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Denton City Council members were divided at Tuesday night’s special called meeting over whether to tighten restrictions on short-term rentals, citing reasons such as the lack of enforcement of current rules that require short-term rental owners to pay the city’s hotel occupancy tax.
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The Denton City Council voted this week to approve nearly all of the nominees to a Charter Review Committee, which will begin meeting later this month to discuss possible updates to the city charter that could add additional council seats and possibly lengthen council members' terms.
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Another round of utility rate increases will go into effect in October, as part of a quarterly review process the Denton City Council approved in March.
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Denton residents will now have a right to air conditioning after the City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to require air conditioning in all rental properties.
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The Denton City Council voted Tuesday afternoon at a special called meeting to certify election results and swear in old and new council members: Mayor Gerard Hudspeth and Place 5 member Brandon Chase McGee, returning to their seats, and new Place 6 member Jill Jester.
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In another move toward transparency, the Denton City Council directed city staff Tuesday to reinstate individual council member vote tabulations.
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Brandon Chase McGee secured a second term in the Place 5 seat of the Denton City Council with 50.39% of the vote.
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Mayor Gerard Hudspeth said he plans to focus his final term on city issues such as homelessness.
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The high court ruled against two municipal power company workers who said they were fired because they blew the whistle on a city council member who leaked allegedly confidential documents to the Denton Record-Chronicle.
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With Saturday’s election almost here, a majority of Denton City Council candidates’ final pre-election campaign finance reports were filed Friday, showcasing more out-of-town developer donations, support from residents and some issues with reports.
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A decade has passed since H-E-B purchased land behind Torchy’s Tacos on Bonnie Brae Street near University Drive.
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After a two-year battle, Denton City Council member Chris Watts received the four votes he needed Tuesday night for Denton to create a public facility corporation — a public-private partnership designed to create the attainable housing that nearly half the households in the city need, according to United Way.