DTX-DEN: Impact 10/29/2025

What's happening: Denton City Council members unanimously approved selling $11.24 million in bond funds for the Ray Roberts Water Treatment Plant expansion at an Oct. 21 meeting.

The funds come from the Texas Water Development Board’s State Water Implementation Fund for Texas program and will be repaid over a 30-year period, Assistant Finance Director Matt Hamilton said.

Why it matters: The expansion will increase treatment capacity by 20 million gallons per day, Hamilton said. When the project is complete, the water treatment plant will have a capacity of 70 million gallons per day, he said.

Diving deeper: During fiscal year 2023-24, the Water Utilities department applied for and received approval for project funding from the TWDB SWIFT program, according to city documents. The program provides financial assistance to help communities develop and optimize water supplies.

With indoor golf and Mediterranean fare, check out these five Denton business updates.

Now open
Kabsa Grill
A new Mediterranean restaurant, Kabsa Grill, is now open in Denton.

The menu includes bowls and wraps with several protein kabob options, such as lamb, chicken and beef. Customers can also order gyros, falafel and hummus.

• 1803 N. Elm St., Denton

• 2655 W. University Drive, Ste. 1031, Denton

A proposed conservation development, Eden Ranch, is expected to head to Flower Mound Town Council in early November for consideration.

What happened: The planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended approval of a zoning change for Eden Ranch at its Oct. 27 meeting. They also recommended approval for a master plan amendment to eliminate a proposed roadway within the development by a 6-1 vote with Commissioner Todd Bayuk against.

The details: Eden Ranch is a proposed conservation development sitting on around 335 acres within the town’s Cross Timbers Conservation Development District. There are a total of 167 lots, 158 of which are earmarked for residential use and a further nine designated agricultural lots, which could also have a residential use.

What’s next: The development will head to council members for consideration at the Nov. 3 meeting. Because of a request for both a master plan amendment and a topographic slope exception for Eden Ranch, a supermajority, or four council members, is required for approval.

Huntington Bancshares announced in October that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has several locations throughout Austin, Dallas and Houston. 

What you need to know: Huntington Bancshares shared an Oct. 27 news release stating that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has 390 locations throughout the southern U.S. 

The release states that with the acquisition, Huntington will not close any existing Cadence Bank branches.