Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle
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Since it opened just over a year ago, the Denton Community Shelter on Loop 288 has become the only low-barrier 24/7 shelter for the county, as well as all of North Texas, Our Daily Bread Executive Director Wendy McGee told community members, volunteers and city officials at a Monday night community meeting.
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In January, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that as part of an emergency data collection request, it would require bitcoin mining facilities such as Core Scientific in Denton and Riot Platforms in Rockdale to start reporting their energy use for the first time through a provisional survey called the Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities Report.
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Cryptocurrency miners have their sights set on Texas due to competitive energy costs, tax subsidies, incentive programs and some city leaders who are favorable to their operations though they may not fully understand them.
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Denton City Council candidate slate is official with familiar faces returning for the May 4 electionThe deadline to file as a Denton City Council candidate was late Friday afternoon for the May 4 election.
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Last week, City Council members unanimously approved two resolutions supporting 9% housing tax credit applications for two properties in the early stages of development, representing another step toward offering more affordable housing in Denton.
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Several crypto mining facilities have approached Denton Municipal Electric, apparently wanting to follow in the footsteps of Core Scientific.
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Denton Municipal Electric plans to increase customers’ utility bills in late March for the month of April, if the City Council approves the adjustment at its meeting Tuesday.
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Since Jan. 17, several local residents have filed their candidate applications to appear on the May 4 general election ballot vying for three at-large council seats in Denton.
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Free Palestine Denton members and supporters packed City Hall to demand that the Denton City Council consider a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza during Tuesday night’s meeting.
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Decriminalize Denton, a local nonprofit, filed a petition of intervention on Monday, making it a defendant in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Jan. 31 lawsuit against Denton. The organization seeks to have Paxton’s lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that it has no legal standings, according to a Feb. 5 press release.
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Last Saturday afternoon’s peace rally was one of several events that have taken place in Denton to raise awareness of the Palestinians’ plight in Gaza.
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Augustus Bailey and his dog Macy saw Mayor Gerard Hudspeth in his dark cowboy hat, black trench coat and snakeskin boots and approached him on the Square to talk with him about being homeless in Denton on Monday.