The city of McKinney’s property tax rate will remain the same when the next fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

At a glance: McKinney City Council members approved the fiscal year 2026-27 budget and property tax rate during a Sept. 1 meeting. The budget totals $880 million and allocates funding for McKinney’s general operations, water and wastewater services, capital improvements, and more.

The property tax rate will remain the same as last year’s rate at $0.412284 per $100 of taxable value. For a property with at the city's median home value of $518,165, this would translate to about $2,136 in property taxes paid to the city, according to a city document.

Also of note: Council members also approved a 9% increase to water rates and an 11% increase to wastewater rates. Both rates were increased due to increasing cost of services by the North Texas Municipal Water District, according to a city document.

Two existing VIO Med Spa locations in McKinney and Richardson are under new ownership, according to an Aug. 31 news release.

The details: Former Meta and McKinsey executive Joseph Luchenta acquired both locations in the second quarter of 2026. Luchenta has also signed an agreement to open a new location in Prosper, according to the news release.

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On Sept. 1, the State Board of Education moved forward with an overhaul of what Texas high schoolers will learn in four social studies courses: U.S. History, U.S. Government, World History and World Geography.

What's happening: Roughly 100 Texans testified about the high school curriculum rewrite at an Aug. 31 meeting, with the debate revolving around how students would learn about the two largest world religions, Christianity and Islam.

Dozens of Muslim Texans asked that students learn about the religion’s core principles and how Muslims have contributed to advancements in math, science and medicine throughout history.

Some testifiers said the social studies curriculum should highlight the role of Christianity in the founding of Texas and the U.S., praising the board for prioritizing “American exceptionalism” and topics that they said would teach students to love the country.

The context: The discussion comes as the Republican-led board nears the finish line on its new K-12 social studies curriculum standards.

If approved, the new requirements will be rolled out to public school classrooms in the 2030-31 school year.