Meet the four candidates in the running to become Denton’s next mayor. 

What’s happening? Denton's election ordinance prevents Mayor Gerard Hudspeth from running for another term as mayor. 

Hudspeth is serving his third term as mayor, and city regulations forbid council members and the mayor from serving for more than three consecutive terms in the same elected position.

All council members and the mayor serve two-year terms.

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.

Also of note: Election day is May 2, with early voting starting April 20 and running through April 28. The last day to register to vote is April 2.

Check four recent updates from Denton ISD, including two job fairs and a pay raise for staff.

Denton ISD to rezone Paloma Creek Elementary students to higher-performing schools

Denton ISD leaders are planning to repurpose Paloma Creek Elementary School after it did not meet Texas Education Agency standards for several years in a row.

The district’s board of trustees and district staff discussed the rezoning plans in a Feb. 24 meeting. Current students will be moved to nearby, higher-performing elementary schools as part of DISD’s Building Forward initiative, according to a district news release. Students will be moved for the 2026-27 school year.

Denton ISD teachers to receive $750 pay increase; staff to see 1% midpoint payment

Denton ISD teachers and staff members will receive a pay increase after the DISD community approved of a tax rate increase under Proposition A.

The overview: The pay increase was discussed by district staff during a Feb. 24 school board meeting.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has a wide variety of St. Patrick’s Day events coming up on and before the main day. Here are some ways to celebrate the Irish holiday this year.

St. Paddy’s Day Celebration at Denton County Brewing Company
Head to the Denton County Brewing Company this weekend for live music and raffles throughout the day. Locals can also participate in its St. Paddy’s Day Pub Supper and Recovery Pub Run 5K.

• March 13-15, 17, times vary
• $65-85 for Pub Supper, free for Pub Run
• 200 E. McKinney St., Denton

• March 14, 1-10 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 2600 Lakeside Parkway, Ste. 100, Flower Mound

• March 14, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 130 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will have new dining options coming to terminals A and D.

During the DFW Airport board of directors meetings, new and amended leases were approved for various concessions.

What’s happening? In Terminal A, a lease with Mitchell Olsen Partners DFW LLC was amended for a quick-serve salad location near Gate A pier for Mad Greens. The restaurant, with four locations in the Austin area, serves salad, bowls and wraps, according to its online menu. The restaurant replaces Salad and Go, which closed all its Texas locations earlier this year, according to previous reporting.

Long story short: There were three changes approved for Terminal D.

A Great American Bakery location will be going in near Gate D34 and will be operated by Java Star Inc. There was a lease assumption from Host Java DFW, which operated The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at that same location.

Trinity Groves Bar, near Gate D2, will become Chili’s Margarita Bar, and the Trinity Groves Kitchen will be replaced by Chili’s Bar and Grill.