With the latest public meeting completed, Collin County’s study of two southeastern segments of the proposed Outer Loop is moving toward completion of the roadway’s schematic design and environmental review, steps that would eventually clear the way for right-of-way...
Murphy staff, residents remember 9-11 attacks during a 25th Anniversary ceremony at City Hall. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Courage, service and unity were the themes of Murphy’s solemn memorial commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks....
Murphy customers of Atmos Energy Corp. Mid-Tex Division would be paying more for natural gas under a rate settlement negotiated between Atmos and a committee of cities it serves. The agreement, on the Murphy City Council’s consent agenda for the Sept. 15...
The Murphy City Council has voted 5-2 to adopt a Fiscal Year 2027 property tax rate of $0.361832 per $100 of taxable appraised value. Mayor pro tem Scott Smith first moved to adopt a no-new-revenue tax rate, but his motion was defeated.The votes followed public...
The City of Murphy will hold a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget and tax rate during the City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, at Murphy City Hall.The proposed $67 million budget includes a property tax rate of $0.361832 per...
About two-thirds of Murphy’s sale tax revenue comes from in-person local sales and half of that amount is from retail purchases, Economic Development Manager Camryn Thompson says. Thompson presented the city’s annual economic development report to the Sept. 2 meeting...
Plano ISD Trustees have confirmed the Fiscal Year 2026-27 property tax rate will decrease less than one cent, or $0.0068, per $100 of appraised valuation. Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, the school board formally adopted the voter-approved rate of $1.03275 per $100...
Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day to register to vote. New Secretary of State Robert Howden has rolled out an online portal that allows Texans to confirm their active voter registration, register to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, or make changes...
You wouldn’t know it from the thermometer, but the calendar says fall begins later this month — and so do a plethora of crowd-pleasing annual events. Based on the astronomical Autumnal Equinox, the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere is Tuesday, Sept. 22. But...
