City proposes lower property tax rate Olney residents could see the City’s property tax rate fall by nearly 10 cents under the first draft of the fiscal year 2026-27 budget presented to the City Council on Aug. 10.
Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate Clayton Tucker said Texas should consider temporarily slowing data-center development until emerging technologies can reduce the massive facilities’ demands for water, electricity and land.
GRAHAM — Young County Commissioners took another step toward negotiations over the proposed Project Saltworks data center campus on Aug. 10, formally receiving a tax abatement application from the project’s developer while opponents again urged county officials to slow down or reject incentives altogether.
It’s a sign of summer ending when the Cubs break the quiet morning with shouts, grunts, and athletes excitedly talking between plays. Cub Football is back in Olney, and Head Coach Dustin Altmiller is in his second year.
Olney motorists should expect lane closures and delays along Main Street for the next several weeks as the Texas Department of Transportation begins a major resurfacing project through town.
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