Meet the three candidates in the running for Denton City Council, At-Large Place 5.

What’s happening? Brandon McGee, the current Place 5 representative, is running for Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1. George Michael Ferrie Jr., Erica Garland and Caleb Meese are the three candidates running for the Place 5 council seat in the local May election.

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

Candidates are listed in the order determined by the ballot order drawing Feb. 19, according to the city’s website.

What else? The final day to register to vote in the May election is April 2. Early voting will run April 20-28, with election day May 2.

A new Bath & Body Works will open between J.Crew and Nordstrom Rack in Denton Crossing.

The details: According to signage on the front doors of the location, the new Bath & Body Works will open this summer.

Bath & Body Works sells lotions, soaps, candles, body mists, air fresheners and gift sets, according to its website.

A filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states that the $375,000 remodel is expected to start May 22 and wrap up June 5.

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The Texas power grid is undergoing “generational” growth, experts said during the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ annual summit March 31 in Round Rock. Much of that growth is due to data centers—an industry under scrutiny from state lawmakers as some Texas communities push back against proposed developments.

The big picture: Over 2,000 projects totaling 453,000 megawatts are currently looking to connect to the state grid, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said April 1. About 357,000 megawatts of those connection requests are potential data centers, ERCOT documents show.

Looking ahead: Communities should take the lead on discussions about individual data center projects, Vegas told reporters. He said that when “communities that are ready to support those investments,” ERCOT is prepared to help data centers connect to the grid.

During a March 31 discussion on data centers, panelists noted that the projects have an “increasingly high” negative reputation in communities across the state. Austin consultant Eric Goff said developers often need to make commitments to local residents to earn their support for data center proposals.