ever since. Having been born into war and shaped by the failures of government and law at their most devastating level, he chose to enter the very fields that once failed him. His aim is not merely personal success. It is to help build a world in which institutions protect people the way they should, and in which ordinary residents are not left powerless, voiceless, or uninformed.

The publication’s current local coverage is centered on Princeton, Celina, Prosper, Anna, and Melissa, with the broader mission of expanding serious local journalism across Collin County over time.

At the center of everything he does is a simple commitment: to serve the people.

Zay Norvell serves as a research contributor for Collin County Journal. He is a Christian, a North Texas native, and an undergraduate political science student at Texas A&M with a long-term goal of building a career in public service and politics.

Raised by a single mother in a large family, Zay says those experiences shaped the way he thinks about responsibility, service, and the need to look out for people. That background continues to inform his interest in civic life, policy, and community-focused work.

His interest in public life started early and has stayed consistent as he has grown. He has volunteered in Republican organizing in Collin County and hopes to continue building a future in politics with a focus on helping people and strengthening the communities around him.

At Collin County Journal, he contributes research support and policy-minded background work as the publication expands its countywide reporting. His role helps strengthen the publication’s ability to track public issues, understand civic context, and serve readers with more depth and clarity.