Denton City Council members unanimously voted Oct. 13 to adopt development code amendments related to data center zoning restrictions, their proximity to homes and required environmental protections. 

The details: The Denton Development Code updates are intended to prevent facilities from impacting neighboring homes and businesses, keep land use standards up to date with current data center trends, protect water supplies and prevent surface water and groundwater contamination, Assistant Planning Director Angie Glass said at the meeting. 

They also act as a stopgap while the city considers a moratorium, a temporary pause on accepting and processing new applications.

The city rejected a new data center application in early October because it did not meet all of the city’s initial submission requirements, Glass said. City Attorney Mack Reinwand said parts of that application could potentially be reviewed under the prior standards.

Teriyaki Madness, a fast-casual Asian bowl restaurant, teamed up with Zipline, an autonomous delivery service, to deliver meals to its Denton customers via drones, according to a press release from the restaurant’s management.

How it works: As of Oct. 15, customers can place their Teriyaki bowl order using the Zipline app. The company’s drones will pick up the food from the restaurant and fly it to the customer’s location in under five minutes, avoiding longer traffic-burdened delivery times, according to the release. 

Upon arrival, the drone can hover up to 300 feet in the air as the food is lowered on a tether.

Teriyaki Madness offers customizable protein bowls, served over rice or noodles, according to its website.

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Contour Airlines will offer five weekly flights between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Flights from Alabama to Dallas will begin Nov. 12, departing at 7:50 a.m. and arriving at 9:50 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to a news release. Return flights from DFW Airport to Muscle Shoals will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing at 5 p.m. and arriving at 6:50 p.m.

Flights will be operated on a 30-seat regional jet, according to the news release.

Quote of note: "We are excited to expand the options available to travelers in the Shoals region by adding nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth while continuing to provide daily service to Charlotte," said Ben Munson, president of Contour Airlines.

The background: Contour Airlines is the regional airline brand of Contour Aviation, which is based in Smyrna, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1982 as Corporate Flight Management.

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