Federal holidays, state holidays, school year, election dates, and local civic events tracked by Denton News.
Commemorates the 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence. Observed statewide.
Federal income tax returns due. Extensions filable via Form 4868.
Marks the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto that secured Texas independence. A Texas state holiday.
Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 – November 30. Local emergency-management offices issue regular updates during active storms.
Most Texas school districts begin the academic year in mid-to-late August.
Denton's signature free festival featuring thousands of artists across multiple stages with music, dance, visual arts, crafts, children's activities and food; relocated to the North Texas Fairgrounds and moved to September beginning in 2026. Held at North Texas Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd..
A free, multicultural family festival held the last full weekend of October featuring coffin races, a lantern-lit twilight parade, costume contests, vendors, live music and Dia de los Muertos programming. Held at Downtown Denton / Courthouse Square, 110 W. Hickory St..
General election day in even-numbered years.
A cherished tradition held since 1988 that lights up the downtown square in early December with the tree-lighting ceremony, live entertainment, wassail tasting, horse-drawn carriage rides and a toy drive. Held at Downtown Denton & Courthouse Square, 110 W. Hickory St..
This calendar combines federal holidays, state-specific observances for Texas, civic recurring events (Tax Day, Election Day, DST), and seasonal events that affect Denton, Texas residents. It is updated annually as official dates are confirmed.
Recent reporting and curated coverage across every beat we cover.
The city of Dallas has started a massive cleanup of an illegal dumpsite along the Trinity River after police arrested a man for running a dumping scheme on the property he allegedly stole with a forged deed.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas made a massive bust on June 19, seizing more than $72.3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside two separate cargo shipments.
A 15-year-old reported to Denton police that a driver struck him as he crossed a Lowe’s driveway and drove off without stopping.
The city of Dallas has started a massive cleanup of an illegal dumpsite along the Trinity River after police arrested a man for running a dumping scheme on the property he allegedly stole with a forged deed.
Texas is recovering nearly $34 million from AstraZeneca to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical giant used an illegal kickback scheme to improperly influence Medicaid prescriptions.
Denton detectives charged a 21-year-old man Friday in connection with shooting a bullet that grazed a woman in a parking lot, according to police reports.
Fort Worth's Fourth at Panther Island Pavilion gears up for a massive July 4th fireworks show and festival, with organizers expecting record crowds in North Texas for the nation's 250th anniversary.
A Denton officer reported a bullet flew by his head after a stranded motorist’s friend allegedly fired a gun at passing vehicles Saturday.
A chase through several Texas counties Monday ended with an officer-involved shooting.
Denton County prosecutors plan to bring Don Bullard Jr. to trial on a murder charge in November. Evidence in the case was introduced in his trial in May, when he was convicted on firearm and drug charges.
Denton County prosecutors intend to still bring a Denton man to trial for murder after already introducing murder evidence at a different trial in May.
As temperatures and heat indexes soar past 100 degrees this holiday weekend, Texas Parks and Wildlife is urging state park visitors to protect themselves and their pets with these essential heat safety tips.
Both soccer royalty and literal royalty from Jordan visited a local restaurant in Richardson during their trip to North Texas for the World Cup.
Denton police are investigating reports of gunshots at an apartment complex on Friday afternoon. No one was injured but there were multiple witnesses, according to a police report.
Denton police on Friday helped arrest a Beaumont man charged with capital murder who was mistakenly released from prison in Jefferson County. Police had received a tip that the suspect was in the Corinth area.
Four Denton-area football players were recognized among the best in Texas on DCTF's preseason all-state teams. Guyer senior DL Zane Rowe, Argyle senior WR Julian Caldwell, Argyle senior OL Cole Jackman and Ryan senior LB Demari Ruth earned nods.
Texas is set to be hit by a wave of Saharan dust this week.
Dallas city leaders announced a $200 million, 1.7-acre expansion of Klyde Warren Park over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, featuring a new event pavilion, ice skating rink, and lawns to further connect Uptown and Downtown.
North Texas coach Daniyal Robinson and the Mean Green feel like they are well ahead of where they were last year in his first season guiding the school's men's basketball team.
Texas State Parks roll out specialized historic, pioneer, and patriotic programming across the state for the nation's Semiquincentennial celebration.
As the U.S. gears up for its 250th anniversary, a new poll reveals American national pride has plummeted to its lowest level in over two decades.
Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 27, prompting Texas authorities to issue a fresh round of emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's expansion in West Texas.
UC Berkeley researchers say a new AI model found a hidden ECG signal that could help doctors identify more people at risk before sudden cardiac death.
Search crews have recovered the body of a man who disappeared beneath the surface of Benbrook Lake after jumping into the water to rescue a child over the weekend, state authorities confirmed Monday morning.
Congregation members of a North Texas church have voted against reinstating their former senior pastor, months after he stepped down for secretly employing his son, a lifetime registered sex offender, on the church and school campus.
A neighbor fatally shot a man wielding a machete who was allegedly arguing with a woman and dragging her down a Fort Worth street. Police say no arrests have been made.
A Texas fire official is dead after he was hit by a truck while directing traffic after a rodeo. It happened in Mabank, about an hour southeast of Dallas.
While heat alerts grip more than 20 states from the Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes, North Texas is carving out its own distinct brand of summer swelter this week.
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