The Keller ISD board of trustees voted unanimously to keep the tax rate steady for fiscal year 2026-27 at their Sept. 24 meeting.

The gist: While the district’s total tax rate has fallen by 19% since FY 2021-22, the rate has remained $1.0852 per $100 of taxable property value since FY 2023-24.

During her presentation recommending that the district keeps the tax rate the same as the previous fiscal year, Chief Financial Officer Pam Stranathan said the maintenance and operation budget amount would remain the same at $0.7552 and the interest and sinking amount would also remain the same at $0.3300.

Also of note: Superintendent Cory Wilson said property values have decreased in the district year over year by approximately $2 billion, from $23 billion to $21 billion.

Place 7 Trustee Heather Washington said she gets asked why the district doesn’t simply raise taxes to get more money. Stranathan said if the district raised more money, it would most likely be recaptured by the state.

D1 Training will open its doors in Roanoke at the beginning of 2027, owner Amanda Monroe said.

What’s happening? The fitness gym will offer personal training, classes for small groups with 2-4 people and classes for large groups, according to its website. D1 Training in Roanoke will also have fitness classes for children 7 and older.

Each D1 gym features indoor turf, a weight room and equipment to mimic college and professional sports training facilities, its website states.

Monroe said the Roanoke location is currently preselling founding memberships at a discounted rate.

• 700 S. US 377, Ste. 110, Roanoke

A $430 million data center is planned for north Fort Worth and an Amazon facility will be constructed at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Check out some of the latest North Texas construction projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. DSV warehouse in Denton: A transportation and logistics company founded in Denmark is remodeling and expanding an existing warehouse space for its new facility in Denton, per a TDLR filing.

• Location: 1110 N. Western Blvd., Denton

• Estimated timeline: Sept. 28, 2026-March 12, 2027

• Estimated cost: $1.24 billion

2. Colovore Alliance data center in Fort Worth: Construction on a new data center is expected to begin before the end of the year at AllianceTexas, per a TDLR filing.

• Location: 14700 Heritage Parkway, Fort Worth

• Estimated timeline: Dec. 1, 2026-2028

• Estimated cost: $430 million

Voters will choose among Rebecca Hardy, Byron Haynes, Phyllis Grissom and Sayeda Syed for the Tarrant Appraisal District Place 1 vacancy in the Nov. 3 election.

The winner will replace Eric Morris. The former Haltom City council member chose not to seek re-election after his first term.

The details: The TAD board is made up of nine directors, with three of them elected by voters. This is the second time voters will be able to elect representatives to the board.

The elected board members serve four-year terms staggered by two years. The terms of the positions established in 2024 will vary in 2024 and 2026 to establish the staggering, according to the state.

Directors elected in 2024 will serve until Dec. 31, 2026.

Heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding will threaten large parts of Texas this week, Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters Sept. 28.

The overview: The governor pointed to severe flooding that occurred in South-Central Texas in mid-July, damaging property, sweeping cars off roadways and killing two people. This week's storms will impact "a far more vast portion of the state" than the July flooding, he warned.

The details: Abbott said heavy rains will "really dramatically affect" the majority of the state on Sept. 30, and the National Weather Service noted that "North-Central Texas is a particular concern."

"We don't have the information needed right now to advise Texans on exactly what's going to happen in our rivers," Abbott told reporters. "I can tell you this, however: Everyone should expect the rivers to rise."