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Republican incumbent Richard Hayes, Democrat Ray Stith and Libertarian Darren Hamilton are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Texas House District 57; early voting starts Monday, Oct. 19.
Denton & North Texas Railroad LLC wants a single lot recorded on land bordered by BNSF tracks in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, where Denton has no zoning say.
Officers investigated reports of gunshots at a North Ruddell Street complex early Sunday, finding property damage but no injuries.
Denton County Public Health officials reported a sixth confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in the county, noting that the individual resides in the City of Denton.
No Denton establishments appeared in the Texas Michelin Guide despite a $2.7 million partnership covering five major cities.
A state software glitch sent Denton County 42,000 voter registrations; officials say about 2,500 remained as of Tuesday and should be cleared before early voting Monday.
Council members adopted code changes Tuesday that confine data centers to industrial and public facilities zoning, add a 300-foot setback, and set an Oct. 27 hearing on a 90-day pause.
A Water Utilities update for the Public Utilities Board on Monday lays out a $26 million Badger Meter program to replace every meter in the city by late 2029, plus a $628 million treatment plant expansion.
A university slideshow obtained by the North Texas Daily puts the cost at about $79 million and has the College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics moving in by April 2030.
The BRIDGE Project, run by Texas Woman's University and Safe Minds, Strong Hearts, offers a monthly workshop and online follow-up, recorded sessions, child care stipends and $200 drawings.
Kris Cox, Michael Herron, Sunny Busby and Ward Franz are running in the Nov. 3 special election; the League of Women Voters hosts the first District 1 forum Oct. 17.
TWU’s Oct. 20 schedule includes a 9 a.m. outdoor-facilities opening, a 10 a.m. Quakertown memorial dedication and a 1 p.m. public documentary screening.
The four-story, 100,000-square-foot lab building on Mulberry Street will house biology, chemistry, kinesiology, psychology and biomedical engineering research, paid for with tuition revenue bonds.
A follow-up review going to the council this afternoon finds DME meets its 100% renewable offset goal, but two fixes from a 2022 audit wait on council direction.
The Nov. 3 general election ballot includes contested races for federal, state, county and Denton city offices.
Denton’s Great Pumpkin will stay at City Hall despite the county’s decision to allow it back on the courthouse lawn.
A Denton senior told police she sent money after a fake account alert led her to suspected fraudsters.
For about a decade, amateur radio operators have used DFW-area repeaters to connect during an early weekday broadcast known as The Morning Show.
The joint session also covers a Denia Park soccer field due Nov. 30 at the old Borman Elementary site and a Bonnie Brae lane shift starting this month.
Resolutions on the consent agenda would end the Community Partnership Committee and the Committee on the Environment, with hotel tax and sponsorship money going straight to the full council.
The Denton Record-Chronicle is accepting photos for its Spooky House Decoration Contest through Oct. 19.
