4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (524+ words) The Harris County Commissioners Court is moving forward with a 7.6% property tax rate increase compared with last year, marking one of the largest tax hikes in the county’s recent history. The court approved a tax rate of about $0.67 per $100 in…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) The Harris County Commissioners Court denied a recommendation for County Treasurer Carla Wyatt to receive a 30% raise. As a result, Wyatt will not join the slate of other county elected officials who received pay raises this year. The county’s eight…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (189+ words) Community Impact A data center in Hutto, the Texas Municipal Center in Georgetown and a 7 Brew in Austin are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (261+ words) Frisco’s Northwest Community Park will open Sept. 19. Construction on the 122-acre park began in January 2025. Located along Teel Parkway near the PGA of America headquarters, the park is set to open nearly three months after its original June 2026 opening target....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (406+ words) U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee is seeking his first full term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District. Menefee, a former Harris County attorney, won a January 2026 special election to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and went on to defeat longtime U.S. Rep....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (519+ words) Two candidates are running for the U.S. House of Representatives District 32 seat in the Nov. 3 election. Democratic candidate Dan Barrios will face Republican candidate Jace Yarbrough. The recently redrawn district includes parts of Richardson, Carrollton, Garland and Rockwall, as well as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (383+ words) The Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners are slated to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget during a Sept. 10 special meeting. Harris County ESD 9 serves as a political subdivision and taxing entity that supports fire suppression and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (150+ words) Houston City Council approved the Texas Medical Center Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget of $1.7 million during the Sept. 2 regular meeting. Known as TIRZ 28, council also approved the $6.9 million budget for its five-year Capital Improvements Plan. Projects that will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) These government offices and facilities in Bryan-College Station will be closed in observance of Labor Day, the annual holiday celebrating America’s workforce, on Sept. 7. Brazos County government offices and facilities will be closed the entire day. City of Bryan closures…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (595+ words) Austin established a new review process for city parks subject to eminent domain proceedings by other entities, including local school districts like Austin ISD that have moved to condemn areas like playgrounds on city-owned parkland. "This ordinance adds much-needed transparency…...