DALLAS. Josh Weathers State Fair night is Friday at Fair Park. The Fort Worth voice headlines the Chevrolet Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 2, a free-with-admission show in the middle of the fair’s 24-day run that gives DFW fans a local-rooted concert without a separate ticket. Showtime is 7:45 p.m., … Read more
FORT WORTH , Fort Worth ISD’s appointed board of managers held the 2026-27 property tax rate at $1.029099 per $100 of taxable value, matching the district’s voter-approval ceiling while the legally adopted budget already shows a $49.8 million gap between revenues and expenditures. That rate sits just under the no-new-revenue figure of $1.029687 on the … 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
PLANO , The North Texas Tollway Authority’s FY2026 Final Budget plans about $1.39 billion in NTTA System revenues, including $1.31 billion from tolls, while budgeting $273.1 million for the Operation and Maintenance Fund that keeps lanes open and customers served. NTTA does not collect property taxes. Tolls, service fees, and investment income fund the system. … Read more
AUSTIN / DALLAS-FORT WORTH , Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened a statewide investigation on Sept. 24, 2026, into hundreds of data center developments that have not answered the Texas Water Development Board’s water-use survey, and the Office of the Attorney General’s county list expressly includes Dallas and Tarrant. The probe is about reporting compliance, … Read more
DENTON , Denton ISD trustees adopted a total 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.1528 per $100 of taxable value on Sept. 22, 2026, a cut of 5.41 cents from last year’s $1.2069, while supporting the balanced $380 million general fund the board approved in June. District materials say a median-valued homestead owner can expect a … Read more
IRVING, Texas. ZZ Top Irving lands at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Sunday, Oct. 4, as ZZ Top brings The Big One Tour, with Cheap Trick as support, a Live Nation listing that puts showtime at 6 p.m. at 300 W. Las Colinas Blvd. For North Texas weekend planners, it is the clearest … Read more
FRISCO, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys are completing a Joey Porter Jr. trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, agreeing to a deal that sends a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to Pittsburgh, according to the team’s announcement and reporting from The Associated Press, ESPN, and NFL.com. For a North Texas fan base watching a … 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
MESQUITE , Mesquite ISD voters will decide Proposition A, a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. If approved, the district says Proposition A is projected to generate about $16 million in additional maintenance and operations revenue each year for staff pay, student programs, and campus security. The ask comes after the district … Read more