Construction on the Linda McNatt Animal Care and Adoption Center renovations will start this summer following Denton City Council’s approval of a $17.5 million construction contract at a May 19 regular meeting.

The overview: Council approved the contract with Fort Worth-based contractor Steele and Freeman. The bond package approved by voters in 2023 will provide $15 million for the project, and the general fund, through certificates of obligation, will cover the remaining $2.5 million cost, Interim City Manager Cassey Ogden said.

The renovations will:

• Add roughly 10,000 square feet to the shelter

• Create spaces to separate healthy and sick animals

• Add office space for staff

• Increase the size of the kennels

• Update exercise yards

• Add visitation rooms for animals and visitors

• Add more parking spaces

Looking ahead: Nikki Sassenus, Denton’s animal services director, said construction on the project will likely start in June.

From a new sushi restaurant where dishes are presented on a conveyor belt to gourmet ice cream, take a look at several business updates in Denton. This list is not comprehensive.

Openings
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
The sushi and Japanese restaurant offers several different kinds of sushi and sushi rolls, along with udon and ramen noodle dishes and soup. Kura also has side dishes like gyoza, fried shrimp wontons and sashimi.

• Opened May 15
• 3400 N. I-35 Ste. 150, Denton

• Opened April 9
• 2430 E. I-35, Ste. 136, Denton

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Dozens of federal, state and local primary campaigns will come to a close May 26 as Texas voters cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic runoff elections.

How it works: Texas held its primary elections in March, with some races advancing to an overtime round, known as a runoff, after no single candidate picked up more than half of the vote.

On May 26, voters may see statewide offices, state legislative seats, redrawn congressional districts, the State Board of Education and county-level positions on their ballots. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 26. Voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson.

Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.