Voters in Denton can cast their ballot for the upcoming local election on May 2 at any voting location in their precinct.

What you need to know: Denton residents can vote in their precinct between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on election day.

There will be five contested races on the ballot in the city of Denton covering Denton City Council and Denton ISD. Each of the five contested race candidates submitted a Q&A.

Stay tuned: Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night May 2. Visit communityimpact.com/election for the latest local election results.

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar announced a soft opening date at the beginning of May and a grand opening in mid-May in a company news release.

The restaurant will open at the Rayzor Ranch Town Center.

The overview: Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 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, according to the company’s menu. All dishes are served on a revolving conveyer belt.

During the grand opening, all sushi pates will be priced at $3.65, and the first 150 guests will receive a commemorative T-shirt, according to the release.

• 3400 N. I-35 Ste. 150, Denton

NASCAR will bring a trio of races to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth this weekend, starting with the Truck Series race May 1. The 1.5-mile track will host the NASCAR races for the 29th year. 

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, will drive the pace car. Tom Araya from the metal band Slayer will be the Grand Marshal during the WÜRTH 400 NASCAR Cup Series race May 3.

The full weekend schedule at Texas Motor Speedway can be found here.

1. Meet NASCAR drivers Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton
NASCAR drivers Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton, along with Justin Martin from Duck Dynasty, will be at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Keller.
Drivers will be on site for a meet-and-greet starting at 11 a.m. and The Academy x Pit Boss No. 24 Toyota Supra car will be there, as well. Free barbecue samples from Pit Boss Grills Pit Masters will also be available.

• May 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 5836 N. Tarrant Parkway, Keller
• www.bit.ly/48A1cmR

Camp Mystic, the Texas Hill Country camp where 28 people died in catastrophic flooding last July, announced April 30 that it will not welcome campers this summer.

The background: The decision comes nearly 10 months after 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp’s executive director, Dick Eastland, died as the Guadalupe River camp flooded July 4. Camp Mystic’s owners had planned to open a secondary campsite called Cypress Lake in late May, but backed down at the urging of flood victims’ families and state lawmakers.

What's happening: A spokesperson for the Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, confirmed to Community Impact that Camp Mystic had withdrawn its application to operate in summer 2026. 

In a statement, Camp Mystic officials said they did not want to “unintentionally effect further harm” on flood victims and their families.

"We also recognize that over 800 girls want to return to Camp Mystic Cypress Lake this summer," they wrote. "Our special bond with our Camp Mystic families does not change or end with the announcement."