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Frisco leaders deliberate $325.3M budget for 2026-27 fiscal year

The city of Frisco will soon vote on a $325.3 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. City Manager Wes Pierson said this year’s budget “provides a strong foundation for the coming year.”

Breaking it down: Frisco’s proposed $325.3 million FY 2026-27 budget represents a 7.01% increase from last year and includes additional funding for public safety and new full-time positions. The proposal also includes a 3.71% tax rate increase and higher water, sewer and stormwater rates.

The budget allocates a combined $151.7 million to the Police and Fire departments, funding new positions, vehicle and equipment replacements, and upgrades to emergency services.

The Frisco City Council will hold public hearings on the budget on Aug. 18 and Sept. 1. The council will vote on adopting the budget Sept. 15. The budget and tax rate will go into effect Oct. 1.

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Frisco ISD students returned to campus for 2026-27 school year

Frisco ISD students returned to school Aug. 12 for the 2026-27 school year.

What you need to know: This school year will be shorter than previous years because of the PGA Championship that will come to Frisco in May bringing with it about 30,000 people a day, according to the district.

To accommodate the shorter year and meet state standards for instruction minutes, school hours will change. Five minutes will be added to the end of the day for all grades.

7:45 a.m.-3:10 p.m. for elementary schools
8:25 a.m.-3:50 p.m. for middle schools (including Wortham Intermediate)
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for high schools

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Collin County calls $817.5M bond to address growth needs

Collin County residents will vote on a $817.5 million bond when they head to the ballots Nov. 3.

Collin County commissioners approved the placement of four bond propositions on the November ballot during an Aug. 10 meeting. The propositions look to improve the county’s jail and courthouse, roads, parks and construct a new elections facility to maintain needs of the county’s growing population.

Quote of note: “All of these are taxpayer approved, so we put them forward to the taxpayer and if they want to approve it, we’ll move forward. If they don’t, we won’t and I’m perfectly content with that,” County Judge Chris Hill said. “They’re going to have to pay the bill, so we want their voice on this decision.”

The details: The propositions include:
Proposition A: $296.5 million for court and detention facility projects
Proposition B: $475 million for road improvement projects
Proposition C: $6 million for parks and open space projects
Proposition D: $40 million for elections and records storage facility