Voters in Denton County can cast their ballot for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election during the early voting period from Oct. 19-30.

What you need to know: Denton County residents can vote at any of the 54 county voting locations during the early voting period but only at their precinct location between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on election day.

Early voting polling location operating hours vary, according to the Denton County Election Office’s website and are as follows:

• Oct. 19-23: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Oct. 24: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Oct. 25: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Oct. 26-30: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Learn more: Visit Community Impact's Voter Guide to see which races will appear on your ballot, read candidate Q&As and stay up to date with the latest local election news.

The University of North Texas will open its brand-new science and technology building in the spring after breaking ground in August 2024. Officials hosted a tour of the nearly complete facility Oct 9.

The collaborative space and research facility is for UNT’s growing biomedical engineering, life sciences, chemistry, kinesiology, psychology and data science research footprints on its Denton campus, according to the university website.

Two-minute impact: The four-story, 110,000-square-foot building is located at the southwest corner of West Mulberry Street and Avenue C in Denton.

The project was funded by $103.4 million in tuition revenue bonds authorized by the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021, according to UNT’s website.

Looking ahead: The official spring opening date for the research building has not been announced yet, said Amanda Lyons, assistant director of media relations at UNT.

She added that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will occur in early 2027.

Frisco opened Fourth Street Plaza, the last piece of the city’s $83 million downtown reinvestment project, while five restaurants opened in McKinney. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Haldiram’s offers Indian street food, sweets in Frisco

2. Tacos, burgers: Check out 5 newly opened restaurants in McKinney

3. Craig International sells District 121 retail property in McKinney

4. Frisco opens Fourth Street Plaza, completing $83M reinvestment project

5. Collectibles, coffee: Check out 5 businesses opened recently at Allen Premium Outlets

6. Council OKs agreement that could see Plano ISD contribute $250M to Stars arena tax zone

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

• Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

• Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

• Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.