Keller ISD will head into fiscal year 2026-27 with a 1% raise for staff and net more than $321,000 for the general fund, following the board of trustee's budget approval at a June 25 school board meeting.

By the numbers: Projections from the district show KISD expects to collect nearly $346.41 million in revenue and incur a little more than $346.08 million in expenditures, leaving the district with a $321,485 surplus.

KISD’s revenue comes from local, state and federal sources, with local revenue sources, like property taxes, contributing about 57% of the district’s revenue. State revenue makes up about 42% and federal funding contributes the remaining 1%.

Across the general fund, the district cut about $11.7 million in expenditures, with reductions to the school leadership, instructional leadership and community education. 

Looking ahead: KISD Chief Financial Officer Pamela Stranathan said Keller ISD will receive its certified property values and get its final revenue calculations in July, and the school board will adopt the tax rate in August.

Brian Davis and Joe Craven, the duo behind On-Site PC Services, celebrated the company's 25th anniversary May 19.

The overview: Davis serves as the president, while Craven is the vice president for the Roanoke company, which provides a variety of managed IT services and cybersecurity.

“A lot of people we worked with helped make the company what it is today,” Davis said. “Amazing client relationships that we built, we consider them partners. Some of them have been with me since 2003.”

There are 20 employees at the business now. Davis said clients include organizations in construction, logistics, healthcare, nonprofits, certified public accountants and a chamber of commerce. Most of the work is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but there are clients in Austin, San Antonio and even Oklahoma, Davis said.

Craven said one of the first things they ask new clients is about business problems, not IT problems. He said the company is well-versed enough to handle IT problems, but wants to see companies grow and prosper.

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Check out five upcoming and ongoing transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Upcoming projects

1. Plano residential paving

Project: The city will be replacing 4,900 linear feet of street paving, sidewalks and barrier-free ramps, along with 250 linear feet of water line in some neighborhoods near Independence Parkway.

Update: Plano city council approved a construction contract for the project at a June 22 meeting, and work is expected to start in July.

• Timeline: July 2026-summer 2027
• Cost: $2.7 million
• Funding source: city of Plano

• Timeline: mid 2026-mid 2028
• Cost: $20 million
• Funding source: city of Frisco

State lawmakers are considering water use impacts tied to the spread of new data center developments across Texas, and recently heard input from industry representatives and residents as they plan for next year's legislative session.

The initial review may preview proposed state laws regarding data centers and their local impacts. Ahead of the hearing, Gov. Greg Abbott also stated his "bottom line" expectations for data centers going forward: providing their own power, reusing water and reducing electricity costs for their neighbors.

Testimony from regulators revealed that Texas lacks accurate information about the water use of most data centers now operating statewide, despite mandates to submit those details. Representatives suggested data centers' self-reporting on utility use could be one topic to address next year. Many impacted residents and elected officials also raised concerns with public notice and local regulatory authority in relation to the high-profile developments.