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Despite positive mosquito traps in the city, Denton waits for potential human case of West Nile virus to trigger spraying

Denton has reported 12 mosquito traps in the city this summer that have tested positive for West Nile virus. Although one resident expressed concern, the city follows a response plan that does not start treating areas for mosquitoes until a human case is reported, citing low to moderate risk for human outbreak and potential for environmental risk.

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This weekend: Send off summer in Denton, North Texas Overdose Awareness Day and college football



With the long weekend coming up, get out to some end-of-summer events in Denton, kick off college football with a UNT vs. South Alabama watch party at East Side and find ways to give back. Here's some of what's on the calendar.

As more than 100 Texas school districts pay recapture, Denton ISD doesn't expect to send dollars back to Austin

Many Texas school districts are expected to pay the state under the "Robin Hood" law, which redistributes taxes from wealthier to lower-income districts. Denton ISD, though, doesn't anticipate having to make those payments after careful budgeting.

Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Dallas and State Fair of Texas over gun ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas over the fair’s new gun ban for this year’s event. Paxton sent a notice Aug. 13 giving Dallas 15 days to order State Fair officials to reverse their new policy banning firearms from Fair Park before he sued.

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Mean Green football: Prediction: UNT will start the season with key win at South Alabama

No matter what happens, it won’t be much of a surprise, baring a blowout. UNT’s newcomers look better on paper than South Alabama’s additions. That should be enough to swing the game the Mean Green’s way.

Crime: Man arrested after $80K was stolen in Denton car dealership burglary

A 38-year-old Dallas man was arrested on a warrant Wednesday in connection with a car dealership burglary in Denton in which more than $80,000 was stolen, according to a Denton police report. The dealership, located in the 800 block of South Woodrow Lane, was burglarized sometime between June 22 and 24.

Mean Green football: Eric Morris comfortable, confident with where UNT stands heading into opener

North Texas coach Eric Morris told the story of his trip to get a haircut tonight during the UNT athletic department’s weekly coaches’ show. The tale wasn’t the most interesting bit of information ever shared at the show, but it illustrated just how comfortable Morris and the Mean Green are heading into their season opener on Saturday at South Alabama.

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• There are a lot of parallels between boxing and firefighting — teamwork, resilience and family. Lewisville firefighter Armando Alvarado is putting all three to work to raise funds for a young fellow boxer to attend fire academy and become a firefighter.

• North Texas has invested millions into its football program since the end of its run as Sun Belt champions from 2001-04. That investment hasn't paid off with a run of success to match what those teams accomplished. Does UNT finally have it right? UNT athletics reporter Brett Vito takes a hard look.

• Staff shortages at Texas group homes are putting residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) at risk, advocacy groups say, and they're asking Texas lawmakers to fix the problem by giving workers a raise.

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