Denton residents have been unable to pay online utilities bills through the city’s website due to a cyber incident, city staff confirmed in a news release.

What’s happening? Since Feb. 6, the online portal through the city’s website has been unable to process credit and debit card payments through BridgePay, the city’s card payment vendor.

BridgePay officials said a cyber incident caused the outage, though the outage does not currently involve a card data breach. 

It’s unclear when the system will be operational again, and city officials are encouraging residents to visit the city's website for the latest updates.

What’s next? All late fees have been suspended as of Feb. 6 and will continue to be suspended until Feb. 13.

There are still several ways residents can pay their bills. For those who still want to pay online, customers can go to their utility billing account and select Venmo, PayPay or Paypal credit as a payment method.

The Denton County Commissioners Court approved renewal of a permit for Denton Community Market to operate every week at the Historical Park parking lot starting in March.

The details: The market will operate every Saturday beginning March 1-Nov. 28 from 7 a.m.-2 p.m., according to court documents.

The permit permits Denton Community Market to operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June to November, as well. The Tuesday and Thursday dates are to accommodate the growing season, according to court documents.

The backstory: Denton Community Market was founded in 2009 and is a nonprofit producer-only farmers and art market in downtown Denton, according to its website.

Vendor items include ceramics, candles, soaps, candy, baked goods and a variety of food and beverage items. A full list of the 2026 vendors can be found on Denton Community Market's website.

The Denton County Commissioners Court is working to expedite construction on improvements to the intersection of FM 407 and I-35W to start this month, according to a county news release.

The details: The court approved a contract with Ed Bell Construction Company for more than $2 million during its regular meeting Jan. 30 to add right-turn lanes on the west side of FM 407 and I-35 W to improve congestion.

“We know this has been a difficult situation for residents who use this route and, though improvements to FM 407 are in our long-term plans, we needed to take action sooner than later,” Commissioner Dianne Edmondson said.

Construction is expected to start in February, expediting the process laid out in the county's Micro Breakout Project. 

The backstory: The entire FM 407 breakout project will take place between Cleveland-Gibbs Road in Northlake and Gateway Drive in Argyle.

Apartment renovations and road reconstruction in Flower Mound are two new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Here are five of the most expensive permits for North Texas-area projects filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. Indco I-35 Eagle: A new 111,923-square-foot building with office and warehouse space will be constructed along I-35, according to a TDLR filing. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

• Location: I-35 frontage road, Fort Worth
• Estimated timeline: April 1-Dec. 31
• Estimated cost: $21 million

• Location: 2000 Skyline Drive, McKinney
• Estimated timeline: July 1, 2026-Jan. 1, 2028
• Estimated cost: $20 million