Jessica J. Eaton
Dallas council takes up case Z-26-000007 on Oct. 14, a planned development at Preston Road and Royal Lane with towers up to 240 feet, mixed-income units and 150 trees. Staff and the Plan Commission recommend approval, while 263 of 271 notice replies oppose it.
Plano voters will decide whether the city can levy up to five venue taxes for a city-owned arena at The Shops at Willow Bend. The city’s own financing summary lists the venue-tax revenue as under review and says council still must approve a final deal.
GARLAND, The Garland City Council adopted the fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and a property tax rate of 67.99 cents per $100 of taxable value on Aug. 17, 2026, about one cent lower than the current rate, while calling a November tax-rate election that would ask voters to shift three cents from debt service to … Read more
MCKINNEY, McKinney City Council adopted an approximately $880.5 million Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget on Sept. 1, 2026, and held the city property tax rate at $0.412284 per $100 of taxable value, the same total as the prior year, according to the city’s official news release and budget table. The all-funds total on the city’s Budget … Read more
MCKINNEY , Collin County Commissioners Court kept the county property tax rate at $0.149343 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2026, the 33rd consecutive year without a rate increase, while adopting a Total Combined Budget (excluding bond funds) of $599.2 million. The Senate Bill 2 cover statement required on the adopted budget says … Read more
DALLAS , Dallas City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2026-27 operating and capital budget totaling $5.66 billion, including a $2.05 billion General Fund, and cut the property tax rate by one-tenth of a cent to 69.78 cents per $100 of valuation, according to the city’s official Sept. 16, 2026 release. The fiscal year began Oct. … Read more
GRAND PRAIRIE — The City of Grand Prairie published a Texas Tax Code public notice that its City Council would consider a tax abatement agreement with Amazon Data Services, Inc. for a large-scale data center campus estimated at $10 billion in improvements, about 800,000 square feet of space, and roughly 750 new full-time jobs over … Read more
ARLINGTON — Arlington City Council voted to keep the city’s property tax rate at $0.6298 per $100 of assessed value while adopting a $766 million Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, according to a Sept. 16, 2026 city release. The fiscal year begins Oct. 1, 2026. The rate matches FY26. Council also said it will fully … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth City Council approved a $3.33 billion Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget and a tax year 2026 property tax rate of $0.70565 per $100 of valuation, the city said in an official Sept. 15, 2026, release. The budget is up 10.81%, or just over $241 million, from the FY2026 adopted … Read more