DTX-KRN: Impact 9/29/2025

Keller ISD’s board of trustees adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-26 tax rate at the same rate as the previous year.

The rate was approved in a 5-2 vote at a Sept. 24 board meeting, with trustees Chris Coker and Charles Randklev voting against the adopted tax rate.

The overview: Keller ISD’s board of trustees approved a tax rate of $1.0852 per $100 valuation for FY 2025-26.

The approved tax rate is the total of two pieces:

• $0.7552 for the Maintenance and Operations rate, which covers expenses like payroll and is determined by state law.
• $0.33 for Interest and Sinking rate, which pays for the district’s principal interests on its debts and is determined by district officials.

Several Fort Worth entities are preparing for the 2026 World Cup as it comes to North Texas.

During a Fort Worth City Council work session on Sept. 23, Mitch Whitten, Visit Fort Worth chief operating officer; Mike Crum, city of Fort Worth public events director; and Sonny Saxton, city of Fort Worth emergency management and communications director, all talked about various projects in the works.

Current situation: Whitten announced Visit Fort Worth has launched a soccer-specific website to promote tourism to the city as the World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in North America. AT&T Stadium in Arlington will host nine games, but Fort Worth plans to have a role in the events surrounding the soccer tournament.

“It is a once-in-a-generation event to really showcase the city and showcase the engaged businesses here and abroad,” he said.

Context: Whitten said the World Cup is expected to have a $1.5 billion regional economic impact and have more than 100,000 visitors a day in North Texas.

Representatives of the Florida-based breakfast restaurant Maple Street Biscuit Company have closed four locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The details: The Frisco, Keller and two McKinney locations have closed. Sign at the former Maple Street Biscuit Company locations in Keller and McKinney point customers to the company's website. The restaurant's parent company, Cracker Barrel, announced 14 Maple Street locations would close in a Sept. 17 financial report.

The Nov. 4 election is coming up, and so is the deadline to register to vote. Eligible Texans must register by Oct. 6 to cast votes in various local races and weigh in on 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

What to know: Texans who need to register to vote must submit a paper application. The application is available here and must be printed, signed and mailed to the election office in the voter’s county of residence.

Texas does not allow online voter registration, unless residents are updating, renewing or replacing a Texas driver’s license or ID card.

Zooming in: To be eligible to register to vote, an individual must:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Reside in the county they apply to vote in
• Be at least 18 years old by Election Day
• Not have been declared mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a court