Plano ISD’s enrollment is down by more than 2,500 students from last school year.

The big picture: As of Sept. 4, the district had 41,303 students enrolled in all grade levels, down from 43,838 in October of last school year, Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill told the board of trustees on Sept. 8.

PISD’s total enrollment has dropped in every school year since peaking at 55,659 in the 2011-12 school year. 

Why it matters: The district receives state funding of approximately $10,000 per student, depending on student characteristics, Hill said.

“We’ll definitely have to make some adjustments,” Hill said. “We’ll cut back on our expenses accordingly based on the fact that we don’t have quite as many students to educate.”

French-Asian bakery Tous les Jours is set to open a Richardson location later this fall, a company representative confirmed. The bakery will likely open in October.

The details: Tous les Jours offers a range of baked goods, including bread, cake, pastries and pies, as well as coffees, teas, smoothies and other drinks.

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Across Texas, the taxes that homeowners pay to their local school districts went down by about 13.6% in 2025, one state senator found.

The overview: Across the board, many Texas counties mailed out reduced property tax bills for the 2025 tax year, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, reported. During a Sept. 1 hearing of the Senate Local Government Committee, he said the average homeowner's property tax bill went down by about $140 last year, falling from $1,037 per year in 2024 to $896 per year in 2025.

Texas' 2026-27 budget includes $51 billion in property tax relief, previous Community Impact reporting shows. Unless the legislature rolls back existing tax exemptions, the state will be required to spend that much or more on tax relief in future bienniums.

How it works: The state does not charge property taxes, meaning homeowners are taxed by local entities such as school districts, cities, counties and municipal utility districts. The Texas Legislature, however, can place limits on how much local governments raise taxes annually and require tax exemptions for certain groups.