There were 113 homes sold in May in Denton, a decrease of more than 30 compared to the 146 homes sold in the area in May 2025.

Zooming in: Take a look at the May 2026 real estate trends in the three cities from MetroTex Association of Realtors, comparing the year-over-year data.

Bad Habits Music and Events, an event and live music venue with a bar and pool table, opened on North Elm Street at the beginning of April, co-owner Bella Mahurin said.

The overview: The space hosts events like Friday night karaoke. On Saturdays, the business has live music and karaoke with a band along with other events like yoga, raves and local vendor markets, Mahurin said.

Bad Habits also hosts kid-friendly events on Wednesdays.

The venue offers light bites like mozzarella sticks, pizza, french fries and chicken nuggets and operates a bar with beers on tap and select liquors.

• 1807 N. Elm St., Denton

Check out five upcoming, ongoing and completed construction projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Upcoming projects

1. US 75 Green Ribbon project

Project: The work will add enhancements to landscaping, erosion control, irrigation and new decorative rock to key intersections along the US 75 corridor in Allen, including Stacy Road, McDermott Drive and Bethany Drive.

Update: Texas Department of Transportation officials authorized advertising the construction project in early June. Officials expect to award the construction project by October.

• Timeline: November 2026–March 2027
• Cost: $1.3 million
• Funding sources: TxDOT, city of Allen

• Timeline: estimated completion October 2026
• Cost: $23.64 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12