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See 10 emergency rooms, urgent care providing services in Denton

Denton residents have several health care options available depending on the severity of an illness or injury.

Retail clinics, which are often located inside large retail stores, can treat minor illnesses and provide vaccinations.

Urgent care centers can address conditions such as sprains, minor illnesses and some broken bones.

Freestanding emergency rooms offer a higher level of care and can treat most symptoms and medical emergencies, similar to a hospital emergency department.

Take a look at 10 clinics, urgent care centers and freestanding ERs in Denton. This list is not comprehensive

TotalCare Emergency Room
Type: freestanding emergency room
Hours: 24/7

  • 3111 Teasley Lane, Denton

Surepoint Emergency Center
Type: freestanding emergency room
Hours: 24/7

  • 2426 Lillian Miller Parkway, Denton

 
Coming Soon
Panda Express to open new $2M Denton location off Randall Street

A new Panda Express will be constructed off Randall Street in Denton.

The details: The $2 million new construction will start in June 2027 and is expected to wrap up by January 2028, according to the filing.

The 2,700-square-foot restaurant will have a drive-thru option, as well.

Panda Express is a fast-food Chinese restaurant chain that offers a variety of customizable rice, noodle and protein dishes, according to its website. Some menu items include kung pao chicken, orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, broccoli beef and honey walnut shrimp.

There are also options for bowls, plates, family dinners, kids' meals, appetizers and catering, the website states.
  • 201 Randall St., Denton

 
Transportation Tuesday
FM 1515 widening, FM 428 closure: See 5 DFW transportation updates

Check out five upcoming and ongoing transportation projects in Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. FM 1515 widening

Project: Texas Department of Transportation documents show FM 1515 will undergo renovations to widen the roadway from two lanes to six lanes, which will be divided by a median.

Update: Crews are relocating water and wastewater utilities ahead of the road widening. Future utilities relocations include telecommunications lines and energy utilities. Utilities relocations are expected to be complete in March 2027.

  • Timeline: TxDOT officials to start accepting bids for the project in March 2027
  • Cost: $69.48 million
  • Funding source: TBD

2. Medical Center Drive improvements

Project: Crews are reconstructing and widening Medical Center Drive between Frisco Road and Spur 399. When finished, the road will be a continuous four-lane divided roadway.

Update: Construction is underway and approximately 30% complete. Paving of the southbound lanes is underway and nearly complete. Traffic will be switched to the new pavement within the next one to two months.
  • Timeline: January 2026-December 2026
  • Cost: $5.2 million
  • Funding source: city of McKinney

 
on the business beat
15 new concession options coming to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board of Directors approved 15 new concessions offerings across four terminals at the June 4 meeting.

Eleven of the 15 approved will be in still-under-construction Terminal F, which is slated to open in 2027, according to previous reporting. The mix of offerings will include popcorn, desserts, acai, fried chicken and pretzels, according to a news release and board documents.

The details: Popeyes, Wetzel’s Pretzels, Whataburger and Panda Express are among some of the restaurants approved by the board. The contracts awarded are for either 10 years or 12 years.

The list of new places includes:


Mama Moore’s Gourmet Popcorn, Terminal A, Gate A20 and Terminal B, Gate B27

  • Founded by Debra Moore, a U.S. Army veteran, the company is based in Grand Prairie.


Audrey’s Popcorn. Terminal E, Gate E34

  • A Grapevine popcorn brand, founded by Audrey Harrison when she was 5 years old, has been selling products at DFW Airport, Dallas Love Field and George Bush International Airport.

 
Latest Education News
More than 100K students have been awarded Texas Education Freedom Accounts. Here are the next steps.

As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.

The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.

However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.

Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:

  • Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
  • Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
  • Opt out of the program

Once families confirm their plans, state funds will be deposited into their TEFA accounts as soon as July.

 

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