Fashion students from Texas Woman’s University unveiled their third collection of adaptive clothing for pediatric patients at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas on Dec. 4 during a special ceremony, according to a news release. 

These clothes are designed to make it easier for kids with spina bifida, scoliosis, prostheses or who have other orthopedic conditions to get dressed comfortably, independently and with ease.

The details: The initiative was led by TWU professor Remy Odukomaiya, who oversaw the third collection of adaptive clothing from the Denton-based university.

The clothes are tailored for kids to feel and look great while completing therapies and other daily activities. The fashion students looked to Scottish Rite’s occupational therapists to determine how the pieces can best support the patients and caregivers, the release states.

What they’re saying: “We are proud to be a part of your childhood and your healing,” Odukomaiya said to Scottish Rite patients during the unveiling. “We are also proud to demonstrate that fashion design can meet the needs of society and be an agent of change.”

For those looking to go out to eat for the holidays for aren't up to cook a holiday meal, here are eight restaurants open on Christmas Even and/or Christmas Day in Denton.

Open on Christmas Eve
Graffiti Pasta
Graffiti Pasta in downtown Denton will be open on Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day. The restaurant offers several pastas and pizzas, including baked ziti, brisket pasta and a pesto margherita pizza.

• Open Dec. 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Dec. 25
• 118. W. Oak St., Denton

• Open Dec. 24, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; closed Dec. 25
• 3420 N. I-35, Ste. 110, Denton

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport are expecting a surge in holiday travel.

The details: Dallas Love Field is anticipating 440,000 travelers for its main airline, Southwest Airlines, during the holiday travel season, said Patrick Clarke, Love Field’s public information coordinator II.

DFW Airport expects nearly 5 million to fly through during the period between Dec. 18 and Jan. 6, according to a news release. DFW Airport officials expect a 3.2% increase in passengers this year compared to the same period last year.

A closer look: A road project on West Mockingbird Lane near Dallas Love Field may cause delays for travelers due to lane reductions and temporary closures, Clarke said.

Zooming in: The DFW Airport news release stated public transit could help speed up the drop-offs and pick-ups. Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, DART’s Orange Line, DART’s Silver Line and XTrinity Railway Express all have drop off points at the airport.

Texans now have a new database to track the results of local bond propositions and tax rate elections, or TREs, in their communities and across the state.

The details: Texas’ Local Government Bond, Tax, and Project Transparency Database was unveiled after state lawmakers passed House Bill 103 this spring. The new law requires the comptroller to compile information about all bonds, tax rate elections and maintenance tax rate changes proposed by local governments in an election, including:

• Ballot language for all tax-related proposals
• How each tax measure would impact the local tax rate or debt service
• The difference between the adopted tax rate and voter-approval tax rate, if applicable
• The entity’s tax rate for the prior year and the tax rate following the election
• A list of projects funded by each tax measure
• The results of each election, including votes for and against a measure