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Money tied to developers adds to war chests for multiple Denton council candidates. Is it ethical?

Campaign finance records show that multiple Denton council candidates, including the mayor, received donations from development executives with active projects in the city. The donations raise ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

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Look inside: Denton’s new Fire Station 9

The Denton Fire Department's Fire Station 9 boasts new designs that will be incorporated in the reconstruction of other fire stations. Take a look inside, from their dorms and gym to new trucks and facilities.

Conservative AGs look to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v. Board of Education with Texas case

Texas has been locked in a battle over how it runs its foster care system for 13 years — the last five of which have been under the direct purview of a federal judge and court monitors.

Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules

Coalitions of minority groups cannot band together to claim that political maps constitute discriminatory gerrymandering, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Galveston County lawsuit.

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College sports: Longtime track coach Rick Watkins headlines UNT’s 2024 Hall of Fame class

Rick Watkins was a fixture of the North Texas athletics department for years and helped guide UNT Track and Field/Cross Country to a host of milestones. On Thursday, Watkins headlined the school's 2024 hall of fame class that included six program greats.

Crime: Woman allegedly masturbated outside Denton apartments

Denton police arrested a 42-year-old woman who was allegedly masturbating in an apartment stairwell on Thursday, according to a police report.

News: Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires

When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second unofficial job: looking for possible fire hazards on his family land, including checking on the electric lines that power oil and gas equipment.

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• A federal judge sentenced ex-fire chief Troy “Mac” Hohenberger to 50 months imprisonment on Thursday for embezzlement and misappropriation of Denton County Emergency Services District No. 1 funds.

• Over more than 70 pages, the Department of Justice's report details how an investigation found Texas juvenile facilities failed to protect children in their care from harm and sexual abuse.

• It's August in Denton, and school is just around the corner. Until then, make the most of your summer vacation with these events around town. Celebrate First Friday on the Denton Square, compete in arcade games at Free Play Denton and visit Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios' Late Night Market.

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