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View MoreKlein ISD honors dispatcher Nicole Edwards on Patriot Day
Klein ISD named police dispatcher Nicole Edwards, a 17-year veteran and mother of district graduates, as its 2026 Patriot Day first responder honoree.
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View MoreHarris County eyes 7.6% tax hike in Thursday vote
Harris County commissioners are set to take a final vote Thursday, Sept. 17 on a 7.6% property tax rate increase that would add about $193 to the average homeowner's annual bill, along with a 90-day burn ban and $1.77 million more for a Precinct 4 community center renovation.
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View MoreSpring ISD brings voter registration tables to seven campuses
Spring ISD is hosting voter registration outreach at seven high school campuses this week, starting Sept. 15 alongside National Voter Registration Day, with the Oct. 5 registration deadline and the district's Proposition A tax-rate election on Nov. 3 approaching.
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View MoreSpring families face barriers in Texas voucher program
As Texas Education Freedom Account awards reach more than 118,000 students, Spring-area families are navigating practical barriers including a vendor-approval gap that blocks dual-credit college spending and private schools that reduce their own financial aid after a TEFA award.
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View MoreSpring fire district faces $8.1M budget gap before Sept. 24 vote
Harris County ESD 9, which funds the Cy-Fair Fire Department serving Spring, projects an $8.1 million shortfall for FY 2026-27 driven by 49 new hires for two fire stations, with commissioners debating whether to raise the tax rate or cut employee raises before a Sept. 24 budget vote.
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View MoreSpring ISD launches Prop A meetings before Nov. 3 vote
Spring ISD is hosting virtual and in-person community meetings to explain Proposition A, a 2-cent tax-rate increase on the Nov. 3 ballot that would generate an estimated $15.5 million for school operations.
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View MoreLone Star College trustees set Sept. 16 tax rate meeting
Lone Star College System trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16, at LSC-University Park to announce a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026-27 tax rate, which preliminary budget documents place at $0.1058 per $100 valuation.
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View MoreSpring tax bills: state cuts $140, county may add $193
New state data shows Texas homeowners saved an average of $140 on school-district property taxes in 2025, but a pending Harris County rate increase heading to a Thursday, Sept. 17, final vote could add roughly $193 to the average homeowner's bill.
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View MoreHarris County sues nine over forged deeds stealing homes
Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin filed two civil lawsuits against nine people accused of using forged deeds, fake identities and fraudulent notarizations to steal at least 10 homes, and Spring-area homeowners can check their own property records through HCAD.org and the county clerk's website.
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View MoreSpring-area school employee arrested on child indecency charge
Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Michael Lynn Jackson Jr. on a charge of indecency with a child involving sexual contact; Jackson worked at a local high school at the time of the alleged incident.
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View MoreOld Town Spring district posts $378,715 budget fueled by sales tax
The Old Town Spring Improvement District's revised FY2026-27 budget, published Sept. 9, shows a $378,715 spending plan nearly entirely funded by sales tax revenue, with marketing cut by 31% from last year and a zeroed-out Preservation Park lease tied to a planned office relocation.
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View MoreHarris County's $1.3M Flock tab includes $77K for Spring
County auditor invoices show Harris County spent nearly $1.3 million on Flock Safety license plate readers since 2023, including $77,200 billed to Precinct 3 covering Spring, as County Judge Lina Hidalgo calls for a special Commissioners Court session on oversight gaps.
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