Morning brief: Church-driven affordable housing

Good morning, Denton. As many Denton residents know, new construction is ripe in town as the county's population booms. One federal grant, though, will will provide more local housing that's planned to be more accessible and more affordable.

Read more about that and more below. Plus, keep up with all of today's latest news at DentonRC.com.

What we're thinking about today …

> The greenlight on a new $40 million housing project in Denton — First United Methodist Church approved a proposal to build 185 affordable apartment units on donated land in downtown Denton.

> A Denton County sheriff's investigator who pleaded no contest to insurance fraud — Brice Hicks will not serve any time due to jail credit.

What we're excited about ...

> The return of a free Denton live music staple — bike night at Dan's Silverleaf comes out of hibernation tonight with some rockin' bands: Bleed and Laughing Matter.

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