Denton City Council unanimously approved an amended strategic partnership agreement with Municipal Utility District No. 16, also known as the Meadows Municipal Utility District, at a Dec. 2 meeting.

The gist: This has the potential to generate $7.15 million in retail sales tax revenue for the city over the next 30 years, said Charlie Rosendahl, interim director of development services.

What you need to know: A municipal utility district, or MUD, is a special-purpose district created to provide essential services such as water, wastewater and drainage to areas outside city limits, per city documents.

In February, council held public hearings and adopted a strategic partnership agreement with the district, according to city documents. The strategic partnership agreement is a limited-purpose annexation, per city documents. This allows the city to collect sales tax on this property, which otherwise would not be collected.

Council received a petition in April to include an additional 19.62 acres into the MUD, prompting an amendment to the agreement to accommodate the additional acreage within the district.

A PetSmart on West University Drive in Denton opened in late November, a company representative said.

The overview: PetSmart offers pet food, toys, training and veterinary services, according to the company’s website.

One more thing: It's the second PetSmart in Denton, with the other located on South Loop 288.

• 2435 W. University Drive, Denton

A new hospital is set to be built in McKinney after city officials approved the project, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit's $2 billion Silver Line transit rail is now open and connecting travelers to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. 

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Nine new medical cannabis dispensaries could soon open in Texas, the Department of Public Safety announced Dec. 1.

The overview: The nine companies were preliminarily approved to join three existing dispensaries that provide medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients through the Texas Compassionate Use Program. The program's expansion comes after state lawmakers passed House Bill 46 this spring.

Lawmakers also allowed dispensaries to store products in multiple locations, which advocates said would cut costs, and added more qualifying conditions to the program.

Zooming in: The nine providers given conditional licenses Dec. 1 are:

• Verano Texas LLC in West Texas
• Trulieve TX Inc. in the Panhandle
• Texas Patient Access LLC in North Texas
• Lonestar Compassionate Care Group LLC in North Texas
• Lone Star Bioscience Inc. in South Central Texas
• PC TX OPCO LLC, dba PharmaCann, in Southeast Texas
• Texa OP, dba TexaRx, in the Rio Grande Valley
• Story of Texas LLC in Southeast Texas
• Dilatso LLC in North Texas