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How TIRZs and PIDs pay for progress

How TIRZs and PIDs pay for progress

With some development agreements dating back years, the Princeton City Council must frequently update funding mechanisms known as Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs) and Public Improvement Districts (PIDs).  They are tools used by local governments to finance...

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Lawmakers raise homestead exemptions

Lawmakers raise homestead exemptions

The Texas House and Senate have agreed to cut the amount of taxes paid by homeowners who live in their primary residence and declare it to be their homestead.  Increases in the homestead exemption will be retroactive to this tax year if voters approve the changes...

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PSHS Class of 2025 graduates 619

PSHS Class of 2025 graduates 619

Caps are tossed in the air as the PHS Class of 2025 celebrates the end of their high school career Friday, May 23 at the CUTx Allen Event Center. Tina Lopez / The Princeton Herald Princeton Senior High School has new alumni following commencement exercises for the...

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Decoration Day, Memorial Day at cemetery

Decoration Day, Memorial Day at cemetery

Flowers or flags will be placed on graves honoring Decoration Day Sunday, May 25. A Memorial Day service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 26. Friends and family members of those at rest in Princeton Cemetery are encouraged to participate in Decoration Day on...

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Princeton tops nation in percentage growth

Princeton tops nation in percentage growth

Traffic on Hwy 380 traffic is a visible—and often frustrating— sign of Princeton’s growth. Princeton has moved from third in the nation for percentage population growth to No. 1, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 data released Thursday, May 15. The Census...

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