🌱 Patch AM: What Coppell council signaled about future taxes and city services

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In today's newsletter:

• What Coppell council signaled about future taxes and city services
• How Coppell's offense and defense overwhelmed Hebron in the season opener
• Why Coppell parishioners are helping spotlight a modern Catholic martyr

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 82 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 103, low: 81.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Council maps out future budget priorities (ramblernewspapers.com) — Coppell's City Council just spent nearly four hours in a strategy workshop reviewing property value projections that will drive next year's tax rate and city budget. Leaders weighed revenue forecasts, operating costs, debt, and funding for services and nonprofits, setting the stage for the formal budget and public hearings coming soon.
   

• Jackson Echols shines as Coppell dominates Hebron in battle of area-ranked teams (dallasnews.com) — Coppell football fans just watched a statement win, with receiver Jackson Echols and quarterback Carter Zingelmann powering a 40–10 home victory over Hebron. Big plays on offense and special teams, plus a stingy first-half defense, have the Cowboys eyeing a deeper playoff run this season.
   

• Pilgrims turn to 'red dirt Catholic' martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release (osvnews.com) — Parishioners from St. Ann in Coppell are helping promote a new nationwide documentary about Blessed Stanley Rother, a martyred priest who served in Guatemala. Their personal ties to Latin American persecution and their small Catholic business give Coppell a quiet but meaningful role in sharing his story with a wider audience.
   

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Sunday August 30
• True Crime Documentary
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  2:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  2:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Tech Mondays with Dallas Innovation Alliance
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
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Tuesday September 1
• Attendance Awareness Month Begins
  Riverchase Ele Coppell, TX 75019
• Fall Picture Day
  Riverchase Ele Coppell, TX 75019
  8:00 am
• Toddler Time
  Grand Prairie ISD Grand Family Service Center
  9:30 am
• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  9:30 am
• Job Seeker Peer Support Club
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Crafting Club
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  10:00 am
• Keyboard Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  11:00 am
• Rupture & Release | Art Exhibition
  TCU College of Fine Arts Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cintas Corporation posted a job opening for Production Associate - Garment/Linen/Bulk Product Folder in Coppell. Apply here.
• Avantor, Inc. posted a job opening for Laboratory Furniture Designer in Coppell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coppell here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Annette Horton (amarillotribune.org)
• Paws & Celebrate 50 Anniversary Festival (branchherald.com)
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Farmers Branch

• The remarkable story of Smokey John's, a 50-year-old barbecue joint in Dallas (dallasnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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