With spring in full swing, check out a spring family dance or dress up as a fantasy character with these seven Denton events.

Amplify Denton
Check out local musicians at the free-to-attend Amplify Denton Music Festival at the Greater Denton Arts Council. The event is in partnership with the Denton Music and Arts Collaborative.

• April 18, 2-10 p.m.
• Free
• 400 E. Hickory St., Denton

• April 8, doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.
• $20.32
• 411 E. Sycamore St., Denton

• April 10, 7-11 p.m.
• $25 (residents), $35 (nonresidents)
• 1001 Parvin St., Denton

Denton City Council directed staff to move forward with selling seven city-owned surplus properties, which could earn the city $1 million-$2 million, at a March 3 council work session.

The details: The seven surplus properties include:

• 4 acres at South Mayhill and East McKinney Street managed by capital projects
• 0.27 acres at 602 Rose St., previously used by the drainage division
• 0.32 acres at Riney Road and North Elm Street managed by the streets division
• 0.05 acres on the 100 block of Maple Street run by the drainage division
• 0.38 acres 702 S. Locust St. managed by the drainage division
• 0.46 acres at 709 S. Locust St. used by the drainage division
• 0.6 acres at Paisley Street and Audra Lane managed by the streets division

Stay informed on five road projects happening around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County

Plano asphalt overlay projects
Project: A thin layer of asphalt overlay will be constructed on four roadway sections, including Legacy Drive between Coit Road and Custer Road, Park Boulevard between the West City Limit and Preston Road, Parker Road between Independence Parkway and US 75, and Independence Parkway between Parker Road and Spring Creek Parkway.
Update: Plano City Council members approved a contract for all four roadway sections at the Feb. 23 council meeting.

• Timeline: work to occur this summer
• Cost: $5.38 million
• Funding source: city of Plano

• Timeline: spring 2026-fall 2027
• Cost: $27.79 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper

Texas held its primary elections on March 3, with Republican and Democratic voters selecting their parties’ nominees for scores of federal, state and local seats. Yet for some candidates, a major hurdle still remains before the November election.

The overview: Dozens of primary races are headed to May runoffs after no candidate picked up more than half of the vote, triggering an overtime round between the two highest-performing candidates.

The details:  Texas’ runoff election is set for May 26, the day after Memorial Day. Early voting runs from May 18-22, per the secretary of state.

State law requires primary candidates to receive more than 50% of the vote to advance to a general election, meaning a candidate must earn a majority of the vote—not just the highest number of votes—to win their primary outright. This rule means crowded races in Texas primaries and special elections frequently result in runoffs.

In those races, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.

Keep reading to learn about voting in the runoffs and who's on the ballot.