Christian McPhate
City of Denton Reporter at Denton Record-Chronicle
Part-time professor, full-time writer. Bylines at @Dallas_Observer, @DentonRC, @CI_Magazine, @keranews, @RollingStone, etc. Tips: [email protected]
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1 day ago |
dentonrc.com | Christian McPhate
The Denton City Council certified the May 3 election results during a special called meeting Tuesday afternoon, followed by ordering the runoff election for District 3 to be held on Saturday, June 7. District 3 will see candidates Suzi Rumohr and Margie Ellis facing off in the runoff for the council seat after Ellis received three more votes than candidate Karen Jill DeVinney, who acknowledged her loss Monday on her campaign Facebook page.
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1 week ago |
dentonrc.com | Christian McPhate
The 89th legislative session currently unfolding in Austin has Denton leaders concerned about legislation that has been introduced to take away more local control — particularly related to development. Senate Bill 840, for example, seeks to allow mixed-use and multifamily developments in nonresidential areas and prohibit a city’s ability to regulate the development.
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1 week ago |
dentonrc.com | Christian McPhate
The Denton City Council on Tuesday was set to vote on a zoning change that would allow apartment buildings on land off Corbin Road that includes environmentally sensitive areas, wildlife corridors and floodplain, as well as a shortage of infrastructure that could accommodate an influx of new neighbors. What is the proposal at this point?
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1 week ago |
dentonrc.com | Christian McPhate
It was the battle of progressives with two-term incumbent Brian Beck seeking his third and final term as the Denton City Council member for District 2. Though he ran unopposed two years ago, Beck drew what appeared to be a difficult challenger with former campaign adviser Nick Stevens, a small business owner and leader of Decriminalize Denton.
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1 week ago |
dentonrc.com | Christian McPhate
Denton City Council District 3 will see a runoff between candidates Suzi Rumohr and Margie Ellis — or possibly Rumohr and Karen DeVinney if she gains any late ballots or requests a recount that turns out in her favor. Both Ellis and DeVinney received 28% of the vote — with only two votes placing Ellis (587) ahead of DeVinney (585), according to unofficial election results from the Denton County Elections Administration on Saturday night.
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