Recap
Sachse City Council met Sept 8 and adopted the FY2026-2027 budget and ratified the property tax rate at $0.650416 per $100 of assessed value. Mustangs football beat Bell at home on Sept 11 to move to 3-0, according to a recap on sachsenews.com (MaxPreps had not posted a final score as of this writing). The boys cross country team won the Crandall Pirate Invitational on Sept 10, per sachsenews.com. Volleyball sits at 11-16 overall and 0-1 in district play. Garland ISD's board committees also met Sept 8 on 2026-27 budget, tax rate, and calendar items.
City Hall
City Council met Sept 8 and took up several items requiring a record vote: amendments to the FY2025-2026 budget and capital improvement plan, adoption of the FY2026-2027 budget, ratification of a property tax increase, and a tax levy ordinance setting the rate at $0.650416 per $100 of assessed value ($0.456209 for maintenance and operations, $0.194207 for debt service). Per the agenda packet, the Finance Director's earlier remarks (from the Aug 17 meeting) described this as the same rate as prior years and below both the no-new-revenue and voter-approval rates, though the specific comparison figures for those rates were not included in the posted materials, so no dollar-for-dollar comparison is included here. Council also made appointments to the Bond 2027 Committee and discussed design plans for Industrial Drive, and recognized September as Hunger Action Month with a proclamation for the North Texas Food Bank. Full agenda and agenda packet.
A City Council meeting is listed on the city calendar for Sept 21 at 6:30 PM, but as of this writing no agenda has been posted to the city's CivicClerk system yet. Check the city calendar for updates.
The Library Board met Sept 14 and handled routine business: approving August minutes and hearing the library manager's monthly report. Full agenda here.
The Sept 14 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was cancelled. Cancellation notice here.
The Parks and Recreation Board and the Municipal Development District Board also met Sept 10, both on routine business (minutes and status updates), with nothing substantial to report.
Schools
No items on Garland ISD agendas this past week named Armstrong Elementary, Sewell Elementary, Hudson Middle School, or Sachse High School specifically. Two district-wide committee meetings did take up budget and calendar items on Sept 8:
The Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee took up setting the 2026-2027 tax rate, budget transfers and amendments for 2026-2027, and a resolution on the armed security officer requirement. Full agenda here. No specific tax rate figures were posted in the agenda, so no dollar comparison is included here.
The District Affairs Committee took up approval of the 2026-2027 Choice of School Calendar and a compliance certification under Texas Education Code 39.008. Full agenda here.
No Garland ISD board meetings are currently listed for September 14-21.
Mustangs Sports
Football: Sachse is 3-0 overall after wins over Dallas Jesuit (52-24) and Plano (45-3), plus the Sept 11 win over Bell reported by sachsenews.com (a final score was not yet posted on the MaxPreps schedule as of this writing). The Mustangs open district play Sept 18 on the road at Wylie.
Volleyball: The Mustangs are 11-16 overall and 0-1 in district play (5th place) as district matches get underway. Most recent posted result was a 3-1 loss at Wylie East on Sept 4. Full schedule and results here.
Cross Country: The boys team won the Crandall Pirate Invitational on Sept 10, per sachsenews.com.
Around Town
It's going to be a hot week: highs near 100 through Wednesday, cooling into the mid-90s by the weekend with a 20 percent chance of showers Sunday. Full forecast here.
Teen Board Game and Crochet Night is Sept 15, 6-7:30 PM, at the Michael J. Felix Community Center. Pop-Up Park is at Firefighters Park on Sept 16, 6-7:30 PM. Full calendar and details here.
Sachse PD is offering free active shooter response (CRASE) training for residents, per sachsenews.com.
Texas' voter registration deadline for the next election is October 5. A new Secretary of State online portal lets residents verify their registration status, per sachsenews.com.