Denton voters will have the chance to cast their ballots June 13 for Erica Garland or George Michael Ferrie Jr. as the representative for Denton City Council at-large Place 5.

What's happening? The race for the City Council seat advanced to a runoff election after no candidate received at least 50% of the vote during the May 2 local election.

Garland and Ferrie were the candidates who received the most votes out of the three candidates who initially ran, according to previous reporting.

What else? The original version of this election questionnaire was published March 31 ahead of the May 2 local election. This Q&A was updated to remove the primary candidate who did not advance to the June 13 runoff, but candidates' answers were not changed from the originally published article.

Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been minimally edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines or for style and clarity.

Three Denton recreation centers will close for repairs and renovations over the summer, according to an announcement from the city.

The details: City officials said the Martin Luther King Jr., Denia and North Lakes recreation centers will close to undergo a combined $310,000 in repairs and maintenance.

The closures will be staggered, so no more than on recreation center will be closed at a time, the announcement states.

The closure schedule is as follows:

• North Lakes Recreation Center will close July 6 and is scheduled to reopen July 25
• The Denia Recreation Center will close Aug. 17 and reopen Sept. 8.
• The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center will close Sept. 14 and reopen Sept. 28.

New gyms and multifamily housing are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. Twin Creeks Active Adult: A new multifamily development in Allen called Twin Creeks Active Adult from developer CB Jeni Homes is scheduled to start construction in mid-July, TDLR documents state. The development will cover about 6.5 acres and have three stories.

2. EOS Fitness: A new EOS Fitness location is coming to Plano, TDLR documents state. EOS Fitness offers cardio and strength training equipment and gym memberships The company also offers cycle, yoga and group fitness classes, the company website states.

3. Panda Express: A new north Denton Panda Express is scheduled to start construction in June 2027, according to TDLR documents. Panda Express offers quick service Chinese food. The company operates more than 2,600 locations globally, according to the company website.

Three more U.S. cases of the New World screwworm were confirmed June 8, federal officials said. Four animals in Texas and a dog living in New Mexico have been infested with the flesh-eating parasite.

The background: The screwworm was largely eradicated in the U.S. in 1966, and the pest had not been seen in Texas in decades. The number of confirmed cases has slowly increased since the first detection June 3.

The parasite feeds on living animals, posing a particular threat to livestock and wildlife. The Texas economy could take a more than $1.8 billion hit due to a widespread screwworm outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated in 2024.

What they're saying: “These developments obviously represent a serious threat to our livestock and wildlife, but they haven't caught us off guard,” USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a June 8 news conference in Kerrville. “We have been tracking this pest for a long time. We have fought it before, and we will do so again.”