Denton County

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.

A house exploded on Moseley Street in Lake Dallas due to an Atmos Energy gas leak. The explosion sent Jessica Lopez to the hospital with serious injuries. She is suing Atmos Energy. Lake Dallas city officials addressed resident complaints and Atmos Energy discussed the leak at a meeting Wednesday night.

A third wave of No Kings protests are scheduled across the U.S. and North Texas on Saturday.

Denton County’s primary turnout diverged from statewide trends in the March 3 elections. While Democrats cast more ballots statewide, Republicans narrowly led locally. Overall turnout reached 25.6%, with Democratic participation surging compared with recent primaries.

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

MP Materials will build a $1.25 billion facility in Northlake, creating more than 1,500 jobs. The U.S. Defense Department-backed project aims to expand domestic production and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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.

The Frisco city council place 1 election recount confirmed that Ann Anderson defeated Mark Piland.

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.

The second week of early voting kicks off in North Texas and data points to an energized Democratic electorate, though there are increases across the board compared to the 2024 primary election.

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.

Caden Nowicki, a Ponder ISD senior and a member of the Lions football team, died Thursday after suffering traumatic injuries in a sledding accident on Monday.