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Good morning! Today is Friday, Aug. 23.

Today's high: 102 | Tonight's low: 79

The National Weather Service has placed Denton under an excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. today. Stay inside, stay cool, stay hydrated.

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This weekend in Denton: Battle with your art, join a blacklight dance party and drink brews while listening to blues

There's a bit of a "cold front" this weekend as temperatures are expected to fall just below triple digits Saturday. A high of 99 degrees is still hot, but there are plenty of air-conditioned events this week and ways to cool off outdoors. This weekend, witness a “paint-off” hosted by the Greater Denton Arts Council, dance under the blacklight at Vinyl Lounge and visit Denton County Brewing Co. for live blues music.

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Denton City Council considers increased tax rate and $2.35B budget but seeks feedback Sept. 10



Denton has proposed a city budget 20% higher than this year's along with a property tax increase. Public hearings will take place Sept. 10, before the council votes on the budget at the Sept. 17 meeting.

Two founding pastors announce departures from Cross Timbers Church in Argyle

Cross Timbers Church announced Wednesday that two founding pastors are leaving their staff positions, shortly after two others have stepped down. Brian and Jamie Hackney helped found the church and have served on its staff for more than 20 years.

Harris shrinks Trump’s lead in Texas and Allred within striking distance of Cruz, poll finds

Vice President Kamala Harris trails former President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in Texas, shaving off nearly half the Republican nominee’s one-time advantage over President Joe Biden from earlier this year, according to a new poll released Thursday.

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Mean Green football: UNT coordinators talk about where units stand at coaches' show, reveal how depth chart looks

North Texas continued to inch toward its season opener at South Alabama on Tuesday with the program’s weekly coaches’ show. UNT’s coordinators spoke about where the Mean Green stand as they prepare to enter game week. Here are a few notes and items of interest from tonight’s event at Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q.

HS football: How Denton-area football teams prepare to face stacked slates

The UIL's latest realignment cycle brought plenty of change to the high school football landscape, and some local teams landed in loaded districts. Denton-area squads are preparing for the perks and plights of those new groupings in different ways.

Crime: Denton police arrest man who allegedly threw table at elderly woman, punched others

Denton police arrested a 36-year-old man who is accused of injuring multiple people in the lobby and parking lot of the Salvation Army on Wednesday.

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• Amid the latest heat wave, the rising homeless population in Denton faces increased health risks due to extreme heat. Despite efforts by the Denton Community Shelter and the Salvation Army to provide relief and a place to stay, many people are still turned away nightly because of limited space. But, there are no other overnight options in the city.

• More girls across the nation are playing football in recent years, including on Texas high school teams. Ponder senior Kylie Watt is part of that group and plays a pivotal role for the Lions in entering her second season as varsity long snapper.

• The Denton Blues Festival announced artists and headliners for its 26th annual celebration, Sept. 20-22, at Quakertown Park. Grammy-nominated soul-blues singer Sugaray Rayford and D.K. Harrell, known as the "Louisiana New Bluesman," top the list.

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