Lewisville ISD officials expect to end the 2025-26 fiscal year with a roughly $20.5 million surplus, according to an early March report from LISD Budget Director Claudia Orta.

The overview: Expenditure projections show that the district spent roughly $553 million, about $20.5 million under the $573.5 million the district collected in revenue for FY 2025-26, per Orta’s report.

Most of the savings came from payroll. Orta said the district budgeted for a 99% position fill-rate, but the fill-rate has hovered around 97%, resulting in payroll savings.

“The primary driver of these savings is our vacancy rate,” Orta said. “While we budgeted for a 99% fill-rate, we’re currently at approximately 97%. While the majority of the savings are on the payroll side, we’re also seeing some reduced spending on services and supplies.”

By the numbers: Updated revenue projections from Orta showed that local revenue, which includes property taxes, made up about $462 million, or 81% of the district’s revenue. District officials projected about $466 million in local revenue.

Gideon Math and Reading Center will be opening soon in the Harvest Town Center near Argyle, owner and director Neha Mehrotra said.

What they offer: The tutoring center helps students in grades K-12 with mathematics and English in tiny teacher-student ratios, she said.

There are also programs for autistic children with either one-on-one tutoring or a small group setting, Mehrotra said.

Starting this May, the center will offer SAT prep services, she said.

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The Texas Department of Transportation is planning on constructing frontage roads along I-35W from 0.7 miles south of FM 407 to FM 2449 in Denton County. 

What’s happening?: The project is not set to start the bidding process for construction until December 2027, with a construction company to be selected in September 2028, according to TxDOT documents. 

The project is anticipated to cost $260.7 million, and TxDOT has acquired $213 million in funding as of December 2025. 

Designs are being finalized, and TxDOT is in the process of acquiring right of way for the project as well as moving utilities to make way for construction, per TxDOT documents. 

A food production facility and Plano ISD renovations are two of many new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. Tetra Pak Product Development Center

2. Shepard Elementary School renovation

3. Murphy USA in Frisco

4. Aven Hospitality at Granite Park 6

5. FCS Construction expansion