The Montgomery City Council has advanced a proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The proposed general fund budget is approximately $9.45 million. This represents a significant increase in both revenue and spending compared to the previous year's budget.
The largest expenditures in the proposed budget include administration, police, and public works. Public works is seeing a substantial jump in funding, with a significant portion allocated for capital spending. Further details on the proposed budget are available, including a breakdown of the expenditures and the impact on the city's property tax rate, which is proposed to remain at $0.40 per $100 valuation.
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A 24-year-old man is dead, and three teenagers, including two girls, have been hospitalized after their vehicle crashed while fleeing from Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies in north Houston late Sunday night. According to HCSO, deputies received a call around 11 p.m. about ...
Houston police are investigating after a body was dumped from a vehicle into the parking lot of a Southwest Houston apartment complex Saturday afternoon. The incident happened around 3:23 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Rampart Street, according to the Houston P...
A fatal crash has closed the westbound main lanes of south Beltway 8 near I-59, after West Airport Boulevard, according to the Harris County Precinct 7 Constable’s Office. Houston TranStar reported the incident as a heavy-truck crash at 8:03 a.m. Motorists should expect severe co...
Authorities are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl in February, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Deputies responded to a report near the 13800 block of Ella Boulevard on Feb. 10. Investigators with the constable’s Speci...
Conroe City Council adopted a nearly $390 million operating budget Sept. 10 that includes police pay increases and continued funding for the city’s Flock Safety license plate readers. The $389.9 million budget passed 4-2, with council members David Hairel and Shana Arthur voting ...
A 72-year-old woman died Friday after being hit by a vehicle near the Texas Medical Center, and the case will be presented to a Harris County grand jury, according to Houston police . The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. in the 7300 block of Fannin Street. Police said the woman wa...
Friday’s Forecast: Houston is missing the brunt of scattered showers and storms Friday afternoon. Radar is showing pop up showers and thunderstorms across Liberty, Fort Bend and Eastern Harris County. Tropical moisture is continues to move in from the Gulf and this consistent sou...
Texas SNAP recipients affected by Tropical Storm Edouard have additional time to request replacement benefits for food that was lost or destroyed because of the storm. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved extending the re...
Business officials with Eyemart Express confirmed the national retailer opened a new location in Conroe. The details Specializing in same-day glasses, Eyemart Express provides not just eye exams but also in-house lens adjustments and creation. “As the first Eyemart Express in Con...
