Early Voting Is Open Through Oct. 30 for Flower Mound's Street Tax Renewal
Five polling spots in town, no change to your 8.25% rate either way — just a question of whether the quarter-cent keeps going to roads.
Highland Village Sets Tax Rate at $0.528541 for FY 2026-27
Certified property values fell 2.8%, and Highland Village raised its tax rate. The City estimates the average taxpayer will pay about $106 more per year.
Denton County Redistricting Maps Are Public — Here's Your Window to Weigh In
Your commissioner, your precinct lines, possibly your polling place: here's what's changing and when you can say something about it.
Northwest ISD College & Career Fair Is October 29 at Northwest High — 6 to 8 p.m.
Sixth through 12th graders get one free evening to talk directly with colleges and universities from across Texas — no travel, no registration fee.
Two Candidates, One County Judge Seat: Eads and Pappas on the November 3 Ballot
Early voting opens October 19 — here's what the Denton County Judge actually does and who's running for it.
Two Water Districts Are Asking Southern Denton County to Approve $2.8 Billion in Bonds on November 3
The ballots are real, the tax implications are real, and early voting starts in a week — here's what property owners in those districts need to know.
Argyle ISD Closes All Week October 12–16 for Fall Break
Students are out the whole week; teachers are in Thursday and Friday — which is exactly when you want to catch them.
A Dog Grooming Salon Is Fitting Out Space at the Highlands This Month
Salty Dawg Pet Salon + Bakery is mid-construction at 6161 Long Prairie — an opening date is still TBD, likely late 2026 or early 2027.
No School Today or Monday — NISD's Q1 Is Done
Q1 is done. Students have today and Monday off; second quarter starts Tuesday, October 13.
Denton County Lifted Its Burn Ban October 5. Charcoal Grills and Fire Pits at Flower Mound Parks Are Back.
Six weeks of no campfires and no charcoal is over — at least on the Denton side of the county line.
Monday Is the Last Day to Register to Vote in Denton County
Miss October 5 and you're out for the November 3 General Election — here's what to check before the window closes.
Argyle ISD's 2024 School Funding Vote Failed. Here's What Happened — and What Came Next.
Voters rejected the district's tax rate increase. A $423 million bond passed months later.
Flood Watch Runs Through Friday Morning as Hurricane Polo Rain Soaks Flower Mound
Thursday is the wet day to plan around — and low-water crossings will tell you faster than any radar app.
Denton County's New Budget Is Live — and Your Tax Rate Dropped Again
The rate dropped again, the $495 million budget is now in effect, and your county bill on a $400,000 home just got about $10 lighter.
U.S. 380's $160.6 Million Overhaul Is Done. Here's What the Road Looks Like Now.
The corridor from Loop 288 to the Collin County line is wider and open.
Denton County's Fire System Just Won a State Award — and Flower Mound's Department Is Part of It
The Texas Association of Counties handed Denton County a Best Practices Award for building a countywide fire and EMS system that dispatches whoever is closest, not whoever owns the call.
Denton County's Property Tax Rate Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since 1986
Commissioners approved 18.34¢ per $100 — and a $495 million budget that still funds a new fire station and courthouse work.
Flower Mound's First On-Corridor Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites at 800 Long Prairie
The four-story build had a completion target of April 2026 — here's what it adds to the Long Prairie strip.
Pledge to Water Less — But the Campaign Closes This Month
Upper Trinity's Give A Drip challenge is wrapping up September, and the grand prize drawing happens in October.
Flower Mound's Nonprofit Roundtable Meets This Friday
Registration is required — and time is short — for any local organization that wants a seat at the table.
Denton County's Wildland Fire Disaster Declaration Has Been in Effect Since August 25
If you own wooded or rural land in unincorporated Denton County, that burn pile in the backyard is now a violation of the county judge's executive order.
Highland Village's Proposed Tax Rate Would Add About $0.028 per $100 to Your Property Bill
The public hearing is done. Final adoption is the last stop before October 1.
Ozone Levels Running High Across DFW Today
The air is thicker than it looks — here's who needs to adjust their afternoon, and how.
Fire Station 6 Gets a Permanent Home on Canyon Falls Drive — 21,586 Square Feet, Due by September 2027
The west side has had a temporary station for years. The real one is finally going up.
A 36-Mile Drive to Honor Fallen Officers — TXFallenPD Is October 17 in Highland Village
The price goes up October 1, and the t-shirt isn't guaranteed after that — here's what you need to know before you register.
Denton County's FY 2026 Budget and Tax Rate Are on the Public Record
The county's adopted spending plan and property tax rate are posted at dentoncounty.gov — here's what every property owner in Flower Mound and southern Denton County should know.
54 Rainless Days, a Burn Ban, and a Heat Advisory Through Tonight
The advisory wraps at 8 PM tonight — the heat and the fire risk don't.
Highland Village Police Briefed Council on Its Flock Camera Program — Here's What the Policy Covers
Your plate gets photographed every time you pass one of these cameras. Now the chief has explained the rules governing what happens next.
Two Days a Week — and UTRWD Will Pay You to Stick to the Schedule
Your assigned watering days come down to one digit in your address, and the window to enter the Give A Drip drawing closes at month-end.
A 17,468-SF Retail Shell on FM 2499 Is Past Its Target Date — and Still Pre-Leasing
Silveron Park's first building is built for restaurants and small shops, and the leasing team is actively looking for takers.
Denton County's Burn Ban Is Active — and the Firefighters Covering It Are Already Out on Other Fires
The declaration went into effect August 25. Light your fire pit right now and you're looking at a Class C misdemeanor, a fine up to $500, and a county whose crews are already stretched thin.
Burn Ban Is In Effect. No Backyard Fires, No Hot Work, No Fireworks.
Denton and Tarrant counties went under mandatory burn bans Monday. Here's exactly what you can't do — and a free family event at the library this afternoon to take the edge off a long, hot week.
A $1M Build-Out Just Started on the Third Floor of Center Place 1
Sixteen thousand square feet, a café, conference rooms, and a November finish date — someone is moving in seriously.
Long Prairie and Flower Mound Road Is Under Construction — Weekday Lane Closures Run Through August 2027
The town's busiest north-south and east-west crossroads is getting a major capacity overhaul, and the 9 a.m.–3 p.m. closure window covers your whole school and work day.
Flower Mound Approved a FEMA Agreement to Pursue Local Emergency Alert Authority
The agreement begins a federal approval process that could eventually allow Flower Mound officials to send geographically targeted emergency messages through wireless, broadcast and weather-radio systems.
Fire Station 6 at Canyon Falls Drive Is Under Construction — and It's More Than Just a Fire Station
A $15.9 million, 21,586-square-foot building is under construction. It comes with a community room, a police office, and a library kiosk.
Denton County Commissioners Court Is Meeting Today, With More Meetings Ahead
Today’s meeting began at 9 a.m.; a public budget meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, followed by another regular meeting Aug. 25.
Every LISD, Argyle, and Northwest ISD School Now Has a 2026 Grade — Here's Where to Find It
TEA dropped its A-F ratings Thursday; the appeals clock is already running.
Neo Soft Systems Plans $250,000 Flower Mound Office Renovation
A $250,000 tenant fitout is coming to 4700 Bridlewood — office spaces, a conference room, and new restrooms on 1,954 square feet.
LISD Has Proposed Its 2026-27 Tax Rate. The Vote Is August 27.
Twelve days. That's your window before the board locks in the number that shows up on your fall property tax bill.
Argyle ISD's New Middle School Zones Are Live — Here's Which Campus Your Student Attends This Year
The district split its middle schools this fall, and US 377 starts its slow walk toward becoming a second high school by 2027.
Argyle ISD School Year Starts Tuesday — Here's What the Phone Ban and Chromebook Update Mean for Your Family
Texas law ends the text-during-lunch era starting Aug. 11; the district also updated its Chromebook guidelines this week.
Trotter Park Breaks Ground September 7 — $10.25M, 16 Months, and 12 Pickleball Courts
That empty lot on Cross Timbers Road is about to get very loud — here's what's going in and when it ends.
Scott Gibson Middle School Opens Tuesday — Nine Days From Now
Argyle ISD's brand-new 1,200-seat campus on FM 407 opens on the first day of school, and if your 7th or 8th grader is west of US 377, that's their building now.
Argyle ISD's Place 7 Has a Board Member Again — a Familiar One
Sam Slaton, a former board member and past board president, is back in the seat through May 2027.
Argyle ISD's Proof-of-Residence Upload Window Closes August 1 — Five Days Left
Miss the deadline and your student may not be fully processed before the first bell rings.
111 Positive Mosquito Traps, Two Human Cases — West Nile Is Circulating on Both Sides of Flower Mound
Denton confirmed one case and 25 positive traps; Tarrant confirmed one neuroinvasive case and 86 — and Flower Mound sits in the middle.
Argyle ISD's Proof-of-Residence Deadline Is Coming Up Fast
Upload your documents now — the district won't approve a new enrollment until it's done.
Argyle Legacy High School Opens in 2027–28 With 9th and 10th Grade Only — No Varsity Football
UIL rules, a 9th-and-10th-grade launch, and what it means for student-athletes and families planning ahead.
Trotter Park Gets a Shovel Date: Construction Starts September 7
After two years of planning and a $750K state grant, the 13-acre site on Cross Timbers Road is officially registered for a $10.25M build — 12 pickleball courts included.
The FM 2499 and FM 3040 Intersection Is Being Rebuilt — Lane Closures Run Weekdays Through July 2027
Construction is active now, with weekday lane closures in effect, and the finish line is still a year away.
FM 407's Six-Lane Future Is Coming Into Focus — Funding Is the Final Lock
The public hearing process is done. The $235 million widening is designed. Now TxDOT has to find the money.
The Main Street Bridge Over I-35E Is Getting Rebuilt — Lane Disruptions Run Through Late 2026
A $105 million TxDOT project in Lewisville has been reshaping 1.3 miles of your southbound commute since 2023, and it's not done yet.
Argyle ISD Locks Up 128 Acres in Northlake for a Future Secondary Campus
The district already had land in the southeast. Now it has the northwest covered too — paid for with bond funds voters approved in May 2025.
Nine Crashes a Month on I-35W Through Northlake — and the First Fix Doesn't Start Until September 2028
The numbers are documented, the timeline is set, and there's a two-year gap with nothing in between.
Flower Mound Is Now the Third-Best Place to Live in America
The U.S. News ranking jumped from 14th to 3rd overnight — and that kind of leap gets noticed by every relocation algorithm in the country.
Denton County Is the Only DFW County Where You Must Vote at Your Assigned Precinct on Election Day
A nonpartisan group keeps filling the Commissioners Court room — and the November ballot is three and a half months away.
LISD's Voting Rights Lawsuit Is Over — and the Plaintiff Just Won a Board Seat
The case that rewrote how Lewisville ISD elects its trustees wrapped up years ago. Here's what the new system looks like, and where it stands right now.
Spray Trucks Hit the 7500 Block of Emerson Lane After Second West Nile Sample of the Year
The town's mosquito crews already ran two nights on your street — here's what the spray does, what it doesn't, and what you still need to do yourself.
Denton County's First Human West Nile Case of 2026 Has Been Confirmed — and Mosquito Traps Across the County Are Hot
One person is sick, five traps tested positive before this week even started, and the peak of the season is still ahead — here's what to do this afternoon.
Lakeside Parkway Is Getting Two More Lanes — From FM 2499 to SH 121
Denton County has locked in $9.5 million, Town Council has awarded construction, and two new signals are part of the deal.
What's Actually Under You at Lewisville Lake
It's one of the best things about living here. It's also a very different body of water than it looks like from the shore.
Two Arrested in Fatal I-35E Hit-and-Run That Killed a 23-Year-Old Denton Man
The driver allegedly fled, tried to sell the car — and a license plate reader caught her anyway.
A National American Revolution Exhibit Is Coming to the Denton County Courthouse — Free, Starting July 27
The Flower Mound DAR chapter did the work. All you have to do is show up.
105° in Denton County — Here's Where to Go if Your AC Can't Keep Up
The Salvation Army just opened cooling stations in Denton and Lewisville. This weekend isn't just hot. It's dangerous.
The One Fix at FM 407 and I-35W Still Has Months to Go — and It's All You're Getting for a While
The micro breakout is still under construction. The full widening won't even bid until next spring. Here's what that means for your commute.
Highland Village Locked In the Park Money. Now Watch Whether They Actually Build It.
The Capital Improvement Plan is approved, the cabins are gone, and Pilot Knoll Park is finally moving from promise to contractor.
Denton County's Thoroughfare Plan Is Out for Public Comment — and Your Roads Are in It
The county just posted a draft map of which roads get built next. You can still shape it — but the window won't stay open forever.
The FM 2499/FM 3040 Intersection Just Got Worse Before It Gets Better
A $2.82 million rebuild starts now and runs through July 2027 — here's what changes about your commute starting this week.
Triple-Digit Heat Index Is Here — and Denton County Just Published the Full Cooling Station Map
Your AC doesn't have to be the only option right now.
Flower Mound's Arts Center Is Designed by Real Architects Now. The Clock Is Running.
Eight years of planning, one firm finally hired, and a spring 2029 opening date on the board — here's where the River Walk arts center actually stands.
Argyle's Police Force Is Getting a Real Home
After years of operating out of a building with no secure parking, the Donald G. Moser Law Enforcement Center is moving from wishful thinking to actual blueprints.
West Nile Is Back — and This Time It's in the Harvest Neighborhood
The virus is circulating in your zip code right now. Here's what to do before tonight's dusk.
David Wylie Won the Republican Primary — Now November Will Decide Who Shapes Growth Across Southwest Denton County
The primary was just the opening move. The seat that controls development from Flower Mound to Argyle gets decided in November.
Denton County Bought a Fire Station — and It's a Bigger Shift Than It Sounds
The county just admitted that volunteer departments can't keep pace with 90 new residents a day.
The Race That Decides What Happens West of Town
David Wylie and Stephanie Draper are on the November ballot for the county seat that controls roads and growth on Flower Mound's western edge.
LISD's Trustee Elections Are Now Fully Restructured — Your Ballot Has Five Fewer Races On It
The district finished its three-year rollout in May 2026, so next time you vote for a school board seat, you'll only see the one that covers your neighborhood.
Denton Got a New Mayor — By 47 Votes
Chris Watts is returning to run the county seat, and half of Denton isn't sure that's good news.
Your County Just Gave a Taiwanese Tech Giant Eight Years of Tax Breaks — Here's What It's Betting On
Denton County approved a tax abatement for Wistron InfoComm, and the prize is 888 jobs building AI supercomputer parts in your backyard.
West Nile Mosquitoes Confirmed South of Argyle — County Public Health Is Watching
A positive trap just outside Flower Mound's northern edge means the risk isn't theoretical anymore — here's what to do before the season peaks.
The Road That Will Redraw Flower Mound Is Moving Toward a Decision
The Denton County Outer Loop's preferred alignment is being narrowed down now — and once it's locked, it's locked.
Flower Mound Maxed Out Its Homestead Exemption. Here's What That Means for Your Tax Bill.
The council went further than the agenda asked — and homeowners are already feeling it.
Argyle Voters Locked In Road Funding and Longer Council Terms — Here's What That Actually Changes
Two ballot measures. Both passed big. One keeps the pavement money flowing; the other gives council members a longer leash before they face voters again.
Lakeside Parkway Is About to Go Out to Bid — With $9.5 Million from the County
The road that doesn't meet its own standards is finally getting fixed, and most of the tab isn't coming from Flower Mound.
The AG Just Redrew the Line on Gambling Machines. Here's What It Means for Lewisville.
Ken Paxton's new legal opinion targets slot-style machines that bolt on a skill mini-game to stay legal. It's not a new law — but it hands local police a sharper weapon.
The $1.25 Billion Campus Next Door: MP Materials' 10X Is No Longer a Rumor
Shovels are about to hit the ground in Northlake — and every commuter, homebuyer, and school planner in southern Denton County is about to feel it.
The Person Who'll Control Flower Mound's Roads and Growth for Four Years Is on the November Ballot
David Wylie won the Precinct 4 GOP runoff in May. Now he faces Democrat Stephanie Draper in November — and whoever wins will shape what gets built next to you.
Flower Mound's Tax Squeeze: What the Numbers Actually Mean for Your Bill
The town just hit its legal rate ceiling, the tax base fell for the first time in 15 years, and the next tool in the toolbox requires a public vote. Here's where things stand.
The 'It's Basically Skill' Defense Just Got a Lot Harder to Make in Texas
AG Ken Paxton's new opinion closes the loophole operators were using to keep slot-style machines legal. Here's what it means in plain English — and what it means for machines near you.
Texas Lost Its Chief Election Official. Denton County Still Has to Run November.
Jane Nelson's resignation lands right as county staff start recruiting poll workers and locking in polling sites — without their usual state-level lifeline.
Your Yard Rules Have a $174 Billion Reason Behind Them
Texas just admitted its water math is broken — and Flower Mound's watering schedule is what the fix looks like on your block.
Argyle's Farmers Market Finally Gets a Real Address
Groundbreaking on Argyle Marketplace ends years of temporary setups — but the real question is whether the rest of the development shows up too.
Wylie vs. Draper: The November Race That Decides Who Steers Precinct 4's Growth
Whoever wins this seat in November controls the roads, the subdivisions, and the infrastructure budget for the fastest-growing corner of Denton County.
Denton County's Nearly 20% Population Boom Has Developers Circling — and Flower Mound's West Side Is the Target
The numbers behind your commute frustration are finally on paper, and they explain a lot.
Flower Mound's Arts Center Is Real — but 'Shovels in the Ground' Is Still a Few Years Off
The River Walk's long-awaited performing arts center has a site, a design team, and a price range. What it doesn't have yet: a construction start date.
Your County Commissioner Is Changing — By 31 Votes
David Wylie won the Precinct 4 runoff by a margin thin enough to fit in a single Flower Mound cul-de-sac. Here's what that actually means for the roads you drive.
West Nile Is Already Active in Southern Denton County — and the Trap That Came Back Positive Is Right by Keith Road
It's late May and the county is already fogging south of Argyle. Don't wait until August to start paying attention.
Flower Mound Bumps Homestead Exemption to 20% — The Maximum Allowed by State Law
Your property tax bill is about to get smaller, automatically, and you don't have to do a thing.