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Good morning! Today is Friday, Sept. 6.

Today's high: 90 | Tonight's low: 66

Mostly sunny with a few clouds.


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This weekend in Denton: First Friday, dog days and game days

The temperature is finally relaxing this week, and there are plenty of ways to get out around Denton and enjoy the cooler air. Participate in the city’s First Friday events on the Square all day long; enjoy the morning sun with your pet, shop at vendors and adopt a new furry friend Saturday in Quakertown Park; and get together with sports fans as UNT football has its first home game of the year and the Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season.

 

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Weekend traffic alert: Part of I-35E in Lewisville to shut down for two nights of demolition work


Heads up: Interstate 35E in Lewisville between Valley Ridge and Fox will be closed tonight and tomorrow night for construction. TxDOT is removing two northern lanes of the Main Street bridge.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry joins Speaker Phelan’s team as adviser


Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is joining House Speaker Dade Phelan’s office as a senior adviser, the speaker’s office announced Thursday morning. Perry’s addition to Phelan’s state office comes as the embattled speaker faces at least three Republican challengers who want to oust Phelan as the leader of the Texas Legislature’s lower chamber.

Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say


Texas would have to spend tens of billions of dollars to get rid of the state’s property taxes, state budget officials said Wednesday — a reality check on some conservatives who want to end them once and for all.

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Crime: Three motorcycles reported stolen from Denton apartment complexes Wednesday


Denton police took three reports on Wednesday that referenced four motorcycles stolen from various apartment complexes. One case resulted in an arrest and one bike was recovered.

Mean Green football: Gamesmanship and IVs gone wrong


North Texas coach Eric Morris pulls back curtain at weekly show ahead of game against Stephen F. Austin. Plus, updates on the Green Lights Gala and road construction near DATCU stadium from AD Jared Mosley.

Mean Green football prediction: UNT will roll past SFA to move to 2-0 for first time since 2018


North Texas has a change to move to 2-0 for the first time since 2018 on Saturday in its home opener against Stephen F. Austin. The Mean Green will roll and head into a high-profile clash with Texas Tech with momentum on their side.

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👀 In Case You Missed It ...

• Justin-Lee Schultz, Texas Hill and Brave Combo will headline Denton Arts & Jazz next month. Organizers said in July the festival would have to get rid of two stages this year due to lack of funding. However, thanks to donations from Andersons Eatery and Distillery and the Music Performance Trust Fund, all of the festival stages will return.


• Although the county hasn't been tracking cases officially, Denton County did see a spike in COVID-19 cases between June and August, according to Denton County Public Health. A new round of vaccines and boosters was approved by the FDA and has made it to Denton Walgreens and CVS pharmacies.


• University of North Texas administrators told deans recently that faculty can no longer use class time for voter registration. One of those deans also told faculty that they'd have to rebuff requests from groups seeking to use classes to register voters. 


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