Tomball City Council adopted an unchanged property tax rate for fiscal year 2026-27 as the city also moves forward with debt to fund water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Council voted unanimously Sept. 8 to adopt a tax rate of $0.3409 per $100 valuation, the same rate as the previous year.

What this means: The rate includes $0.1857 for maintenance and operations and $0.1551 for debt service.

Although the overall rate remains the same, property owners could see changes to their tax bills depending on taxable property values and exemptions. The adopted rate is above the city’s no-new-revenue rate of $0.3296 per $100 valuation.

Also of note: The tax rate comes as Tomball prepares to take on additional debt for major utility projects.

During its Sept. 21 meeting, council approved the final reading of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation.

Reppond Barber recently relocated from the city of Silsbee to Tomball, owner Fred Reppond confirmed.

The local impact: Fred Reppond had been in the hair service industry for 6 years at his previous location in Silsbee. He relocated the business to Tomball after recently getting married. The shop offers walk-ins and appointments daily, specializing in the following services:

• Boys' and men's haircuts

• Beard services

• Clean shaves

Investment companies Lincoln and New York Life announced a partnership and acquisition of the former Greenspoint Mall site to redevelop the property. The 80-acre site will become CityNorth Industrial Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot development designed to serve the logistics and industrial demand in Greater Houston.

Key details of the redevelopment project include:

• Demolition on the site is expected to begin in October.

• The site will house cross-dock and rear-load industrial buildings alongside retail and service uses.

• The development is estimated to accommodate 1,200 full-time jobs upon completion.

• The first phase of construction is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2028.