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View MoreProsper sets Oct. 13 hearing on Business Park Drive rezoning
The Prosper Town Council will hold an Oct. 13 public hearing on a request to rezone about two acres on Business Park Drive from Agriculture to Planned Development for Light Industrial Buildings.
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View MoreDenton County adopts lowest tax rate in 40 years
Denton County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 on Sept. 22 to adopt a $495.1 million budget with a property tax rate of $0.183394, the lowest in 40 years, while earmarking $15.6 million for capital projects including the Tabor Ranch Fire Station.
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View MoreProsper, Celina voters face Oct. 5 registration deadline
Prosper and Celina residents must register to vote or update their registration by Oct. 5 for the Nov. 3 midterm election, with nearly 56,000 Collin County voters on the suspense list and local early voting set to begin Oct. 19.
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View MoreProsper, Celina ISD families face uncertain future in Abbott's property tax push
State officials estimate eliminating school property taxes for Texas homeowners would cost $8.6 billion a year, rising to $12 billion by 2032, a figure that could reshape how Prosper ISD and Celina ISD are funded if Gov. Greg Abbott's plan advances.
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View MoreCollin County raises tax rate for first time since 1993
The Collin County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 on Sept. 14 to raise the property tax rate to $0.151414 per $100 of valuation, the first increase since 1993, and called an $817.5 million bond election for Nov. 3 covering courts, roads, parks and records storage.
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View MoreTexas misconduct reports triple, affecting Prosper and Celina
Texas educator misconduct complaints tripled to nearly 20,000 in fiscal year 2026 under Senate Bill 571's expanded reporting requirements, with the Do Not Hire Registry hitting a record 1,070 placements — changes that govern how Prosper ISD and Celina ISD screen employees.
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View MoreCelina issues 31 citations, 5,000 warnings under water restrictions
Celina has issued 31 citations and more than 5,000 warnings under Stage 2 water restrictions in effect since July 2, with fines up to $2,000 and irrigation shutoffs for violators, and officials target late September or early October to lift the measures.
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View MoreCelina adopts $529M budget, cuts average city bill 3.1%
Celina City Council adopted a $529.1 million budget for FY 2026-27 on Sept. 8, lowering the average resident's monthly city bill by 3.1% while adding 49 new employees to keep pace with rapid growth.
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View MoreAbbott orders TWDB to pursue criminal referrals over data center water surveys
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Water Development Board to pursue criminal referrals against data centers that skipped required water-use surveys, an escalation that arrives one week after Prosper's $580 million Project Tomahawk data center was withdrawn.
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