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With property tax appraisals rising, Montgomery County officials led a workshop educating residents on their appraisal process. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
8:00 AM Apr 22, 2022 CDT
As appraisal values spike, Montgomery County appraisal, tax officials host workshops for residents
The largest bond the school district has ever called, the 2021 bond package is more than double the $275 million bond voters approved in November 2017, according to district information. (Chandler France/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:18 PM Aug 27, 2021 CDT
Tomball ISD looks to build third high school, additional campuses with $567.5M bond as enrollment jumps 32% in five years
The Magnolia ISD board of trustees proposed a property tax rate of $1.1872 per $100 valuation at its workshop Aug. 2. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
12:27 PM Aug 3, 2021 CDT
Magnolia ISD proposes nearly $0.09 decrease in tax rate
The city of Tomball is seeing an uptick in residential construction with hundreds of acres of land cleared for new communities. Alexander Estates is one of the communities under construction. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:16 PM Jul 29, 2021 CDT
MAP: Hundreds of homes taking shape in city of Tomball
Winter Storm Uri, which blew through Texas in February, left millions of Texas residents in the dark amid freezing temperatures. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
4:13 PM Jun 23, 2021 CDT
Rep. Ron Reynolds calls for special legislative session to include additional response to winter storm
The budget is slated to come before the Tomball ISD board of trustees for a vote June 15 with the fiscal year beginning July 1. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:00 PM May 20, 2021 CDT
Tomball ISD projects lower property tax rate, approves 2% general pay increase
Magnolia ISD residents could see a $0.06 decrease in the district's property tax rate this upcoming fiscal year to compensate for rising property values, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Erich Morris said during a May 10 board of trustees budget workshop. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
4:24 PM May 17, 2021 CDT
$0.06 tax rate decrease possible for Magnolia ISD residents
Billboards will be placed at up to 32 locations in the Greater Houston area as part of the Montgomery County effort. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:25 PM Apr 26, 2021 CDT
Montgomery County continues cold case efforts including 9 unsolved cases in the Magnolia area
Chief Financial Officer Jim Ross said the district has faced revenue shortfalls in the ongoing 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic because the district receives funding based on student attendance. He said the district has seen its enrollment growth cut in half—falling to about 3% growth—and a decrease in daily attendance. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
11:00 AM Apr 23, 2021 CDT
$170.5M budget in the works for Tomball ISD’s 2021-22 fiscal year
Record-setting Winter Storm Uri left Sugar Land and Missouri City residents without power for days. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:25 AM Mar 15, 2021 CDT
Sugar Land, Missouri City officials, residents repair damage left in Winter Storm Uri's wake
Bob Popinski, policy director of Raise Your Hand Texas, shared the organization's top education priorities for the ongoing legislative session. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:48 PM Jan 18, 2021 CST
‘What does virtual learning and remote learning look like moving forward?': Raise Your Hand Texas policy director talks legislative priorities
The Texas Legislature will convene Jan. 12. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:38 PM Dec 30, 2020 CST
Term limits, abolishing county boards of education, stricter abortion measures: Bills filed by North Houston-area legislators
"[TASB] advocates for public education and provides knowledge and information to all school board members so they too can be advocates on behalf of their respective school districts in particular and public education in Texas and the nation in general," Jim Rice said. (Courtesy Jim Rice)
Houston
8:20 AM Dec 15, 2020 CST
Fort Bend ISD trustee Jim Rice steps into role as Texas Association of School Boards president
Three candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
3:45 PM Oct 12, 2020 CDT
Q&A: Meet the candidates running for U.S. House District 10
Houston
3:41 PM Oct 7, 2020 CDT
Q&A: Meet the three candidates vying for Tomball ISD Position 6
The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees adopted a tax rate of $1.2402 per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2020-21, nearly $0.03 less than the FY 2019-20 tax rate. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
10:39 AM Sep 22, 2020 CDT
Despite adopting lower 2020-21 tax rate, Fort Bend ISD homeowners may see higher property tax bill
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Conroe City Council members voted 3-2 to increase the minimum lot size from 40-foot-wide lots to 50-foot-wide lots May 26. (Jishnu Nair/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:20 PM
Conroe City Council votes to increase minimum lot size to 50 feet wide
McKinney ISD is proposing a lower tax rate for its upcoming fiscal year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:34 PM
McKinney ISD proposes lower tax rate for FY 2022-23
A 2021 Charles Butt Foundation poll of 919 Texas teachers showed a 10% increase from the previous year in the number of teachers who seriously considered leaving the profession. (Ethan Pham/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:45 AM
Low pay, pandemic exacerbate teacher shortages for local, statewide districts
The district approved a 5%-6% midpoint raise for all staff at its May 10 meeting. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:21 PM
Eanes ISD approves 5%-6% midpoint raise for all staff
Ravenwood High School ranked sixth in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best High Schools in America ranking. Brentwood and Franklin high also placed in the top 10 of the annual list, which ranks 17,800 schools. (Courtesy-Williamson County Schools)
Nashville
7:00 AM
Williamson County high schools ranked among the best in Tennessee, U.S.; 2 Williamson County commissioners lose seats in May 3 primaries and more top Nashville-area news
Austin City Council gathered for a regular voting meeting May 5. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:40 PM
Austin City Hall notebook: Firefighter arbitration secured; opera house project nears final vote; another protest payout
Eanes ISD is considering a 2% raise for all staff for the 2022-23 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
11:49 AM
Eanes ISD will consider 2% raise for all staff in May 
Houston
12:15 PM
As Texas Central’s high-speed rail development stalls, Cy-Fair residents question project’s future
There has been a roughly 5% increase in the number of AISD graduating seniors who met readiness standards compared to the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:38 PM
Early data shows more economically disadvantaged Austin ISD students graduating college-, career- and military-ready
Drone image of The Domain
Austin
4:14 PM
For more than 15 years, The Domain drives economic growth in North Austin