The Cole Ranch master-planned community broke ground in early June and The Renegade Apartments in downtown Denton are almost fully built out. Check out seven development updates around Denton. This list is not comprehensive.

Cole Ranch
Project: The Cole Ranch master-planned community will feature 4,365 single-family homes, 26 miles of trails, two lakes and 1,200 acres of green space, according to a news release from Johnson Development.

Update: Crews broke ground on the community in early June. The first phase of homes will be available for purchase in late 2027.

• Located south of Tom Cole Road and west of Hickory Creek Road, Denton

This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available.

The overview: Aviation technology company Masco Service Corporation will start construction on a new aircraft hangar and avionics shop in late August, according to a TDLR filing.

The documents state the facility will span nearly 21,000 square feet and cost $3.5 million to build. The hangar and avionics shop will complete construction in late July 2027, according to the filing.

Masco performs maintenance, repairs and testing for aviation electronics.

• 2677 Airport Road, Denton

Texan restaurant chain Cotton Patch Cafe announced that it has been acquired by Local Favorite Restaurants.

The overview: The chain announced June 29 that Local Favorite Restaurants had acquired Cotton Patch Cafe from Altamont Capital Partners.

Local Favorite Restaurants currently owns and operates other Texas restaurants, such as El Fenix Mexican Restaurant, Snuffer's Restaurant & Bar, Twisted Root Burger Company and Meso Maya.

Looking back: Cotton Patch Cafe originally opened in Nacogdoches, Texas, in 1989. Since then, Cotton Patch Cafe has served up Southern-style cooking at 46 locations across Texas and New Mexico. Despite becoming a chain, Cotton Patch Cafe has kept its original scratch-made recipes as well as its $9.99 Texas Value Meals.

Frisco’s The Community Grill closed after nine years, while Frontier Airlines added a route connecting Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with New Orleans. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. The Community Grill closes after 9 years in Frisco

2. 5 restaurants now open, coming soon in Plano

3. Northwest Community Park to open this fall

4. Food hall concept Wonder to offer cuisine from more than 20 restaurants in McKinney

5. Frontier Airlines adds previous Spirit Airlines route from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

6. Watters Trail South now open in Allen following $1.1M expansion