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View MoreFederal judge bars Klein ISD from blocking disability monitors
U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett signed a permanent injunction on Sept. 28 requiring Klein ISD to grant Disability Rights Texas unaccompanied access to special education classrooms and private communication with students, ending a legal fight that began when district police threatened advocates with arrest in 2023.
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View MoreKlein ISD adopts lowest tax rate in 34 years
Klein ISD trustees unanimously adopted a property tax rate of $1.0119 per $100 valuation at their Oct. 5 meeting, keeping the district's lowest rate in 34 years while the average homeowner's bill rises $7.49 due to higher property values.
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View MoreHarris County Sheriff's Office plans one-mile deputy driving course
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is building a roughly one-mile driving training course funded by a voter-approved public safety bond, targeting 2027 to begin construction. The regional facility will also be open to constable precincts and school police agencies that patrol the Spring area.
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View More5th Circuit hears challenge to Texas campus protest law
A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Texas's Campus Protection Act, which restricts overnight protests and end-of-term demonstrations at public colleges, violates the First Amendment. The law applies to Lone Star College and its more than 100,000 students.
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View MoreHarris County launches free legal aid for domestic violence survivors
Harris County's new POET program sends domestic violence advocates into communities to help survivors obtain free protective orders without traveling downtown or involving police.
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View MoreSpring Fire postpones training center open house to Oct. 24
The Spring Fire Department postponed its Oct. 3 Open House and Fire Prevention Expo to Oct. 24, citing forecast storms, giving residents three more weeks before the public grand opening of the W.W. "Cotton" Weaver Training Center.
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View MoreHarris County launches $88M solar program for low-income homes
Harris County broke ground Sept. 30 on its $88.3 million Affordable Community Energy Program, a seven-site community solar initiative that could cut electricity bills by about $930 a year for up to 10,000 income-qualifying households, with enrollment expected to open in 2027.
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View MoreSpring ISD tax vote could ease Texas bus funding gap
A KPRC investigation finds Texas reimburses as little as 13 to 15 percent of school bus costs, adding urgency to Spring ISD's Proposition A on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, ballot.
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View MoreKlein ISD trustees weigh flat tax rate Monday despite $7.49 hike
Klein ISD's board will hold a public hearing and vote Monday on keeping its $1.0119 property tax rate, the district's lowest in 34 years, but rising home values mean the average homeowner still pays $7.49 more.
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View MoreLone Star College trustees cut tax rate, pay off $60M in debt early
Lone Star College System trustees unanimously adopted a slightly lower property tax rate of $0.1058 per $100 valuation on Oct. 1, directing $60 million toward early bond-debt payoff that is expected to cut outstanding obligations from $404 million to $311 million and save taxpayers an estimated $32 million.
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View MoreSpring drain dumping carries $20K fines, HCMUD 71 warns
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 71 warned residents on Sept. 30 that dumping yard waste, chemicals or trash into storm drains violates its Rate Order and carries fines up to $20,000 per violation, with multiple rounds of rain forecast through the weekend.
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View MoreTexas seniors owe $0 school tax as Spring bears rising burden
A new analysis by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt's office finds that roughly 60% of Texas homeowners 65 and older owe nothing in school district property taxes, shifting the funding burden onto younger homeowners, renters and commercial property owners in Spring and statewide.
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