Denton ISD students could start next school year on Thursday and end the year May 27, 2027, according to the district's proposed calendar. 

The overview: The proposed calendar accounts for the required 187 staff contractual days and 75,600 of instructional minutes for students. 

Here are some important dates to note: 

• First day of school: Aug. 13, 2026
• Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27, 2026
• Winter break: Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 4, 2027
• Spring break: March 8-15, 2027
• Last day of school: May 27, 2027

Denton Calvary Academy's newest campus addition, Lion’s Hall, opened in August, Development and Community Engagement coordinator Carlie Kuban said.

What happened: School staff held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the addition on Nov. 12, Kuban said. The new space provides additional classrooms, a middle school chapel, a computer lab and new administrative offices, per a news release.

What they're saying: “Our students and staff are already thriving in this expanded space,” DCA Head of School Douglas Jefferson said, in a news release. “Lion’s Hall gives us the capacity to continue providing excellent academics, spiritual formation, and community for our middle and high school students.”

Texas is the nation’s largest energy producer, leading other U.S. states in both natural gas production and renewable energy generation, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows. Yet as people, businesses and data centers continue to move to the state, experts say Texas leaders need to harness new strategies to make energy more affordable and ensure the state power grid remains reliable.

The details: Amid high inflation nationwide, energy prices are on the rise in Texas, and residents are feeling the strain, experts said at the Texas Energy Summit, which ran from Nov. 4-6 in Austin.

In a June 2025 report, the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that 65% of low-income Texans recently engaged in “energy-limiting behaviors,” such as turning off their air conditioning to reduce electric bills or underheating their homes in the winter. 

What they're saying: Experts said state lawmakers and officials could invest in energy efficiency and residential demand response programs to tackle affordability and grid reliability issues.