Denton City Council approved about $18.8 million to support city services and facilities at a June 16 council meeting. Check out three city spending packages approved by city officials.

Plumbing maintenance and repairs: City council approved a $3.3 million contract with Denton-based plumbing and HVAC contractor CBS Mechanical Services. City documents state the company will perform repairs and maintenance on the plumbing system for all city-owned buildings, including libraries, recreation centers, police stations, fire stations and city halls.

Vehicle maintenance: City Council approved a $14.7 million contract with New Braunfels-based Rush Truck Centers for maintenance and repairs for the city’s trucks. Council documents show the contract includes work for 115 trucks across multiple city departments, including solid waste, wastewater and streets.

Firefighting equipment: Council also approved about $1.05 million for maintenance and purchases for self-contained breathing apparatuses, or SCBAs, for the fire department.

The exit from I-35W to Oak Street on the southwest side of Denton near the University of North Texas will be closed until early 2027.

What's happening? The street closed June 24 as part of improvements to I-35 through the Texas Department of Transportation, according to TxDOT's website.

Exit 85B, the exit to Oak Street, is now being rerouted to Bonnie Brae Street off Exit 84.

Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, expect possible delays, and use caution when traveling through the work zone, according to a Denton County newsletter from June 26.

PS, formerly The Private Suites, has opened its location at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

The Los Angeles-based company used Dallas-based designer Jean Liu for its third terminal in the United States, joining Los Angeles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

PS offers a terminal option with private TSA and customs clearance, luxury spaces and white-glove service before and after your flight, according to its website.

The details: The 12,200-square-foot facility is located in Corporate Aviation, DFW Airport terminals. PS is membership-based with annual and per-visit costs, which allows access to a private lounge, food, drinks and chauffeur services.

A closer look: PS DFW’s location features The Salon, a social lounge with a 40-foot bar. Dallas-based artist Amy Berlin created the mural inside The Salon.

• 1816 N. 24th Ave., DFW Airport

The $30.8 million East-West Connector is now open at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, while Dave & Buster’s plans to debut its largest North Texas location in McKinney. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. East-West Connector at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport opens

2. Houston-based bar Kirby Ice House to open Plano location

3. Dave & Buster's to debut 40,000-square-foot McKinney arcade, restaurant in July

4. On the Border shutters all company-owned locations

5. Prosper council approves tennis-themed development

6. $2.5M purchase secures downtown Plano land for potential future redevelopment

The State Board of Education is nearing the finish line in its massive rewrite of what Texas public school students will learn about world and state history.

The details: The curriculum overhaul would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered approach, deemphasizing lessons about world cultures and injecting more content about Christianity’s role in the founding of the United States.

Some educators and students have expressed concerns that the proposal lacks significant teachings about civil rights history, Japanese internment in the 1940s and people of color’s contributions to the nation. Meanwhile, Republican board members have pushed back, saying that the rewrite is necessary to teach students about American exceptionalism and Texas heritage in an attempt to undo what they called “a watering-down of American history.”

What's happening: The board has spent the bulk of its meetings this week making amendments to a 143-page social studies proposal, which includes hundreds of standards that students would be expected to learn each year. If adopted June 26, the new requirements would take effect in 2030.