Catch up on the latest updates from Denton ISD and Denton City Council with news from Community Impact.

1. Denton ISD officials' bond refinancing saves $6.6M for taxpayers

• District officials refinanced nearly $100 million worth of existing bond funds, said Nick Petito, DISD’s chief communications and marketing officer, during an Oct. 28 school board meeting.

• The expansion will increase treatment capacity by 20 million gallons per day, Assistant Finance Director Matt Hamilton said.

• The money will go toward general government, solid waste, water, wastewater and electric utilities.

• Proposition A received 52.93% of votes in favor with 17,441 votes. There were 15,511 votes or 47.07% of voters against the proposition.

• The development could bring over 1 million square feet of commercial development and more than 9,000 homes.

In and Out Liquor is expected to open in Denton in mid-2026, owner Raj Betwal said.

The details: Construction of the 6,000 square-foot building is expected to cost $600,000, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Betwal said he is currently working through the permitting process and that the store will offer beer, wine and spirits.

• 3312 W. University Drive, Denton

The second phase of airport roadway construction is underway at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

The airport announced that new access into Terminal B started Oct. 20 with new right-hand exits from International Parkway, a new bridge to the terminal and associated roadway improvements.

The second phase of the construction will be right-hand access into Terminal A from International Parkway. Work is expected to stretch through the winter holiday travel period, according to a news release.

The specifics: Work on the roadway to Terminal B was completed two weeks ahead of schedule, and that allowed the work for Terminal A to start earlier. A full detour began Oct. 24.

All exits out of Terminal B will be directed to the south exit plaza, but travelers who need to return northbound can make a left-hand U-turn before the exit plaza, according to a news release.

A closer look: The first entrance into the parking garage at Terminal A is closed for the duration of Phase 2.

Every day for the past 25 years, at least one person has died in crashes on Texas roads. Texas officials and the families of some fatal crash victims commemorated the grim anniversary with a candlelight ceremony at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 7.

The impact: Jamie White said her 2-year-old daughter, Allie, was hit and killed by a distracted driver at Round Rock’s Old Settlers Park in September 2019.

“It only takes [a few] seconds… to kill somebody,” White said Nov. 7. “Can you imagine doing this, taking somebody's child from them, and living the rest of your life knowing that you caused that?”

Following Allie’s death, her parents launched Allie’s Way, a nonprofit aimed at ending distracted driving.

More details: TxDOT data shows that speed and impaired driving are involved in the majority of deadly crashes on Texas roads.

“These are not random events,” Texas Highway Patrol Chief Bryan Rippee said Nov. 7. “These are the results of making the wrong choices on our Texas highways."