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Aubrey's Connor Murphy, Krum's Carter Hollingshead and Aubrey's Will Storey lead the local passing, rushing and receiving leaderboards after Week 1. See the top 3 in each category here and full rankings on the High School Stats & Standings page....
Texas Health and Human Services Commission shared the new application timeliness data during recent monthly stakeholder meetings. The data shows the state went from processing more than 90% of Medicaid applications within 45 days — the federal standard processing time…...
Midterms are fast approaching, and this time we aren’t talking about exams. Election Day is Nov. 3, and it was recently reported that more than 1.2 million Texas voter registrations are currently flagged by the state....
Denton County commissioners renewed the Sheriff’s Office’s contract with Clearview AI for $62,500 over three years — almost three times the cost of the county’s previous agreement. Officials did not provide details on how the technology is being used....
Krum's Carter Hollingshead leads the offensive honorees after rushing for more than 300 yards and four TDs in his first varsity start. Denton High's Devonte Powell helped the Broncos shut out Frisco Centennial to pace the defensive selections....
DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Solidion Technology Inc. ("Solidion" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: STI), an advanced battery technology solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Kimi L. Ellen, Mark N. Schwartz, and Dante W. Robinson as independent directors to…...
ITASCA, Ill., Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robertshaw, a global leader in thermal and advanced flow control solutions, announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Dibyava Ghosh as Chief Executive Officer. Ghosh was originally appointed President…...
Mayor Ken Adams argued half-staff flags should be kept for military heroes, presidents and fallen first responders, not celebrities.
Electric power lines bigger than any now standing in Texas are one step closer to being built, after the Public Utility Commission of Texas unanimously approved a key permit for one such project on Friday....
A new app treats eating out the way a trainer treats a workout — with a plan for the next move, not a scoreboard for the last one.
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More than 1.2 million Texas voters need to make sure their addresses are up to date ahead of the November election, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office....
CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCID Market: "MFDB"), the holding company for Mutual Federal Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that the Board of Directors of its parent mutual holding company, Mutual Federal Bancorp,…...
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years....
When a shrinking church proposed to turn its property in a wealthy South Austin neighborhood into homes for lower-income families, neighboring homeowners revolted — petitioning the Austin City Council to halt the project....
A new poll from the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project shows 42% of registered voters surveyed would vote for Democratic state Rep. James Talarico if the election for the U.S. Senate were held today. That compares to 39% who would…...
The Texas Woman’s University government relations team told the Board of Regents that, in planning upcoming budget appropriations requests ahead of the 90th Texas Legislature in January, top elected officials advised administrators to shave a little from the bottom line....
The Denton City Council District 1 race is now packed with four candidates seeking ballot approval during the Nov. 3 special election.
HOUSTON — At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens of Houston residents filed into the courtroom.
WASHINGTON — With less than nine weeks to go until early voting begins in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, both Ken Paxton and James Talarico have been campaigning around the state, meeting voters everywhere from restaurants to music halls as they’ve…...
Pioneers are already in the cockpit. Now, the Texas Woman's University Board of Regents wants to put them on the path to careers in STEM fields like robotics, thermodynamics and material science....
Denton residents will see about a 14% increase per month in their Atmos gas bills at a time when their city utility bills will be increasing. The Denton City Council approved the increase on Tuesday night as part of a…...
One candidate steps down. Another takes her place.
Event date: August 19, 2026 Event Time: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: 1 Courthouse Drive Denton, TX 76208 Description: Commissioners Court meetings are open to the public....
Denton City Council member Jordan Villarreal, who announced his resignation July 30, will face an evidentiary hearing with the city's Board of Ethics over an ethics complaint alleging abuse of power and improper influence....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday he was "pausing all construction activity" in Big Bend National Park ahead of a visit to the area this week....
DALLAS — Texas cities have floated unusual proposals to slash their spending as they face yawning budget gaps, from laying off employees and charging nonresidents higher zoo ticket prices, to asking voters to reconsider public funding to a new arena…...
The University of North Texas has reduced its budget deficit from $45 million to less than $19 million, the university president said at the latest Board of Regents meeting....
Covering eight English- and Chinese-language AI platforms, the library examines differences in source selection, crawler access and performance measurement across the two search ecosystems....
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Thursday praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to fast-track a new treatment for dogs and puppies with New World screwworm infestations....
Former Denton City Council member Vicki Byrd wants her old job back as the District 1 representative after stepping down earlier this year to seek a school board seat....
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions....
Denton City Council member Jordan Villarreal is facing an ethics complaint regarding inappropriate behavior that includes alleged sexual harassment a couple of weeks after he announced his resignation from council....
CHICAGO, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is disappointed in the Florida Board of Medicine's decision to approve the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS) as a "recognizing agency" under its "truth in…...
A judge on Friday denied a request from three Houston mothers to temporarily stop Texas public school classrooms from displaying the Ten Commandments, in the first lawsuit to argue that it violates the state’s religious freedom law and a voter-approved…...
The Denton City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to provide $10,000 to support the development of a strategic plan by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, which is creating a pilot for a Denton County mental health and jail diversion center....
LUBBOCK — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Thursday that Republicans are going to lose some statewide elections this year because of data centers, which have become a heated issue across the state....
More than a thousand people gathered at the Fairmont Austin last week for the annual UnidosUS conference, where one question surfaced repeatedly: How are Latino voters feeling nearly two years after helping fuel Republican gains in Texas and across the…...
Denton City Council voted to accept council member Jordan Villarreal's resignation and to set the special election for District 1 on Nov. 3.
Denton City Council voted to accept council member Jordan Villarreal's resignation and to set the special election for District 1 on Nov. 3.
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Denton City Council voted to pursue a two-track approach to local data center regulation, advancing both a temporary moratorium and permanent development code changes for public input. Separate public hearings on each proposal begin in September....
Missouri-based soccer journalist and podcast host Brian Landry is encouraging fans, media professionals, and communities to look beyond the scoreboard and celebrate the people who make the game possible....
Fewer than one in 10 Black voters in Texas say they are less likely to vote in November's midterm elections due to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s defeat in the Democratic primary, according to a poll released Tuesday that suggests James…...
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham sent a cease and desist letter on Friday to Customs and Border Protection and federal contractor Barnard Construction, accusing the company of illegally clearing state land in Presidio County, on the U.S-Mexico border....
Former state Sen. Don Huffines adopted his new role as Texas’ chief financial officer after a swearing-in ceremony Saturday.
Three Houston mothers are suing to stop displaying the Ten Commandments in Texas public school classrooms, arguing that it violates the state’s religious freedom law and a voter-approved parental rights amendment....
Mayor Pro Tem Nick Stevens received council consensus last month to possibly develop a policy to require City Council members to disclose private meetings with developers who have pending matters before the council....
