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Exterior of Flower Mound Town Hall on Cross Timbers Road, where the September 14 public hearing will be held
Town Hall

Flower Mound's FY2026-27 Budget: Same $0.387277 Tax Rate, Public Hearing Coming in September

The rate holds — but your bill can still move if your appraisal did.

2 min · 2026-08-28
Emergency alert warning displayed on a broadcast screen
Public Safety

Flower Mound Approved a FEMA Agreement to Pursue Local Emergency Alert Authority

The agreement begins a federal approval process that could eventually allow Flower Mound officials to send geographically targeted emergency messages through wireless, broadcast and weather-radio systems.

2 min · 2026-08-20
Flower Mound Town Hall exterior on Cross Timbers Road, where council budget sessions are held
Town Hall

Flower Mound's FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget Is Out — Tax Rate Holds at $0.387277

The rate stays flat, but the town is absorbing real cost pressure, and three dates this month decide where the money goes.

3 min · 2026-08-07
Flower Mound Town Hall council chamber where budget hearings are held
Town Hall

How to Shape the FY 2026-27 Budget Before the Vote

The council votes in September — these are the weeks your input actually lands.

2 min · 2026-08-06
Flower Mound Town Hall council chamber where budget meetings are held
Town Hall

Four Dates This August and September Will Set Your Property Tax Bill

Tonight's council meeting kicks off Flower Mound's budget season — here's when to show up and what's actually at stake.

2 min · 2026-08-03
Timber Valley Drive residential corridor in Flower Mound, TX, slated for full reconstruction
Development

Bids Are In for Timber Valley Drive — Now Council Has to Pick a Contractor

Design is done, and a full gut-and-rebuild of Timber Valley and Fairfield Lane is one council vote away from a start date.

2 min · 2026-07-25
A smartphone screen displaying a Wireless Emergency Alert notification
Public Safety

Flower Mound Is Asking FEMA to Let It Send Emergency Alerts Directly to Your Phone

A Memorandum of Agreement on the council's agenda would let the town originate Wireless Emergency Alerts itself — no waiting on the county or state.

3 min · 2026-07-23
A quiet residential street in Flower Mound with owner-occupied homes
Town Hall

Flower Mound Maxed Out Its Homestead Exemption. Here's What That Means for Your Tax Bill.

The council went further than the agenda asked — and homeowners are already feeling it.

3 min · 2026-06-16
Road paving crew resurfacing a residential street in Argyle, Texas
Town Hall

Argyle Voters Locked In Road Funding and Longer Council Terms — Here's What That Actually Changes

Two ballot measures. Both passed big. One keeps the pavement money flowing; the other gives council members a longer leash before they face voters again.

3 min · 2026-06-16
Flower Mound Police Department at 4150 Kirkpatrick Lane, the former Food Lion converted to a police headquarters
Public Safety

Flower Mound's Police Station Is Moving — and the Old Building's Future Is Still an Open Question

The town bought land on Aberdeen Drive. Now comes the expensive part.

3 min · 2026-06-15
The tree-lined waterway and trail at the Flower Mound River Walk, site of the planned Arts Center
Development

The Arts Center Is Real. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Pre-design is done, the price tag landed between $75M and $100M, and council is still figuring out how to pay for it — which determines when shovels actually move.

3 min · 2026-06-15
The 3.67-acre site at 4200 River Walk Drive where Flower Mound's Performing Arts Center is planned
Town Hall

The Flower Mound Arts Center Has a Site, a Design Team, and a Budget Fight — Here's Where It Actually Stands

Eight years from a master plan recommendation to a dirt lot on River Walk Drive — and the hardest part is still ahead.

3 min · 2026-06-11
Exterior of Flower Mound Town Hall on Cross Timbers Road, where council meetings are held
Town Hall

Flower Mound Has a New Council Member. Her Name Is Clare Harris.

She beat back a party-backed challenger, knows every post oak by name, and now she votes on your neighborhood's future.

3 min · 2026-06-08
Exterior of Flower Mound Town Hall where council voted unanimously to raise the homestead exemption to 20%
Town Hall

Flower Mound Bumps Homestead Exemption to 20% — The Maximum Allowed by State Law

Your property tax bill is about to get smaller, automatically, and you don't have to do a thing.

3 min · 2026-06-07
Street-level view of FM 1171 near Founders Classical Academy and RockPointe Church, Flower Mound
Town Hall

Council Says No to a School Zone on FM 1171. The Real Fix Is 18 Months Away.

Founders Classical Academy parents asked for slower traffic. They got a trail promise and a long wait.

2 min · 2026-06-07