Frisco ISD has begun exploring a potential bond package that could go before voters in May 2027.

What to know: A district bond planning committee consisting of approximately 100 stakeholders—including parents, students, residents, businesses, community leaders, chamber members and board-appointed representatives—will be formed in the coming weeks.

FISD’s bond planning committee will meet seven times through January 2027. Its work will culminate in a recommendation to the FISD Board.

The background: FISD voters last approved a $691 million bond package in 2018.

Vacant land north of Plano East Church of Christ is now considered its own lot after a planning and zoning committee meeting Sept. 8.

The gist: The approved zoning replat splits a 5-acre parcel of land near Merriman Drive and Ranch Estates Drive into two lots, according to city documents.

The background: Plano East Church of Christ was first constructed in 1984, according to its website.

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.