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Downtown Denton traffic: New road closures on the Square begin Monday

Streets along the Denton Square will close starting Monday through late September as the Texas Department of Transportation makes road improvements, the city announced on Friday. Both North Locust and North Elm Streets between West Hickory and East McKinney Streets will be affected. See the map >>

 

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More North Texas musicians are trying to ‘sculpt the shape of sound’ with modular synthesizers



Take a peek into the growing modular synthesizer community in North Texas. For many, modular synthesizers are for breaking and bending the rules of music. With modular synthesizers, there are no composition rules. There is no music theory or chords. Musicians have the freedom to create and experiment. It’s that freedom that appeals to this growing community. For them, the possibilities are endless.

Charter committee opts not to change Denton council term lengths, but tables decision on structure


The Denton City Council’s Charter Review Committee voted Thursday evening not to recommend extending the two-year length of council terms, but delayed a decision on making changes to the current makeup of the council.

LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as 'intimidation'


The League of United Latin American Citizens plans to request a federal investigation into raids Attorney General Ken Paxton conducted this week as part of what he called an “ongoing election integrity investigation.”

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Crime: Three dead, three injured after Friday evening multi-vehicle crash in Argyle


Three people died and three were injured due to a multi-vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 35W in Argyle on Friday evening, according to Argyle Police Chief Emmitt Jackson.

Mean Green football: Multiple freshmen could be big contributors for UNT as season opener approaches


North Texas coach Eric Morris was thrilled with his haul of high school recruits on national signing day. With UNT's season opener looming, we can now see why. Several of those players are in position o contribute.

State: Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer


Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the year, marking an end to a 15-year tenure defined in recent years by his agency’s flawed response to the Uvalde school shooting and its role in the state’s border crackdown, Operation Lone Star.

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👀 In Case You Missed It ...

• Every year, the Art Room, whose mission is to provide free quality art experiences for people struggling with mental health issues, dedicates a grand piece of art created with community involvement to another nonprofit in the Denton area. Rather than donating a single work of art this year, the local nonprofit will paint and create art installations in a dozen exam rooms and spaces at Health Services of North Texas' new pediatric facility.


• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over its latest immigration proposal that would provide legal status to some undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens.


• Argyle ISD is putting a tax rate increase on the Nov. 5 ballot. The Argyle school board recently unanimously approved calling a school funding referendum — also called a voter-approved tax rate election — to retain teachers and classroom instructional support positions, as well as to maintain future classroom ratios. 


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