College Station City Council will vote on a potential two-cent property tax increase for 2027 during the upcoming Aug. 27 meeting.

What you need to know: According to the city of College Station, the current tax rate is $0.511872 per $100 valuation. If the new rate is approved, it would increase to $0.530254 per $100 valuation, with the city defining the two portions as:

• $0.202646 per $100 for debt service obligations

• $0.327608 per $100 for operations and maintenance obligations

The city’s adjusted no-new-revenue tax rate would be $0.506934 per $100 valuation.

As previously reported by Community Impact, changing property values and the addition of new taxable property have contributed to the increase. According to the city Finance Director Mary Ellen Leonard, not increasing taxes could impact city projects and require changes made to the proposed 2026-27 budget.

Get involved: College Station City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.

Bryan ISD Superintendent Ginger Carrabine has been nominated for the Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year award.

In a nutshell: Carrabine was chosen as the representative of Region 7 and was evaluated on these skills:

• Leadership skills
• Commitment to improving student outcomes
• Board and community relations
• Fiscal management
• Advocacy for public education
• Dedication to continuous improvement and innovation

The Texas A&M University Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory has deployed researchers and veterinarians to the front lines to help fight the New World screwworm epidemic.

The overview: According to Texas A&M AgriLife Today, the researchers were sent to Austin and to a mobile lab in South Texas to help with identification and confirmation. The TVMDL is also collaborating with the United States Department of Agriculture and Texas Animal Health Commission for response efforts.

TVMDL Director Kiril Dimitrov said the agency was proud to be asked to be a part of this mission and hoped to provide “expertise in a new way by serving on the frontline of this response.”

The impact: As previously reported by Community Impact, efforts with research and community education on the screwworm outbreak started in 2025, with TAMU offering producer meetings, field days, youth livestock programs and emergency management briefings.

The TVMDL also currently has 17 individual operatives in the field who are deployed across the state for research and response if new cases are detected.

This November, Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are running to be Texas' next U.S. senator.

The overview: Each state has two U.S. senators serving staggered terms, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn ran for reelection but lost his primary race, and the winner of the November election will replace him in January.

Paxton advanced to the general election after beating Cornyn in a primary runoff, while Talarico beat two other contenders in the Democratic primary, Community Impact reported. Brown was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 for dozens of statewide and local races. Election Day is Nov. 3.