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The City Council is taking Denton even closer to utilizing more clean energy after unanimously approving two power purchase agreements for battery storage and wind energy to address the city鈥檚 rising energy demand.

A Denton County grand jury declined to indict an unidentified man responsible for fatally shooting a man experiencing homelessness just off the downtown Square in August.

Denton residents will see increases in their water and wastewater bills, property taxes and fees for a slew of city departments after the City Council unanimously approved an approximately $2.55 billion budget Tuesday night.

Last week, the Dallas branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement met with the city to discuss possibly giving Denton police immigration enforcement authority under the 287(g) program of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

An audit has found what City Manager Sara Hensley called 鈥渂ad administration鈥� in Denton鈥檚 streets and drainage divisions.

Another Ryan student, who police alleged had used a knife, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and taken to the Denton County Juvenile Detention Center.

The city manager鈥檚 office is in ongoing discussions with the Denton City Council on next year鈥檚 proposed budget, attempting to address a possible $14 million shortfall and the increased costs of offering services.

The Dallas branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement contacted Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth last week to set up a meeting with city leaders to discuss ICE鈥檚 287(g) program that could give Denton police the authority to screen people in custody for immigration offenses.

Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth traveled to Austin on Friday to testify in support of the GOP鈥檚 rare mid-decade congressional redistricting efforts, which would add five Republican-leaning seats to the U.S. House of Representatives.

The area had become 鈥渨onderful and a little nature preserve with 12 different species of bird, fish, the beavers, really diverse,鈥� said Ricky Barnett, who lives nearby and took his children to enjoy it like other nearby neighbors.

Texas grocery company H-E-B is planning not one but two stores for Denton.

The city of Denton has taken the next step to prevent a wastewater treatment plant from being built on former state Rep. Jim Horn鈥檚 property near the Rainbow Valley community on the outskirts of Denton and Sanger.