Keller ISD leaders intend to hold a bond election for campus improvements, maintenance and repairs, technology upgrades and athletic facility improvements Nov. 3, following trustee approval at a July 23 meeting. The last bond called by Keller ISD passed in 2019 and provided $315 million for campus and technology improvements.

The overview: A presentation from bond committee member Felix Mira said the proposed bond package totals $837 million for maintenance, repairs and renovations at 34 campuses. Out of the total $837 million, roughly 21.8% of the money would go toward maintenance projects, and about 67.2% would go to modernizing and replacing district facilities, like replacing portions of Keller Middle School. Approximately 10.9% would go toward student programs.

On-Site PC Services, which celebrated its 25th anniversary May 19, has a new name.

The details: Brian Davis and Joe Craven announced the Roanoke-based technology company is now Aligned Technology Partners. The company provides a variety of managed IT services, cybersecurity, backup and recovery, video security and cloud services, according to its website.

The name change was announced July 7.

Davis said  Aligned Technology Partners will continue to offer proactive services to prevent ransomware attacks and compromised systems.

“We are continually adding new services to stay ahead of the ever-evolving cybersecurity threat landscape and those services are included as part of our model,” Davis said.

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Restaurant and entertainment venue The Hub closed its doors in Allen in July, while US 75 is experiencing nightly lane closures in Richardson during Silver Line bridge construction. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Food hall The Hub closes at The Farm in Allen

2. Nighttime US 75 closures planned in Richardson during DART bridge arch installation

3. Patty Lou’s Smashburgers now open in downtown Plano

4. Check out 5 businesses now closed in Frisco

5. Locally owned Juarez Mexican Restaurant nears 4 decades in downtown McKinney

6. The Clara Hotel now open in Plano’s Legacy area

As more data centers are being built in Texas, the state’s water planning agency warns that limited information is available about the booming industry and its impact on water supplies.

The overview: The Texas Water Development Board adopted its initial 2027 State Water Plan on July 23, with a “more robust” version of the plan expected later this year. The plan consists of 3,000 water management projects and 6,700 strategies that experts say are needed to prepare for future severe droughts.

It will cost about $174 billion to complete the projects, according to the TWDB. However, if they are not implemented, a severe drought could cost the state $91 billion in economic damages as soon as 2030 and lead to $177 billion in annual losses by 2080.

The context: These projections do not account for the amount of water that data centers—which largely purchase their water from public systems—may use or how the large facilities could contribute to overall water availability. Right now, the board said it did not have enough information to do so.