Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle

Former Mayor Chris Watts and outgoing District 2 council member Brian Beck will face off in a runoff to decide Denton's next mayor, after no candidate in the four-way race secured over 50% of the vote Saturday

Denton is closer to landing an AI drone company after the Economic Development Partnership Board on Wednesday recommended the City Council approve about $900,000 in incentives. KrateoSky, founded last year, plans to manufacture drones for intelligence, industrial and national security uses.

With Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth’s third and final term coming to an end, four candidates have entered the mayoral race to represent Denton and lead a City Council that will see three new members for Districts 1 and 2 and citywide Place 5.

Denton City Council members have approved early voting and election day polling locations for the May 2 municipal election.

The city of Denton announced on Tuesday evening that Deputy City Manager Cassey Ogden is the new interim city manager, effective April 1.

Endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott in her bid for a third term, Edmondson now finds herself facing three Republican opponents in the March 3 primary: Gerard Hudspeth, the current Denton mayor; Valerie Roehrs, a former corporate executive turned rancher; and David Wylie, a Denton County GOP precinct chair, election judge and committee member of the state Republican Party.

Gerard Hudspeth, who's in his last term as mayor of Denton, is working to secure the Republican nomination for Denton County Precinct 4 commissioner. He's facing the incumbent and two other challengers in the March 3 primary.

Denton mayoral candidates gathered for a forum Monday night at the Village Church near the University of North Texas to discuss how they plan to tackle such topics as growth, homelessness and affordable housing.

Because of a “cyber incident” with vendor BridgePay, Denton utility customers haven’t been able to pay their bills with credit or debit cards since Friday, including the Pay as You Go option, according to an update from the city Monday.

So far, 19 people have been arrested and face a range of federal and state charges that include hindering prosecution of terrorism in connection to what authorities called a “North Texas Antifa Cell.” The most recent arrest occurred last week in Weatherford.

Here’s a look at who has announced their plans to run on social media since the mayoral candidates’ announcements in early December.

Denton County agencies face uncertainty as HUD considers rule changes that could shift resources away from permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs.