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He got in trouble for drugs the first time when he was in high school, and that charge haunted him after he graduated in 2019. He struggled to find good-paying jobs and decided to start selling marijuana again as a way to supplement his income after his child was born, to pay bills and put food on the table.

Late Tuesday night, Denton City Council voted against moving forward with a fair-chance hiring ordinance.

After nearly four years, Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski is leaving the city's IT department at the end of the month to pursue work in the private sector.

How will the jobs of tomorrow look different? We’re taking a look at some of Texas’ most prominent industries and providing a glimpse at where they’re headed.

Denton Chamber of Commerce held a forum for City Council candidates and incumbents to address business owners and community members with their plans, promises and reassurances to the business industry if elected May 4.

Denton’s outgoing police chief, Doug Shoemaker, has been named a finalist for a chief position at a Nebraska agency.

A small rally in support of Denton council member Brandon Chase McGee’s proposed fair-chance hiring ordinance didn’t sway City Council members to vote in its favor at a special-called council meeting Tuesday.

While growth in Texas stayed consistent with the national average in October, a new report from the ADP Research Institute found year-over-year wages were growing at a faster pace in January and February.

The Our Daily Bread shelter in Denton is partnering with the city to help residents experiencing homelessness rejoin the workforce through a new job readiness program that also provides personal and professional training.

Texas led the nation in job growth last month. More than half-a-million jobs were added to the workforce since last year — and Dallas-Fort Worth saw the largest job growth of any metro area in the state.

U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June, marking another respectable month of job growth, though it was slower than in previous months.