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Good morning! Today is Friday, Aug. 9.

Today's high: 95 | Tonight's low: 76

Mix of cloudy and sunny. Less hot than the rest of the week.

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BuzzBallz founder, a TWU alum, gifts a record $30M to the university's business school

If Texas Woman's University Regents could have toasted the record-breaking gift it has gotten from an alumna, they might have "clinked" a round of brightly colored plastic BuzzBallz. Merrilee Kick, the CEO and founder of BuzzBallz, has given her alma mater $30 million, a gift that university leaders said will transform the young College of Business. 

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This weekend in Denton: New local music calendar, see a comedy show and personalize a lighter

It's going to be another scorching hot weekend in Denton, but even the heat won't stop us from highlighting all the things to do this weekend.

Texas, these are your top 2024 State Fair foods

Cotton candy bacon. Burnt end bombs. Something called a beignetffle. This year’s State Fair of Texas menu will be a smorgasbord of deep-fried concoctions, plenty of cheese and lots of bacon.

Judge rules against majority of claims in Black student's hair discrimination case

A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black Texas high school student who alleged that school officials had violated his civil rights by insisting he cut his hair to fit school policy.

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Blotter: AT&T reports second theft of copper and material from Denton cell tower

AT&T reported to Denton police Wednesday that someone broke into a cell tower and stole thousands of dollars worth of copper and equipment.

Mean Green football: Jett Duncan succeeding while tackling final challenge in long UNT career with move to center

The North Texas football team’s coaching staff sat down with Jett Duncan for a candid conversation about his future after last season. The only spot on UNT’s front Duncan hadn’t played was center.

State: Nine out of 10 Texans say housing costs too much, poll finds

An overwhelming majority of Texans say the state has a housing affordability crisis, according to a poll released Thursday — the latest sign of the growing pressure Texas’ high housing costs have put on homeowners and renters.

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• Denton City Council is making moves to build a new city hall, but without voter approval. Although the city is already in debt, critics of the plan also worry about threatening the current space, which was designed by a renowned midcentury modern architect with Denton ties, O'Neil Ford.

• Denton ISD welcomed about 33,000 students back to the classroom on Wednesday. For students at three campuses, the first day back was the very first day any young scholars had walked into brand-new campuses at Newton Rayzor Elementary School, Martinez Elementary School in Little Elm and Calhoun Middle School.

• Karlington Anunagba, a former UNT sprinter, fulfilled his dream of qualifying for the Olympics, a goal that had slipped away from his mother. Running the anchor leg for Nigeria's 4x100-meter relay team, he helped secure a spot for the country in Paris. Keep an eye out as the team hits the track today.

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