Bezos Academy will celebrate the opening of its Denton campus Sept. 2 with officials from the academy, Texas Woman’s University and the city of Denton, according to a news release.

The preschool, which will have a Montessori-style curriculum, will start classes exactly one week later.

Two-minute impact: Bezos Academy Denton will be a tuition-free institution, including meals and materials, that will serve 120 children ages 3-5 across six classrooms. The release states that 20% of the seats will be for children of TWU students, faculty and staff. The other 80% of the seats will be reserved for Denton families.

Bezos Academy cost $6 million to construct, with $1.5 million coming from the city of Denton, according to the release. It will open off Frame Street at the corner of East University Drive, adjacent to TWU’s campus and on university land.

The backstory: TWU announced Dec. 6, 2023, that it finalized an agreement with Bezos Academy to house the school on university land.

Action Behavior Centers is set to open a new location in Denton towards the end of this year, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: According to the filing, construction of the center will cost about $500,000. The project entails renovation and alteration of an existing building.

Construction on the 4,621 square-foot space is set to be completed by Dec. 31, the filing states.

What else?: Action Behavior Centers provide applied behavior analysis therapy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The organization operates locations across the country, including one on Unicorn Lake Boulevard in Denton.

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A 143-acre proposed mixed-use development designed to mimic an Italian village is moving forward in Prosper, while Frisco officials tabled a Trader Joe’s-anchored project. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Venetian village on the tollway advances to Prosper council
2. Fourth Plano EOS Fitness to be constructed at former Kroger store
3. Frisco council tables Trader Joe’s project
4. Affidavit filed for recall of 4 McKinney City Council members
5. Frisco City Council approves retail development near Bacchus Park
6. Denton ISD earns 'C' accountability rating from TEA for 2025-26

This November, Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are running to be Texas' next U.S. senator.

The overview: Each state has two U.S. senators serving staggered terms, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn ran for reelection but lost his primary race, and the winner of the November election will replace him in January.

Paxton advanced to the general election after beating Cornyn in a primary runoff, while Talarico beat two other contenders in the Democratic primary, Community Impact reported. Brown was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 for dozens of statewide and local races. Election Day is Nov. 3.