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🌱 How Temple ISD’s new hires and bonds could affect your taxes

Greetings Temple! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Temple ISD’s new hires and bonds could affect your taxes
  • How Baylor Scott & White’s insurance exit could affect Temple patients and jobs
  • Temple ex-school security guard charged after alleged contact with student

Also on today's calendar: Touch Root Foundation 4th Annual Gala Night.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy, windy and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 66, low: 47.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Temple ISD approves multiple new hires, issuance of unlimited tax bonds, tax refunding bonds (kdhnews.com) — Temple ISD has approved several key leadership hires and authorized issuing up to $119.7 million in voter-approved bonds, with sales split to help keep the tax rate flat or nearly flat. Trustees also advanced new fencing, a Temple College dual-credit agreement, and an easement to the City of Temple tied to the FM 93 spur project.
   

2. Baylor Scott & White Health Insurance Is Ending Texas Medicaid And Individual Marketplace Coverage (wtaw.com) — Baylor Scott & White is ending its Texas Medicaid and individual marketplace insurance plans in 2026, a move that will affect about 225,000 customers and cut 321 jobs, including in Temple. Hospitals and clinics in Temple will still accept other Medicaid and marketplace plans, and the system says it’s adding patient-care jobs locally while shifting focus to employer and Medicare Advantage coverage.
   

3. Former Central Texas high school security guard arrested on sexual assault charge (kwtx.com) — Temple police have arrested a former high school security guard on a charge related to alleged sexual contact with a 16-year-old student, following a January report from the girl’s mother. Investigators say the reported conduct occurred in Temple and relied on phone evidence, a forensic interview, and witness statements.
   

4. Bell County Sheriff's Office Seeks Help Identifying Person of Interest in Tiera Strand Case After 3 Years (fox44news.com) — Temple residents are being asked to help Bell County investigators identify a man seen with 23-year-old Tiera Marae Strand shortly before her 2023 death. New surveillance video and a partial DNA profile have renewed the case, and even small tips could be crucial. Anyone who recognizes the described man or women he approached is urged to contact the sheriff’s office.
   

5. TSSWCB Releases 2025 Annual Report on Nonpoint Source Pollution Management in Texas (gilmermirror.com) — State water officials based in Temple have released the 2025 Annual Report on nonpoint source pollution, detailing how Texas is cutting nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in rivers and lakes. The report explains how federal Clean Water Act funds are used statewide and highlights success stories from multiple watersheds, with Temple’s TSSWCB serving as the lead coordinating agency.
   

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  • Found dog, 9:30 pm 4/14/26 near CAC in Temple on Creasey Dr.
    Sweet young dog, no collar. Has been fed and offered water. Will keep secure while looking for the owner. No microchip 254-760-7741 or 254-760… (Nextdoor Bellaire North)
  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    FOUND on April 15, 2026 in Belton, TX 76513 near N Wheat Road near bridge Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor The Plains at Riverside)
  • Reynolds Consumer Products posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Temple. Apply here.
  • Niagara Bottling, LLC posted a job opening for Facilities Maintenance Associate - janitor in Temple. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Temple here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Temple

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Temple

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.