The City of Sachse presented its proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 to the City Council on Aug. 18, keeping the property tax rate unchanged at 65.04 cents per $100 valuation. The proposed budget, delivered Aug. 15, is available online at cityofsachse.com/budget...
Property taxes due Jan. 31
As the calendar turns over into a new year, property owners face an important deadline at the end of the month. Sachse property owners who are not making payments through their mortgage are reminded to pay property taxes to the Collin County Tax Office or Dallas...
Election filing opens next week
Although the most recent election wrapped up in November 2022, candidates wishing to file for the May ballot will begin to do so next week when the filing window opens. In Texas, municipalities, school districts and other entities have the option to hold regular...
Parks and Rec planning more programs in 2023
After a successful 2022, staff at Sachse’s Parks and Recreation Department are focused on programming at the community center for 2023. Recreation Manager Cynthia Wiseman said several programs are planned throughout the year that are geared toward residents of all...
Garland ISD choice of school window open
Families living in Garland ISD are now able to exercise a unique perk of living in the district. Regardless of where they live, parents have the ability to choose which Garland ISD school their children attend. The application window for choice of school and magnet...
NWS Fort Worth holding weather spotting training Jan. 14
Individuals interested in learning more about spotting severe weather still have time to sign up for a class held in Plano this weekend. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth is teaching a class about severe weather spotting Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Sockwell...
Public notice access expanded by Texas newspapers
In your community and throughout the U.S., every citizen has a right to know what its city, school district or water district is doing and how it affects their livelihood. Because of this right, public entities are required to provide advance notice to the public...
District provides update on WHS incident
An incident involving a firearm on the campus of Wylie High School provided a scare but ultimately left no one injured. Around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, a firearm was seized on campus by the school response officer, according to a Jan. 6 news release by the Wylie...
Library sets checkout record
A busy 2022 resulted in a new record for checkouts at the Sachse Public Library. Library Manager Daniel Laney said there were 150,000 checkouts in 2022, breaking the previous record, 138,000 checkouts, by 12,000. There was also an increase in the usage of the...












