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Career Advancements Cary Cates recently joined Grunden Financial Advisory Inc. as a financial planning specialist. Cates spent three years as an independent financial planner and tax preCates parer. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in financial services from the University of North Texas in 2010. Grunden Financial Advisory is a Denton-based wealth management and investment advisory firm, located at 2516 Lillian Miller Parkway, Suite 110. For more information, visit www.grunden.com. I Dick Hafner, the owner of two Domino’s Pizza restaurants in Denton, was awarded the 2013 International Franchise Association Gold Franny Award for operational excellence. The award will be granted to Hafner with 1,100 franchise

owners across the country. It is the company’s top award based on operational audit scores, community involveHafner ment, store safety and security and team member morale, according to a press release. Hafner will receive the award during an upcoming Domino’s Pizza awards ceremony to be held in London. Hafner’s restaurants are located at 709 Sunset St. and 1610 Teasley Lane. For more information, visit www.dominos.com. I As of two weeks ago, Jorge Espinosa became the new partner at Los Toreros Restaurant, located inside Unicorn Lake. Prior to joinEspinosa ing Sofia Del

Angel as co-owner of the restaurant, Espinosa was owner of the Homestead, a restaurant on University Drive from 2000-02. Espinosa also has 15 years of experience as owner of two bail bond businesses — Magnolia and Bilingual Express. “It’s been my dream and desire to provide our Latino community with a different atmosphere where the whole family can enjoy authentic Mexican food, as well as events for both young and old,” Espinosa said in a news statement. Los Toreros opened at 2900 Wind River Lane in Suite 134 in November 2010. I Kristina Costanza joined Cencor Realty Services as the director of marketing for the Golden Triangle Mall. Costanza was formerly assistant general manager and Costanza director of sales

and marketing for Turnberry Associates, a regional lifestyle center, in Destin, Fla. Also with Turnberry, she worked in Las Vegas as director of tourism for Town Square Las Vegas, a lifestyle and entertainment project. She entered the mall management and marketing profession in 1999, working as assistant director of marketing and business development for Simon Property Group in Las Vegas. Costanza received a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1998. She is married and has one child. I Reves & Associates Counseling announced last week that two people recently joined the staff as licensed professional counselors/interns. Catherine Richardson Richardson joined the staff

in April and sees individuals, families and adolescents for issues ranging from traumatic life experiences to strained family relationships. She specializes in therapeutic groups, career counseling, financial literacy and marriage and family issues. Richardson graduated from the Dallas Theological Seminary in 2012, where she received a master’s degree in biblical counseling. Holly Steward specializes in children’s and play therapy and joined the staff in early June. She received both her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in counseling education with emphasis in play therapy from the University of North Texas. She received her master’s degree in 2010. Reves & Associates Counseling is located at 2524 Lillian Miller Parkway, Suite 115. For more information, call 940-383-1207.

I Denton Public Library: Dollar General, district manager Jim Sweet; I Denton Public Library: Madness Comics & Games, owner Jim Shuman; I Keep Denton Beautiful: The Pickled Carrot, co-owners Cuong Mai and Whitney Dewell; I Keep Denton Beautiful: Painted Flower Farm, nursery manager Katie Wilcox; I Denton Police Department: Longhorn Helicopters, pilot Sean Tigert and president Valerie Williamson; I Denton Police Department: Bill Utter Ford, owner/president Bill Utter and general manager Carl Anderson; I Denton Police Department: Zimmerer Kubota, rental manager Revi Boehrs; I City of Denton Purchasing and Materials Management: Fastenal, Chris White, director

of government sales, and Stephanie Martinez, government sales representative; I City of Denton Solid Waste Recycling: Place to Be Properties, Miranda Ridinger, bookkeeper/recycling programs; I City of Denton Technology Services: Charter Communications, Jack Marsh, key accounts manager for Texas; I Downtown Task Force: Denton Main Street Association, president Larry Parker; and Economic Development Partnership Board: Denton Regional Medical Center, CEO Jeff Lawrence. I

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Former pharmacy now camera exchange The old Yarbrough’s Pharmacy building still stands, but it now has a new paint job and a new sign. The building, located at 117 Piner St., now houses Denton Camera Exchange, a shop dedicated to new, used and antique cameras, lenses and equipment, as well as vinyl records and restored vintage furniture. The business is owned by Armand Kohandani, 28. Yarbrough’s Pharmacy, on Piner between Hickory and Oak streets, closed in 2012, and owner Julia Gibson held an estate sale. Her father, pharmacist Lonnie Yarbrough, opened the business in 1950. Yarbrough died in 2009. I

Venture combines two different businesses Owners Jeremy and Denise Speight combined two very different businesses when they opened the North Texas Vapor Shop & Aquarium Lounge. Their establishment, which opened Feb. 1, sells electronic cigarette devices, accessories and liquid as well as tropical saltwater aquariums. Electronic cigarettes are used by more than 3.5 million people, according to the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association’s website. North Texas Vapor Shop & Aquarium Lounge is located at 347 E. Hickory St. I

Businesses receive awards during breakfast Several businesses were rec-

ognized during the Mayor’s Quarterly Council Breakfast recently. Businesses received awards from city departments, area universities and other entities. The following list gives the awarding entity, followed by the award recipient and the person accepting the award: I North Central Texas College Small Business Development Center: Robin Huttash, owner of A Creative Art Studio; I Texas Woman’s University Small Business Institute: Anna Love, owner of Love to Live Well; I University of North Texas Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship: Glen Farris, creator and owner of We Denton Do It and talent buyer and production manager for Spune; I Denton Enterprise Airport: HTA Aviation, co-owners Steve and Sara Brown;

Drive for the Kids event raises money for PTA Classic Chrysler Jeep Dodge employees partnered with parents

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Calendar of Events Altrusa International Inc. of Denton meets for its monthly dinner and program at Cartright's Ranch House at 111 N. Elm St. on the Denton Square. Cost is $12 per person. Call 940-3875031 for reservations. Tuesday, July 23, 6:30 p.m.

Association of Business Contingency Planners, North Texas Chapter has its monthly luncheon at Boy Scouts of America, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane in Irving. Cost is $35 per person. For more information, visit http://northtx.acpinternational.com/Meetings.htm. Tuesday, Aug. 6, noon

Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce meets at the Prairie House Restaurant at 10001 E. Highway 380 in Cross Roads. Cost is $12 per person, reservations required. Call 940-3659781 or e-mail chamber@ aubreycoc.org Wednesday, July 17, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 a.m.

Index July 2013 | Vol. 9, No. 5 Publisher: Bill Patterson The contents of this free publication are copyrighted by Denton Publishing Company, 2008, a subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp. (www.ahbelo.com, NYSE symbol: AHC), with all rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without permission, of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited. Denton Business Chronicle is published monthly by Denton Publishing Company, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201. E-mail: drc@dentonrc.com

On the cover: Home for sale on Rolling Hills Circle in Denton. Photo by Al Key

Who to contact Dawn Cobb Managing Editor 940-566-6879 | dcobb@dentonrc.com

Denton Black Chamber of Commerce meets at the Denton Housing Authority, 1225 Wilson St. For more information visit http://www.dentonblackchamber online.org. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m.

Denton League of United Latin American Citizens No. 4366 meets at the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Saturday, Aug. 17, 9:30 a.m.

Hickory Creek Planning and Zoning Commission meets at Hickory Creek Town Hall, 1075 Ronald Reagan Ave.

Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Electronics Recycling will take place at The Cupboard Natural Foods and Café, 200 W. Congress St. Drop off any computer-related equipment. Fees may apply for certain items. For a list of accepted items and for more information, visit computer crusher.com.

Thursday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m.

Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas, Greater Denton Division has its monthly meeting and luncheon at Texas Land & Cattle, 8398 S. Stemmons Freeway. Cost is $18 with online reservations; $20 for walk-ins and non-members. Call 940-383-0853.

Oakmont Women’s Club meets at St. Andrews Room at Oakmont Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Drive in Corinth. Annual membership is $25. For more information, call 940-321-5599 or visit, http://oakmont womensclub.org. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 11:30 a.m.

International Institute of Business Analysis, Dallas Chapter, meets at BravoTech, 4835 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000 in Dallas. For speaker and topic information, visit http://dallas.iiba.org. Thursday, July 18, 6 p.m.

North Texas Society for Human Resource Management meets at Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, 1434 Centre Place Drive in Denton. Cost is $18 for members and first-time guests and $23 for returning non-members. Visit www.northtexasshrm.org. Thursday, Aug. 22, 11:30 a.m.

Investment Perspective Seminar hosted by financial adviser Kathy R. Bauer of Edward Jones at 2925 Country Club Road, Suite 101A, in Denton. Coffee is complimentary. Call 940-482-0280. Thursday, Aug. 15

Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce meets for coffee at Lake Dallas City Hall, 212 Main St. in Lake Dallas and Texas Land & Cattle, 8393 Stemmons Freeway, Hickory Creek.

SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, offers free management counseling for prospective new business owners or existing businesses in trouble. Confidential, one-hour counseling sessions are available by appointment every Wednesday at Denton South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Call 940-349-8752 to make an appointment. Wednesday, July 24, 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, July 17, 7:15 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m.

in Lake Dallas

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, July 24, 7:15 a.m. in Hickory Creek Wednesday, July 31, 7:15 a.m. in Lake Dallas

Denton Planning and Zoning Commission meets in the council chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney St.

NAACP, Denton County Chapter, meets at the Denton Housing Authority, 1225 Wilson St.

Lake Cities Netweavers business networking group meets at the IHOP restaurant off Interstate 35E in Hickory Creek. Cost is $12 and includes breakfast. For more information, e-mail info@lcnetweavers.com. Thursday, July 18, 8 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 8 a.m.

Lake Dallas 4A Economic Development Corp. meets at Lake Dallas Municipal Complex, 212 Main St. Monday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.

Small-Business Breakfast meeting sponsored by the North Central Texas College Small Business Development Center meets at the Denton Chamber of Commerce, 414 W. Parkway St. A light breakfast is provided. Call 940-380-1849. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 7:15 a.m.

Women Business Owners of Denton County will hold its monthly luncheon at Los Toreros, 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 11:30 a.m. Please tell us about your event or meeting by e-mailing Karina Ramírez at kramirez@dentonrc.com; by fax at 940-

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Is the bond bubble bursting? “Instead of looking for outstanding values, many babyboomers are today piling into over-valued bonds and bond funds. Along with the Federal Reserve’s reckless policies this is fueling a bond bubble. We expect the bursting of this bond bubble will not end well.” — Article in this column, “Seeking Outstanding Values,” December 2012

n several articles in this column over the past three years, we have warned readers about the dangerous bond bubble forming in the financial markets. With their ultra-low interest rate policies, the Federal Reserve and other global central banks have waged a “war on savers” to fund bailouts of over-indebted borrowers. Starved of yield,

Jonathon FITE | savers have been taking excessive risks in bonds and bond funds with their hard-earned savings, often without even realizing it. The 30-year long bull market in bonds became a bubble. During the past few weeks, complacent bond investors have been rudely jolted out of their slumber. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke pronounced that the central bank might curtail its “quantitative easing” program —

printing trillions of dollars to buy bonds — as the U.S. economy recovered. Bond markets, addicted to the cocaine of easy money, freaked out. Bond funds of all types have experienced their biggest value declines in years, with many funds down double digits. Tens of billions of dollars have been yanked from bond funds in the past month. So, has the bond bubble finally popped? First let’s show that a bubble — defined as severe overvaluation — actually exists. It is actually quite straightforward, once you think carefully about what a bond is: a type of loan. Would you personally consider making a loan at a 5 percent interest rate to a highly risky company with very little earnings or assets? We would hope

not. Yet, in early 2013, investors were pouring tens of billions of dollars of their hard-earned savings into junk bond funds (politely known as “high-yield”) containing these risky loans. That’s not to say that junk bonds are inherently bad. During the 2008 credit crisis, junk bonds were wonderful bargains, yielding above 20 percent. They provided great returns for our investment partnership. But at puny 5 percent yields in early 2013, junk bonds were a terrible deal. This was also true of other risky bonds, such as developing country sovereign bonds. Countries with shaky financial histories such as Zambia, Mongolia and Bolivia, were able to borrow below 5 percent in late 2012. Even Rwanda, once torn by civil war and still largely dependent on foreign aid, was

able to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars below 7 percent! So there’s a bubble in junk bonds and emerging market bonds. What about the “safe havens,” such as state municipal bonds and treasury bonds? Unfortunately, these, too, have been in bubble territory. Yields on the highest-quality municipal bonds hover under 3 percent. If you compare these microscopic yields with the true inflation rate of 5 percent — if you properly factor in rising costs of healthcare, college tuition and taxes — the real, inflation-adjusted return of government bonds such as munis and treasuries is actually negative. A bubble indeed. We have focused thus far on the overvaluation of bonds. Bond funds — mutual funds that invest in bonds — tend to further aggravate the risk of bonds in two ways.

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Women in Commerce On June 12, the Women in Commerce held the Red, White & Jazz: Wild About Wine! sampling at the Wildwood Inn. The event was sponsored by the Women in Commerce, the Denton Chamber of Commerce and Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

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Business Mixers United Way of Denton County On June 17, United Way of Denton County held its 23rd “People Helping People” Golf Tournament at the Denton Country Club.

United Way of Denton County volunteers and staff stand ready to facilitate a fun day on the greens. Melanie Vest plays the fairway at this year’s “People Helping People” Golf Tournament.

This year’s tournament welcomes new co-chairs Carl Anderson and Randy Robinson.

Carl Anderson tees off at this year’s “People Helping People” Golf Tournament.

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Golfers celebrate raising nearly $50,000 at the “19th Hole” reception.

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Dr. Richard A. Warshak, Ph. D. is one of the most recognized experts in the country on parental alienation. He is located in Dallas, Texas and has testified in hundreds of custody cases. As a White House consultant, and through his writing, speeches, legislative and courtroom testimony, videos, and workshops, Dr. Warshak has had a profound impact on the law and well-being of families where parents live apart from each other. His book “Divorce Poison: How To Protect Your Family From Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing” is the classic and best-selling parental alienation resource in the world. The video “Welcome Back, Pluto: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Parental Alienation” is the leading resource for families whose children struggle to stay out of the middle of parental conflicts. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Dr. Warshak in cases and in continuing legal education. Full credit is given to him for this article. Most children whose parents live apart from each other long for a good relationship with both parents and want to be raised by both. The majority of children want contact with both parents on a regular basis, and the most common preference among children, and among adults looking back on their parents’ divorce, is for parenting plans that more evenly balance their time between homes.

from a parent differ from mild and moderate cases by the extent of the child’s rejection of a parent and the degree of negativity in the attitudes and behavior toward the rejected parent. Severely alienated children express extreme opposite views of their parents. They have little if anything positive to say about the rejected parent and often rewrite the history of their relationship with the rejected parent to erase positive and pleasant elements. Yet they often deliver beaming reports about the favored parent, which have little believability. Alienated children seem content to avoid all contact with the rejected parent, may reject the rejected parent’s extended family, and often threaten to defy court orders for time with the rejected parent. Severe alienation includes behavioral, emotional, and mental dimensions. Behavioral Impairments Severely alienated children treat the rejected parent with extreme hostility, disobedience, defiance, and withdrawal. They may resist or refuse contact, vandalize and steal property, threaten and perpetrate violence, and say mean and hurtful things. They may even allege abuse and often threaten to report the rejected parent for things the rejected parent has never done. Children who are severely alienated

typically display such venom. Often these children behave well with all other adults except the rejected parent and people associated with that parent.

Emotional Impairments When not treating the alienated parent with open dislike, severely alienated children remain distant and express no genuine love, affection, or appreciation. They fail to give Mother’s and Father’s Day cards to the rejected parent. They fail to return “I love you.” Alienated children show no apparent shame or guilt for mistreating the rejected parent. Severe alienation is not a situation where children merely love one parent a lot more than the other parent. These children harbor strong and irrational dislike toward the rejected parent with whom they formerly enjoyed a close relationship. Mental Impairments The child’s thoughts and statements about the rejected parent usually reflect trivial, shallow, and false complaints, often in words that echo the favored parent despite the child’s claim that the words are his own. In some cases, when trivial complaints fail to accomplish the goal of severing contact with the rejected parent, favored parents

and children lodge accusations of abuse. In the author’s family law litigation experience, the courts are very aware of this behavior by the favored parent and will often change custody of the child to the rejected parent. This is to lessen the time with the favored parent to lessen the impact of the emotional harm alienation causes. Alienated children’s thoughts about their parents become unbelievably opposite. They seem unable to come up with positive memories or perceptions about the rejected parent and have difficulty reporting negative aspects or experiences with the favored parent. Alienated children support the favored parent’s position in any situation where the parents disagree. Some children ask to testify against a parent in court, or to speak with the judge to lobby for their favored parent’s position in the litigation; however, this rarely works to the favored parent’s advantage as the judges can see right through it. One of the most evil signs of unreasonable alienation is what Dr. Warshak calls “hatred by association—the spread of hatred to people and even objects associated with the rejected parent, such as members of the rejected parent’s family, likes of the rejected parent, and pets.”

Some children, though, do not crave more time with an absent parent. Instead, these children reject one parent, resist contact, or show extreme reluctance to be with the parent. These children are alienated. Children who reject a parent with whom they previously had a good relationship are alienated and they often act out the favored parent’s negative attitudes. The alienated child’s treatment of the rejected parent is not in line with the rejected parent’s behavior and inconsistent with the prior history of the rejected parent’s relationship with the child. Because it is virtually impossible to prove the favored parent’s actions with the alienated child, alienation is proven by the child’s actions toward the rejected parent. Characteristics Of Severely Alienated Children Severe cases of parental alienation

Children in these situations learn to gain favor with the favored parent by echoing that parent’s complaints about the rejected parent. They learn that it displeases the favored parent when they show signs of connection and affection with the other parent. Often they refer to the rejected parent by first name or with a term of disrespect, rather than as Mom or Dad. Although others see clearly that a child’s negative attitude toward the rejected parent developed in the shadow of the other parent’s hostility, the alienated child denies any such influence. Instead the child blames the rejected parent for provoking the child’s hatred, when the source of the hatred stems from the favored parent and usually the favored parent’s friends and family. See more at http://warshak.com.

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Business Mixers Holt Cat groundbreaking Holt Cat, the Caterpillar Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and Northeast Texas, held a groundbreaking ceremony June 20 for its new full-service facility at 27600 E. Highway 380 in Little Elm. The new building, more than 50,000 square feet, will be a state-ofthe-art parts, rental and service facility as well as provide heavy equipment sales. The store will be LEED certified by the guidelines set by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Chamber luncheon format revised

he format of the regular September membership luncheon has been revised slightly to not only allow for an expanded program on recently passed state legislation, but also to include the participation of several other chambers from around Denton County. The luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in The Club at Apogee Stadium on the campus of the University of North Texas. The entire six-person state legislative delegation from Denton County has been invited to give presentations on the results of the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature. Coordinated as a joint project of the Denton, Flower Mound,

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three other state representatives — Tan Parker, Pat Fallon and Ron Simmons. Topics will include transportation funding and a statewide water plan as well as the outcome of the special sessions. Time permitting, questions may be considered from the audience. Tickets are $20 per person. Please make reservations on the Denton Chamber website, www.denton-chamber-org, or by calling 940-382-9693.

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First, to juice their yields, bond fund managers often use leverage in the form of borrowed money â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at near-zero short-term rates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or derivatives. In stable environments, this magnifies yields. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why many bond funds report yields higher than the bonds they own. But because of this leverage effect, bond funds have fallen more than 10 percent in recent weeks, more than the decline in their underlying bonds. Second, many bond funds trade in the stock market with their own ticker symbols â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these are known as closed-end funds. Amid the thirst for yield, many bond funds, especially those associated with name brands such as Pimco, traded at premiums to their net asset value (NAV). Such bond funds can be especially risky since they are vulnerable to a triple

whammy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they own overvalued bonds, on leverage, and are priced above the price of the assets they contain! Interestingly, some bond funds have been slammed so hard this past month by investors rushing for the exits that today some of them have lost their NAV premiums and actually trade at significant discounts to NAV. This is especially true of funds focused on mortgage bonds. This is the lone orbit in the bond universe that intrigues us today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the rest of the space is still ripe for supernova flameouts. In recent days, Federal Reserve officials have been coming out of the woodwork to assure market participants the Fed will continue to coddle the â&#x20AC;&#x153;infant recoveryâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now almost 5 years in the making â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in hopes these verbal assurances will help stem the bond market tumult and stabilize bond prices. In the short term, many

bond funds may rally as the panic subsides and NAV discounts close. Longer-term, however, we expect bonds and bond funds to be a bad bet. Rising inflation and interest rates will surely burst the bond bubble.

JONATHON FITE is a managing partner of KMF Investments, a Texas-based hedge fund, and an adjunct professor with the College of Business at the University of North Texas and the

University of Arkansas. This column is provided for general interest only and should not be construed as personal investment advice. Comments may be sent to Jonathon.Fite@ KMFInvestments.com.

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and teachers at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School for a Drive for the Kids fundraiser May 23 to help raise money for the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field day. The effort raised $2,070 for the Woodrow Wilson PTA. I

Closure of WingStreet location announced After four months of testing its pilot location, Pizza Hutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stand-alone WingStreet on Loop 288 closed in March, the company told Restaurant News, a trade magazine. Doug Terfehr, a Pizza Hut spokesman, told the Denton Record-Chronicle last year that the Plano-based company chose Denton to test its new concept because of its proximity to the company headquarters.

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n response to legislation adopted in 2011, the Supreme Court of Texas has issued new rules governing civil cases filed in justice courts. These new rules go into effect Aug. 31 and will govern the filing, pre-trial procedures, trial and appeal of all civil cases filed in a justice court. Historically, cases in justice courts were divided into smallclaims cases and justice court cases. Small-claims cases typically involved civil disputes of $10,000 or less. However, these same cases could also be heard as a justice court case. The Texas Rules of Evidence applied to justice court cases, but not to small-claims cases. Certain types of civil disputes can only be initiated in justice

Scott ALAGOOD | courts, such as evictions, tenant lockouts and disconnection of a residential tenant’s utilities by a landlord. To some extent, the new rules simplify practice in justice courts. Under the current rules, multiple and seemingly conflicting statutes could apply, while certain procedural topics are loosely addressed. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 523-591 set

forth the general rules of practice in justice and small-claims courts, while rules 737-755 deal with particular cases such as evictions and enforcing a landlord’s duty to repair or remedy residential rental property. Starting Aug. 31, these rules will be repealed and replaced with new rules 500-510 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The new rules will divide justice court civil cases into four distinct categories: n small-claims cases (rules 500-507); n debt claim cases (rules 500507 and 508); n repair and remedy cases (rules 500-507 and 509); and n eviction cases (rules 500507 and 510). The general rules governing

all cases will be found in rules 500-507. These rules will apply to all small-claims cases, and any other case not covered by rules 508, 509, and 510 which may be filed in a justice court. Small-claims cases will continue to apply to any disputes over monetary sums of $10,000 or less. In computing the $10,000 amount, attorney’s fees incurred will continue to be included, while statutory interest and court costs will not. To the extent the general rules are not in conflict with rules 508, 509 and 510, they will also apply to debt claims, repair and remedy claims, and eviction claims. To the extent that rules 508, 509 or 510 conflict with the general rules, the specific rules shall control.

Debt claims cases will be primarily governed by rule 508 and will apply to any lawsuits brought to recover a debt by an assignee of a claim, a debt collector or collection agency, a financial institution or a person primarily engaged in the business of lending money at interest. These cases will typically involve unpaid credit card claims involving no more than $10,000 — as calculated in small-claims cases. Repair and remedy cases will be primarily governed by rule 509 and will apply to lawsuits filed by a residential tenant under Subchapter B of Chapter 92 of the Texas Property Code to enforce a landlord’s duty to repair or remedy a condition which materially affects the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant. An associated ALAGOOD | CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Home on Granada Trail in Denton.

Housing market making a comeback By Jenna Duncan and Karina Ramírez | Photography by Al Key

Nationally and regionally, sellers and buyers are seeing a more vibrant housing market than the past few years, with numbers increasing across the board for sales and prices, while the amount of time spent on the market and foreclosures continues to drop. Marti Kay, a realtor with Remax North Associates in Denton said for many years it was a buyer’s market, but that stopped around three months ago. “Now it has turned around,” she said. “It is a seller’s market.” Kay said many people have been waiting for the right time to

get into homes, especially new homes. Some of them waited to get interest rates as low as they could. “They are thinking the interest rates were going to go down more, but they do not remember when it was 18 percent,” Kay said. Jayne Howell, a real estate broker with Scott Brown Properties

in Denton, said since interest rates have started to trickle back up, more potential buyers have locked down mortgage rates after debating whether it was the right time to buy. “Interest rates have remained historically low, but they’re climbing upward slightly and that’s alerting the people that have

been sitting on the fence to buy that the time is now,” she said. Part of the problem affecting home ownership right now is that houses are not staying on the market for very long. Home inventory as of May 2013 was 2.4, according to the Texas Real Estate Center. Just two years ago in May 2011, the home inventory was 7.1. Clients desire either new homes or homes in good condition, said Karin Seligmann, a realtor in Denton. Older homes are also selling fast, as long as they are in good areas and in good condition. “I feel a greater sense of

urgency in the buyers this year because, frankly, we don’t have enough homes that are in good condition on the market,” she said. This is partially because of the growing popularity of home sale and improvement shows on networks like HGTV, raising clients’ expectation for a property. Since the economic downturn, she has been staging homes for sales to make them look more desirable, and coaching the sellers more to make their properties more lucrative. Many of Kay’s clients have relocated from other areas to Denton, Lewisville and Flower

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HOME SALES Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

Median Price 168,500 167,900 177,500 186,600 189,400

RENTAL UNITS

Total Listings 1,531 1,519 1,565 1,588 1,669

Months’ Inventory 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4

FORECLOSURES

Entity Renter occupied units City of Denton 40,704 Denton County 241,661 State of Texas 8,850,370

TOP LEFT: Apartments/condos near the Denton Square have signs showing they are now leasing.

FORECLOSURES According to the May Statistical Trends and News of Denton (STAND) Report, there

Average Price 196,700 196,100 212,700 231,700 225,700

Source: Texas Real Estate Center

ABOVE: Home for rent on Elm Street in Denton.

Mound. The majority of her clients have been first time homebuyers during the past three months, while other clients are downsizing. Howell said Scott Brown Properties continues to see variety in its clients with a lot of first-time homebuyers, people buying larger homes, and people relocating to the area. “It is a good time to sell, since prices are still reasonable that it might be a good time for them to move up [a home size],” Kay said. “They are finding Texas is a good place to live. We don’t have a state income tax, but our property taxes are high. They are still happy.”

Sales 504 555 729 849 972

were 367 properties (including commercial) in a state of foreclosure in Denton County. Of those, 43 were located in the City of Denton. In May, the number of properties that received a foreclosure filing in Denton County was 37 percent lower than the previous month and 62 percent lower than the same time last year, according to the foreclosure listing firm, RealtyTrac Inc. Erica Sullivan, an economic development analyst with the City of Denton, said banks have been more willing to complete the foreclosure process more quickly because housing values are rising and inventory was low. Locally, homes are sometimes selling before they are even placed on the market, she noted. The median sales price of a

Median rent $821 $879 $813

Source: City of Denton STAND Reports Jan. – May 2013

TOP RIGHT: Home for sale on Pickwick Lane in Denton. non-distressed home was $99,500. The median sales price of a foreclosure home was $124,000, or 25 percent higher than non-distressed home sales. NEW HOMES The number of people interested in buying a new home has increased in the past couple of months. As of May 2013, 972 new homes were sold in Denton County, according to the Texas Real Estate Center. Denton County had 2.4 months of inventory with the average price of home listed at around $225,000, according to the center’s website. Home sales for April 2013 were up 38 percent compared with the previous month, and up 35 percent compared with a year ago, RealtyTrac.com reported.

Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

City of Denton 37 34 22 21 43

Denton County 292 329 248 211 367

Source: City of Denton STAND Reports Jan. – May 2013

Some consumers instead have opted to build their own homes. Hallye Fletcher of Ponder said she and her husband found a lot they liked in the area at the end of January and began building their home in February after little success in the existing market. “We originally looked into preowned homes and even put an offer in only to be turned down to a lower offer as the buyers were worried about the house not appraising for what would have been our sale price,” Fletcher said in an e-mail. “There weren’t many options in Ponder that met our criteria, so we found a lot we liked and went from there.” RENTING The average median rent in the city of Denton is $821; the

county, $879. Both are higher than the statewide median rent of $813, according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011 American Community Survey one-year estimates. Don Manning, chief operating officer for Scott Brown Properties in Denton, said the rental business has been strong in their office, even with an increase in new construction of apartments. About 75 percent of the company’s rental listings are apartments and about 25 percent are houses. In Denton, he said the rentals continue to cater to college students and the rest of the customer base remains diverse. This year, he said, the rental climate in Denton is different with people beginning to seek rental HOUSING | CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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properties for September as early as March and April. The period historically began in May and June and stayed steady through August. “People were looking to be a little more proactive,” Manning said. “I think they’re realizing it’s harder to qualify for a mortgage and, therefore, are scared the leasing market might be a little bit tighter than normal.” He said the leasing environment remains strong and the company is on track to exceed last year’s figures for rentals. NATIONAL TRENDS Home sales are at the highest level since November 2009 with 5.18 million single-family homes, town homes, condos and co-ops sold in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. This is a 4.2 percent increase over April and a 12.9 percent increase from May 2012. Distressed homes accounted for 18 percent of May sales, unchanged from April but down from May 2012 when distressed homes were 25 percent of all sales, the National Association of Realtors also reported. The number of first time buyers in May was lower than April and even last May. New buyers accounted for 28 percent of home sales nationwide for May while they were 29 percent in April and 34 percent in May 2012. With increased sales, available homes have decreased since last year, but are up from April, according to the National Association of Realtors. There were roughly 2.22 million homes for sale in May — 10.1 percent below a year ago but up from the end of April by 3.3 percent. JENNA DUNCAN can be reached at 940-566-6889. Her e-mail address is jduncan@ dentonrc.com. KARINA RAMÍREZ can be reached at 940-566-6878. Her e-mail address is kramirez@ dentonrc.com.

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s we all know, the Texas economy fared better than most during the economic downturn a few years ago, and has been able to bounce back more quickly, as well. For the third year in a row, Texas has ranked as America’s Top State for Business (CNBC, 2012). Even closer to home, the North Texas area has continued to thrive as one of the strongest economies in the state. Here in Denton, we’re begin-

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monetary claim will not be allowed to exceed $10,000 — as calculated in small-claims cases. Eviction cases will be primarily governed by rule 510 and will apply to any lawsuits brought to recover possession of real property under Chapter 24 of the Texas Property Code. If not

ning to see some strong signs of a recovering economy, including an increase in residential hous-

ing construction. In the first five months of 2013, there have been 213 single-family housing construction permits issued and two multi-family permits – 63 percent higher than this same time period last year. The average value of new single-family dwelling structures is approximately $287,000. The subdivisions with the greatest growth so far this year have been Preserve at Pecan Creek, Robson Ranch and Meadows at Hickory Creek.

Denton’s unemployment rate continues to drop as well and is lower than state and national averages. In April of this year, our unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, compared to an average in 2012 of 5.5 percent. As unemployment rates drop and the housing market recovers, we’re beginning to see the retail market recover as well. Rayzor Ranch has had several new openings this year and the Golden Triangle Mall is under-

going substantial renovations and upgrades. Our community has a variety of shopping options and restaurants to enjoy. I encourage all Dentonites to explore our city and support our local businesses. Your active participation in our economy is vital for our continued recovery. AIMEE BISSETT is the economic development director for the City of Denton. She can be reached at aimee.bissett@ cityofdenton.com.

more than $10,000 in unpaid rentals — as calculated in smallclaims cases — is sought, then a rent claim may be joined in the eviction suit. All other rules of civil procedure and rules of evidence not included in rules 500-510 will typically not apply in justice courts. The judge will continue to be able to develop the facts of

the case, including questioning witnesses or parties and summoning witnesses to appear. Pretrial discovery may be allowed so long as the judge considers it reasonable and necessary, and only after written court approval is obtained. For all cases filed in court on or after Aug. 31, the new rules will apply.

For cases which were filed prior to Aug. 31, and not concluded by that date, the Supreme Court has authorized the courts to continue using the old rules where the use of the new rules would not be feasible or would work. Hopefully, the transition will be smooth, and practice in the justice courts will continue to be

an affordable and efficient way to resolve smaller disputes.

Walmart Supercenter is under construction at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 380 and FM424. The 186,000-square-foot store, at a cost of $12.6 million, will include a pharmacy, a garden center and a grocery section, Cross Roads Mayor Steve Smith said. He said construction began earlier this year. “The new center is located 10 miles from Little Elm and 10 miles from the Denton Walmart,” Smith said. “Right now, we have a lot of interest, and a lot of things will be coming to the 380 Corridor.” The Walmart is the start of a retail development to be called The Village at Cross Roads, Smith said. The new development so far is set to include two restaurants — Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and Whataburger, he said.

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SCOTT ALAGOOD is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law and may be reached at alagood@dentonlaw.com and www.dentonlaw. com.

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Movie Trading Co. leases space in Denton Movie Trading Co., which buys, sells and trades video games, music, movies and more, has leased 13,084 square feet of retail space at Colorado Square. It will be the company’s first Denton location. Movie Trading Co. will join Conn’s, Staples and Party City, a news release stated. The business will occupy the former Hastings location, 2311 Colorado Blvd. Hastings closed its book, music and video store in August. I

New Firestone location opens A new Firestone Complete Auto Care opened at 4151 FM2181 in Corinth. The new location includes 10 service bays. Susan Steeno, a spokeswoman with Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, stated in an email that 11 employees were hired in full-time positions. Headquartered in Bloomingdale, Ill., Firestone Complete Auto Care is part of Bridgestone Retail Operations, which operates the largest network of company-owned automotive service providers, with more than 2,200 tire and vehicle service centers across the United States. 6-13

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Vigne Wine Shop moves locations

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Vigne Wine Shop moved into the former Cellar 22 location, after the owners announced its closing May 4. John Ryan, co-owner of Vigne, said he had been looking to downsize. Since acquiring the new location, he’s made interior changes to the 1,600-square-foot space, including new paint and new equipment. Vigne Wine Shop opened at 219 E. Hickory St. on June 4. Ryan said he leased Vigne’s previous location, 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 102, to Yvonne and Vince Wolf, who plan to open a barbecue restaurant. Gold Mine BBQ is scheduled to open in August in the 2,400-squarefoot space, which includes a 400square-foot patio.

A new Rusty Taco restaurant opened June 3 in Denton. Among its 34 employees is Heather Dorris, the former executive chef at the Fort Worth Boat Club and sous chef at the Stoneleigh Hotel in Uptown Dallas and the Sheraton Market Center. She is now the restaurant’s general manager. “I am overwhelmed that I have talent like her working with us,” said Conner Cupit, owner and CEO of Greenbriar Restaurant Holdings LLC, which owns the restaurant on East Hickory Street. The 1,800-square-foot restaurant is at 210 E. Hickory St., in the former location of | CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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Class-action lawsuit seeks damages A Highland Village law firm filed a class-action lawsuit in Denton County’s 362nd District Court last month, claiming that

Title Max of Texas kept its customers in the dark about the actual cost of borrowing against the titles to their vehicles. Christman Kelley & Clarke PC filed the suit on behalf of Denton County residents Kimberly Babb, Jose and Linda Casarez, Jennie Reed and Tammy Venable, who represent a class that could number more than 1,000 people, according to court documents. In the lawsuit, they claim the company did not provide financial disclosures as

required by state law and used illegal and deceptive trade practices. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages. 6-23

City commission grants 90-day reprieve Denton’s Health and Building Standards Commission has granted a 90day reprieve to the owners of the historic Travelstead build-

ing on Hickory Street after a contractor presented a rehabilitation plan for the property. Salty Rishel, owner of Denton-based Distinct Designs Construction, told the commission this week that his work would include not only reroofing the building at 211 E. Hickory St., but also updating its facade. At its meeting Thursday, the commission was considering for the second time in two months whether to declare the

80-year-old building substandard, which could be the first step toward demolition. Instead, Rishel is working with the property owners to prepare the building for leasing and expects to be finished about 75 days after all city permits for the work are granted. The building is one of several on East Hickory Street subject to the city’s recent code enforcement efforts.

within Denton Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8600’

Location: 412.16-acre lease, S. Huizar, A-514; 0 miles within Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9500’

— Compiled from staff reports

Vital Statistics OIL AND GAS LISTINGS The following oil and gas reports for the month of June were posted by oilandgasreports.com LLC, P.O. Box 1540, Corpus Christi, TX 78403. For more information, visit www.oilandgasreports.com. DENTON COUNTY Lease: Alliance Hugg Unit Operator: Quicksilver Resources Inc. Location: 395.12-acre unit, H. Perry Survey, A-1022; 0 miles NE of Haslet Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale)

Total Depth: 9000’ Lease: Alliance Hugg Unit Operator: Quicksilver Resources Inc. Location: 395.12-acre unit, H. Perry Survey, A-1022; 0 miles within of Fort Worth

MIXED BEVERAGE TAX The following mixed beverage tax information was issued by the State Comptroller’s office for June. The list includes the name of the business, address, and reported tax. 119 Loophole Private Club, 119 W. Hickory St., Denton, $7,607.88 1512 Club, 1512 W. Hickory St., Denton, $4,966.64 American Legion Post No. 550, 905 N. Foundation, Pilot Point, $2,397.64 Andy's Private Club, 122 N. Locust St., Suite B, Denton, $12,100.90 Angelina's Mexican Restaurant, 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 111, Corinth, $3,112.76 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, 707 S. I-35E, Denton, $9,248.54 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, 2672 FM423, Little Elm, $4,079.60 Aramark Educational Services, 303 Administration St., Denton, $558.88 Ashton Gardens, 2001 Ashton Gardens Lane, Corinth, $4,483.64 Ashton Gardens, 2001 Ashton Gardens Lane, Corinth, $4,574.78 Best Western Area Crown Chase, 2450 Brinker Road, Denton, $481.32 Black-Eyed Pea, 2420 S. I-35E, Denton, $300.16 Bono's Chop House & Saloon, 2025 N. Highway 287, Decatur, $4,666.34 Bono's Chop House & Saloon, 2025 N. Highway 287, Decatur, $5,338.34 Boomerjack Wings No. 8, 407 W. University Drive, Denton, $1,469.72 Bosses Pizza & Sandwiches, 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 100, Denton, $0 Bosses Pizza & Sandwiches, 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 100, Denton, $243.60 Brunswick Zone Denton, 2200 San Jacinto Blvd., Denton, $2,687.16 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite 110, Denton, $6,069.14 Cabana Beverages, 1300 N. I-35E, Denton, $616.98 Casa Torres Mexican Restaurant, 2708 FM51, Decatur, $2,430.40 Chili's Grill & Bar, 600 S. Highway 287, Decatur, $5,272.82 Chili's Grill & Bar, 8394 S. Stemmons Freeway, Hickory

Creek, $3,931.20 Chili's Grill& Bar, 2406 N. I-35, Denton, $4,084.50 Chilitos Private Club Inc., 619-623 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas, $174.30 Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1224 W. Hickory St., Denton, $144.62 Chuy's, 3300 Wind River Lane, Denton, $12,839.26 Cool Beans, 1210 W. Hickory St., Denton, $10,516.24 Courtyard By Marriott, 2800 Colorado Blvd., Denton, $636.44 Cow Camp Steakhouse, 3142 N. Highway 287, Decatur, $129.08 Crazy Horse Saloon And Dance Hall, 1982 E. Highway 380, Decatur, $468.58 Crossroads Bar, 1803 N. Elm St., Denton, $1,828.82 Dan's Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., Denton, $6,381.06 Denton Country Club, 1213 Country Club Road, Argyle, $4,079.74 Denton Side Bar, 109 Ave. A, Denton, $3,471.16 Don Jose Mexican Food & Cantina, 301 N. Highway 287, Decatur, $420.00 El Fenix Denton, 2229 S. I-35E, Denton, $1,800.68 El Guapo's, 419 S. Elm St., Denton, $3,295.60 Ernesto's Mexican Restaurant, 10279 FM455E, Suite 1, Pilot Point, $3,790.22 Frilly's, 1803 S. Highway 287, Decatur, $4,479.30 Fry Street Public House, 125 Ave. A, Denton, $12,012.56 Fry Street Tavern Club, 121 Ave. A, Denton, $12,956.86 Fuzzy's Taco Shop, 109 N. State St., Decatur, $2,033.08 Fuzzy's Taco Shop, 1044 Maple St., Suite 101, Sanger, $504.84 Fuzzys Taco Shop, 421 Highway 377S, Argyle, $2,423.54 Genghis Grill The Mongolian, 2416 Lillian Miller Parkway, Denton, $513.66 Gerhard's, 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 104, Denton, $695.38 Good Eats No.729, 5812 N. I-35, Denton, $0 Hailey's, 122 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $3,230.08 Hailey's, 122 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $3,005.38 Hannahs, 111 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $11,994.36 Hickory Street Lounge, 212 E. Hickory St., Denton,

Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9000’ Lease: Fomby Operator: Allegiance Exploration LLC Location: 154.76-acre lease, O.H. Fitz, A-430; 12 miles NW of Crum Field: Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) Total Depth: 7426’

Lease: Rayzor West Gas Unit “12 Operator: Eagleridge Operating LLC Location: 238.14-acre unit, E. Puchalski, A-996; 0 miles within Denton Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8600’

Lease: Rayzor West Gas Unit “12 Operator: Eagleridge Operating LLC Location: 238.14-acre unit, E. Puchalski, A-996; 0 miles

Lease: Riley-Little Brook (SA) Operator: Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC

$4,821.04 Hilton Garden Inn Denton, 3110 Colorado Blvd., Denton, $1,184.68 Holiday Inn Denton, 1434 Centre Place Drive, Denton, $539.84 Hooligans Private Club, 104 N. Locust St., Denton, $10,746.96 Hooters of Denton, 985 S. I35E, Denton, $8,237.88 II Charlies Private Club, 809 Sunset St., Denton, $11,124.82 J. R. Pockets Club, 1127 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, $5,188.82 Jackie's, 201 Main St., Lake Dallas, $3,797.50 Jag Private Club Inc., 119 S. Elm St., Denton, $5,186.30 Jag Private Club Inc., 119 S. Elm St., Denton, $5,220.32 Joey's Ristorante Italiano, 26735 US Highway 380E, Little Elm, $993.72 Johnny Carino's Italian, 1516 Centre Place Drive, Denton, $2,017.96 Keiichi, 500 N. Elm St., Denton, $944.72 Kobe Sushi & Steak LLC, 2832 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 208, Little Elm, $391.30 La Milpa Mexican Restaurant, I820 S. I35E, Unit 1, Denton, $2,711.52 Lake Cities Post No. 88, 105 Gotcher Ave., Lake Dallas, $2,928.38 Lake Dallas Point Restaurant, 303 Swisher Road, No. 100, Lake Dallas, $4,795.70 Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks Lodge, 1601 Marina Circle, Sanger, $559.58 Lantana Golf Club, 800 Golf Club Drive, Argyle, $4,746.98 Los Charros, 2763 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 105, Little Elm, $1,082.62 Los Jalapenos Restaurant, 420 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, $198.94 Los Toreros Restaurant, 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134, Denton, $1,719.76 Los Toreros Restaurant, 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134, Denton, $1,213.38 Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden, 200 W. Washington St., Pilot Point, $534.52 Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor, 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107, Denton, $3,438.12 Mellow Mushroom, 217 E. Hickory St., Denton, $4,621.40 Meritt Ranch Beverages Limited, 2946 Ganzar Road W., Denton, $1,420.30 Metzlers Food and Beverage Inc., 1251 S. Bonnie Brae

St., Denton, $443.10 Mexi-Go Restaurant, 2831 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 112, Little Elm, $2,000.32 Mi Sueno Club, 2648 FM407E, Suite 150, Bartonville, $3,296.44 Mi Taza Latin Tex-Mex Café, 5017 Teasley Lane, Suite 101, Denton, $898.94 Miguelito's, 1521 E. McCart St., Krum, $1,393.28 Miguelitos, 1412 N. Stemmons St., No. 178, Sanger, $2,226.14 Mulberry Street Cantina Club, 110 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $420.00 Norman Heitz Memorial Post 104, 501 Thompson, Lake Dallas, $1,930.88 Oak Street Drafthouse Club, 308 E. Oak St., Denton, $24,551.38 Oakmont Country Club, 1200 Clubhouse Drive, Corinth, $4,237.52 Ollimac Company, 1400 Corinth Bend, Suite 103, Corinth, $1,043.70 On The Border, 2829 S. I-35E, Denton, $7,185.22 Outback Steakhouse, 300 S. I35E, Denton, $4,930.80 Pedro's Tex. Mex. & Grill, 209 S. Washington St., Pilot Point, $1,110.76 Pei Wei Asian Diner, 1931 S. Loop 288, Suite 130, Denton, $164.64 Phil Miller Post No.2205 VFW, 909 Sunset St., Denton, $2,047.78 Pilot Point Columbus Club, 221 N. Prairie St., Pilot Point, $35.84 Pizza Hut, 730 S. Highway 377S, Pilot Point, $37.10 Pourhouse Sports Grill, 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd., Denton, $6,144.04 Prairie House Restaurant, 10001 Highway 380, Cross Roads, $2,333.24 Queenie's Steakhouse, 113 E. Hickory St., Denton, $3,503.78 Red Lobster No.6349, 2801 S. I-35E, Denton, $2,826.88 Ringers, 807 Eagle Drive, Denton, $1,784.44 Riprock's, 1211 W. Hickory St., Denton, $14,764.12 Rockin' Rodeo, 1009 Ave. C, Denton, $11,321.38 Rocky's Sports Bar, 2000 W. University Drive, Denton, $4,551.82 Rooster's Roadhouse, 113 Industrial St., Denton, $5,983.04 Rooster's Roadhouse Decatur, 106 N. Trinity St., Decatur, $2,751.42 Rosa's Cafe & Tortilla Factory, 1275 S. Loop 288, Denton, $372.26

Lease: Riley-Little Brook (SA) Operator: Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC Location: 412.16-acre lease, S. Huizar, A-514; 0 miles within Field: Newark, East (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9200’

RT's Social Club Inc., 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124, Denton, $16,920.26 Rubber Gloves, 409 E. Sycamore St., Denton, $1,507.80 Ruby-Jeans Social Club Inc., 309 N. FM156, Ponder, $1,337.56 Rusty Taco Denton, 210 E. Hickory St., Denton, $0 Rusty Taco Denton, 210 E. Hickory St., Denton, $0 Schmitty's, 407 W. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 1, Little Elm, $602.84 Scooters Tavern, 6481 FM455W, Sanger, $2,615.62 Sushi Café, 1401 W. Oak St., Denton, $151.06 Sweetie Pie's Ribeyes, 201 W. Main St., Decatur, $678.02 Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S Elm St., Denton, $6,820.94 Texas Land & Cattle Steak House, 8398 S. Stemmons Freeway, Hickory Creek, $2,703.54 Texas Roadhouse, 2817 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,907.30 The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub, 101 W. Hickory St., Denton, $8,182.16 The Aztec Club, 720 W. University Drive, Denton, $3,280.48 The Bears Den, 11670 Massey Road, Pilot Point, $650.58 The Garage, 113 Ave. A, Denton, $8,287.16 The Green House, 600 N. Locust St., Denton, $5,126.24 The Labb Club, 218 W. Oak St., Denton, $5,305.02 The Lion's Den, 2700 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 250, Little Elm, $749.14 The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 2809 S. I-35E, Denton, $3,538.64 Three Fins Seafood Grill, 2303 S. I-35E, Denton, $1,548.96 University Lanes, 1212 E. University Drive, Denton, $1,730.54 Varsity Roadhouse, 26781 US Highway 380E, Little Elm, $1,803.90 Verona Pizza Italian Restaurant, 201 Loop 81/287N, Decatur, $58.10 Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant, 12000 US Highway 380, Suite 100, Cross Roads, $3,489.22 Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant, 2530 W. University Drive, Suite 114, Denton, $3,067.54 Vitty's Club Inc., 1776 Teasley Lane, Suite 102, Denton, $4,364.08 Wild Horse Grill, 9400 Ed Robson Circle, Denton, $4,036.62 Wing Town, 4271 FM2181, No. C316, Corinth, $0

Vital Statistics ASSUMED NAMES The following names (followed by DBA and address) were posted in June in the Denton County Clerk’s Office. NAME — DBA/ADDRESS

NAME — DBA/ADDRESS

Abigail P. Bek, Archaeobotany Consulting, 124 Mill Pond Road, Denton Alma Barrios, T-Rock Commercial, 4604 Cattail, Denton Alma Barrios, T-Rock Contractors, 4604 Cattail, Denton Alma Barrios, T-Rock Roofing and Construction, 4604 Cattail, Denton Alma Barrios, T-Rock Roofing, 4604 Cattail, Denton Amit Patel, Motel 6, 700 Fort Worth Drive, Denton Ashley L. Tran, Flashes of Ashes, 1606 E. McKinney St., No. 6204 Barrett McClendon, McClendon Realty, 6805 Riverchase Trail, Denton Barry A. Niemann, Golf By Design, 2004 Tremont Circle, Denton Benjamin and Ethan Shirey, Ampersand Music, 620 Woodford Lane, Denton Bryant Brown, Clever Cadaver Illustrations, 1011 N. Austin St., No. 6, Denton

Carol P. Cornsilk, Adanvod Vision, 4217 Boywood Drive, Denton Chris Searcy, Push Play Productions, 3425 Depaul Drive, Denton Christopher Kiley and Josh Kiley, Denton Skate Supply, 529 Bryan St., Denton Courtney R. Clark, Design Buffalo, 219 Jagoe St., Denton Danielle Silva, DHS Volleyball, 1007 Fulton, Denton Denise Marie Burke, BukEdTech, 2124 Woodbrook St., Denton Denton Flying Club, Denton Flying Club, 3537 S. I-35E, Suite 218, Denton Edward Gordon Fry, FryDog Farm, 5401-5901 Country Club Road, Denton Emile Stewart, Wildflower Art Studio, 2102 Camellia St., Denton Estrella and Donald Richardson, NERS Property

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NAME — DBA/ADDRESS

Management, 3512 Villanova Drive, Denton Estrella Richardson, NERS Property Management, 3512 Villanova Drive, Denton Gregory Flynn, Glynn's Flyer Distribution, 425 W. Chestnut St., No. 1, Denton Israel Salas Sr., Salas Auto Works, 2312 N. Elm St., Denton Ivory Narvell Gaines, La Belle Agency, 111 E. University Drive, Suite 105/300, Denton Jack Fraser, Royal Grub, 2001 W. Windsor Drive, Denton James Boliver, Mr. B's Handyman and Pressure Washing Services, 2801 Shoal Bend, Denton James Campbell and Pamela Sadler, Texas Demolition LLC, 4604 Cattail Lane, Denton James Wachira, Jemo Logistics, 1302 Bayfield Drive, Denton Jeff Blasczyk, Blaze Mobile Media Video, 191 Duchess Drive, Denton Jeff Blasczyk, Blaze Zine, 191 Duchess Drive, Denton Jesse B. Taylor Jr., Barams Freight Brokering Service, 710 Campbell Lane, Denton Jim Matheson, Jim Matheson, 302 S. Locust St., No. 305, Denton Jo Taylor, Creature Comforts Pet Sitting and Boarding, 2309 Kayewood Drive, Denton

John Williams, East Side Social Club, 17 E. Oak St., Denton Joseph Dion, Restaurant Supply Plus, 3500 E. McKinney St., No. 8101, Denton Julian Migues, Crystals Inc., 5301 E. McKinney St., No. 594, Denton Justin W. and Christi S. Ray, Jostens Student Center, 4216 N. I-35, Denton Keldrick Scott and Jamall Anthony, Immortal Tracks Recording Studio, 420 S. Carroll Blvd., Suite 107, Denton Lee Teague, Mimi's Vintage Treasures, 5800 I-35, Denton Lee Teague, The Mink Chair, 5800 N. I-35, Suite 400, Denton Ligia Cruz, Clip USA, 111 E. University Drive, Suite 106, Denton Ligia Cruz, Clips USA, 111 E. University Drive, Suite 106, Denton Lorenzo Gomez, National Auto Art and Collision Repair, 2401 Worthington, No. 106, Denton M&K Polymers Ltd., Lone Star Chemical and Plastics, 1805 Hinkle Drive, Suite 100, Denton Maricela Rueda, Mermaid Fantasy, 3504 St. Johns Drive, Denton

Mary Crouse, NP Care Clinic, 2501 W. Oak St., Suite 101, Denton Matt Bennett, The Lowdown, 2043 Scripture St. Apt. A, Denton Mike Wilson, CTC Colder Than Cold, 2520 Glenwood, Denton Nancy Bush Frenkel, Elleny Melleny, 1704 Westchester St., Denton Pedro Edgar Garcia and Armando Mejio, Be Green Lawn Care and Landscaping, 301 Dallas Drive, Suite 125, Denton Phillip Ruffu, Labor Subcontractors, 819 Bluebonnet Place, Denton Ranvir Singh, Elm Smoke Shop and Vapor, 508 S. Elm St., Suite 111, Denton Roger Johnson, Shop The Barn, 221 W. Oak St., Denton Ronald Keiser, Metabottle, P.O. Box 51942, Denton Ryan Crocker and Christina Trevino, Earthwise Gardens and Produce, 728 No. Elm St., Suite 100, Denton Ryan Ghoutiemeh, Pro Superlube, 421 Eagle Drive, Denton Sandy Mangwiro, Crown Transport, 420 E. McKinney St., No. 200, Denton

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SALES TAX The following sales permits were issued by the State Comptrollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for June. The list includes the owner, name of business and address within the area codes of 75034, 75065, 75068, 76201, 76205, 76207, 76208, 76209, 76210, 76226, 76227, 76234, 76249, 76258, 76259 and 76266. 75065 Innovative Specialty Tools Inc., Innovative Specialty Tools Inc., 14 Oak Circle, Hickory Creek Magnolia Fashions, Magnolia Fashions, 315 Boliver Ave., Lake Dallas Rh&R Inc. Corp., Elite Cleaner, 4550 FM2181, Hickory Creek Vader Vapes LLC, Vader Vapes LLC, 1023 Hickory Creek Blvd., Hickory Creek Wanda Forgey, 4-G Management, 352 Betchan St., Lake Dallas Wycked Vapor LLC, Wycked Vapor, 613 S Lake Dallas Drive, Lake Dallas 75068 Allison Marie Hart, Southern Belles and Whistles Boutique, 15029 Frisco Ranch Drive, Little Elm Andre Mayer Decastro-Araujo, Mayers Maid Service, 2324 Ranchview Drive, Little Elm Bethlaurel Hathaway and Lyndsay Stolzenfeld, Starpro Cleaning, 2469 Hammock Lake Drive, Little Elm Calloway's Nursery Inc., Calloway's Nursery, No.127, 1801 FM423, Little Elm Centric Mechanical Services LLC, Centric Mechanical Services LLC, 1191 Lloyds Road, Little Elm Cynthia Lynn Heath, Bling Bling By Cyndi, 2416 Dawn Mist Drive, Little Elm Eunice's Magic Broom LLC, Eunice's Magic Broom, 2717 Enchanted Eve Drive, Little Elm Heather A. Johnson-Lowry, Custom Fit Blinds Shades and Shutters, 1448 Ridgecrest Drive, Little Elm Karen Raymond, RR Photography, 1031 Waterview Drive, Little Elm Kelsey Consigli, Southern Belle Chic, 808 Lake Forest Trail, Little Elm Kristin Gieseker, Paw-La-La, 1059 Port Aransas Drive, Little Elm Lauren Michelle Actkinson-Carlton, Gingernut Naturals, 1716 Bluebird Drive, Little Elm Leslie Guerrero and Miranda Juarez, Dashing Divas Accessories, 14809 Lone Spring Drive, Little Elm Manny Kim Enterprise LLC, Manny Kim Enterprise LLC, 1000 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 110, Little Elm Manny Kim Enterprise LLC, Manny Kim Enterprise LLC, 1000 E Eldorado Parkway, Suite 110, Little Elm Medhat M. Zaky, Alexandria International Trade, 2005 Falls Creek Drive, Little Elm Royal Standard Lawns LLC, Royal Standard Lawns LLC, 2633 Salt Maker Way, Little Elm 76201 Andrew Lawing, Aqua Upgrades, 2100 N. Lake Trail, Denton Angi B. Ramos, Rossys Beauty Loung, 519 S. Locust St., Denton Bargain Sleep Center LLC, Bargain Sleep Center LLC, 1309 N. Austin St., Denton Common Grounds LLC, Common Grounds, 827 Eagle Drive, Denton East Side Social Club, East Side Social Club, 117 E. Oak St., Denton Eminent Kings and Queens International Inc., Eminent Kings And Queens Creole Restaurant, 1622 W. University Drive, Denton LDT Private Club Inc., Last Drop Taverns, 508 S. Elm St., Suite 101, Denton Lindon R. Webb, LRW's Nostalgic Corner, 108 N. Locust St., Denton Marcus Joseph Boudreaux, Gold 2 Cash, 231 W. University Drive, Denton

N&T Health Enterprises LLC, N&T Health Enterprises LLC, 1124 N. Locust St., Denton Panera LLC, Panera Bread Company, 2510 W. University Drive, Denton Pie Five Beverage Corp., Pie Five Pizza Co., 1120 W. Hickory St., Denton Raji Dhital, Eco-Souvenir, 1621 W. Oak St., Apt. 201B, Denton Reagan Whitaker, Reagan Whitaker, 405 Fry St., Denton Salon Off The Square LLC, Salon Off The Square LLC, 120 E. McKinney St., Denton Sun Tok Yu Inc., Sun Tok Yu Inc., 216 Oak St., Denton Tayla Marie Rodgers, The Couture Box, 2311 Stella St., Apt. 204, Denton TMX Finance of Texas Inc., TMX Finance of Denton No.2, 1701 W. University Drive, Denton 76205 Aleena Marie Spotswood, Paper Cookies, 1224 E. Hickory St., Apt. 1504, Denton America Prepay Communications Services LLC, Americapcs, 1776 Teasley Lane, Suite 106, Denton Barracuda Restaurant Holdings LLC, Long John Silver's, No.31847, 1901 S. Loop 288, Denton Commercial Tool & Equipment Service Inc., Commercial Tool & Equipment Service Inc., 1004 S. Woodrow Lane, Denton Denton County Laser Centers LLC, Premiere Laser Centre, 2430 S. I-35E, Denton Et Ice LLC, Et Ice LLC, 935 Fort Worth Drive, Denton Hdb Holdings, LLC Mark's Floorcovering, 1116 S. Woodrow Lane, Denton Laura F. Billard, Ladybug Enterprises, 1205 Rio Grande Blvd., Denton Otis D. White, Executive Arms, 1516 Hunters Ridge Circle, Denton Sharon Louise Simon, C. & S. Kettle Korn and More, 1400 Deer Trail, Denton TMX Finance of Texas Inc., TMX Finance Of Denton No.1, 501 N. I-35E, Denton 76207 Lee Teague The Mink Chair, 5800 N. I-35, Suite 400, Denton Mast Equipment Repair Inc., Mast Equipment Repair Inc., 2321 N. Masch Branch Road, Suite 301, Denton Peggy J. Ford, Peggy Ford, 5800 N. I-35, Denton Samantha Lynn Slaughter, Samantha Lynn's Boutique, 1108 Savage Drive, Denton 76208 Bling Baby Bling Inc., Bling Baby Bling Inc., 311 Comanche Drive, Shady Shores Karen Jenkins, Jenkins Enterprises, 8208 Oak Creek Lane, Denton Maria Lourdes Rodriguez Bonilla, Photography Laporte, 1001 Shady Rest Lane, Corinth Michael Bradley Eggerton, Brad Eggerton Films/Photography, 2055 Stockbridge Road, Apt. 7206, Denton Two Shorkies LLC, Fish Window Cleaning, 3919 E. McKinney St., Suite 4, Denton Vapor-Mart LLC, Vapor-Mart LLC, 313 W. Shady Shores Road, Shady Shores 76209 Angela K. Corbett, Corbett Creations, 1012 Bull Run, Denton Brian Thomas Nelms, B. & N. Quality Lawncare And Tree Service, 2101 Emerson Lane, Denton

ASSUMED NAMES The following names (followed by DBA and address) were posted in June in the Denton County Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 NAME â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DBA/ADDRESS Sharik Kerawala, High Times Lifestyle, 229 W. Hickory St., Denton Sharik Kerawala, High Times Specialty Beer and Wine Co., 229 W. Hickory St., Denton Stephanie Banks, The Venue, 231 Hickory St., Denton Steven and Teresa Sweetland, Sweet-Vapors, Mozingo

NAME â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DBA/ADDRESS St., Denton Steven and Teresa Sweetland, Sweet-Vapors, Mozingo St., Denton Steven C. Borucki, Carys Coffee, 1107 Autumn Oak Drive, Denton Thien T. Nguyen, Deluxe Nails and Spa, 2700 W. University Drive, Suite 1070, Denton Thien T. Nguyen, Deluxe Nails and Spa, 2700 W. University Drive, Suite 1070, Denton

James Wachira, Jemo Logistics, 1302 Bayfield Drive, Denton Mother Earth's Soaps LLC, Mother Earth's Soaps LLC, 2303 Fowler Drive, Denton Ricardo J. Perez, Ricardo J. Perez, 2512 Liberty Lane, Denton Wesley Ugochukwu David, 2eazy Motors, 2825 Newport Ave., Denton 76210 All American Electric LLC, All American Electric, 3939 Teasley Lane, Lot 315, Denton Ariana Miller, Anm Photography, 3490 Teasley Lane, Suite 2, Denton Christie Tomlinson, My Little Tutu, 2110 Birdwood Circle, Corinth David Gibson, North Texas Marine Ornamentals, 3313 Bentgate Court, Denton Eric Salinas, P-Nine, 2420 Shenandoah Trail, Denton Fashenhues Media LLC, Fashenhues Media LLC, 3809 Ranchman Blvd., Denton FMSQ Inc., FMSQ Inc., 1919 Ainsley Court, Corinth Georgette L. Taylor, A Blissfull Woman Enterprises, 3213 Como Lake Road, Denton Green Eagle Garage Door Company LLC, Green Eagle Garage Door Company LLC, 3500 Lighthouse Drive, Denton John E. Kelley Jr., Shining Stars Photography, 7904 Winding Stream Lane, Denton Merla R. Pittman, Merla Ruth's, 9085 Teasley Lane, Denton Robert JohnGroup LLC, 7-Eleven Convenience Store No.35390, 8100 S. I-35E, Corinth Tina R. Ashworth, Trendy Trunk, 2540 Richmond Court, Denton Trident Security LLC, Trident Security LLC, 1301 Indian Lake Trail, Corinth 76226 DCB Solutions LLC, DCB Solutions LLC, 1266 FM407W, Argyle Jeong Soon Luy, Donut Paradise, 100 Country Club Road, Suite 109, Argyle Judith A. Meyners, Hidden Valley Milk Soaps, 402 Old Justin Road, Argyle Larry Louis Darnell, Louis's Upholstery Shop, 1570 Karen Drive, Argyle Polo Cleaners Inc., Polo Cleaners, 2652 FM407E, Suite 130, Bartonville Reuben Clayton Lothrop, Recon Tactical Angling, 3505 Pinot Drive, Denton 76227 Febe Brothers Ltd., Subway Savannah, 26795 US Highway 380E, Little Elm Gary Moore and Pam Moore, Coach's Fireworks, 923 S. Highway 377, Aubrey Lithia Esther, Cortes Fecreations, 1100 Goldeneye, Aubrey Quality Licensing Corp., Quality Licensing Corp., No. 57171, 1700 US Highway 380, Cross Roads

76234 Basic Energy Services LP., Basic Energy Services LP., 2618 S. Highway 287, Decatur BCI James Cable LLC, BCI James Cable LLC, 2804 S. FM51, Suite A, Decatur DFW Ponds Inc., DFW Ponds Inc., 1407 N. Melba Doyle Park Road, Decatur Heather Diane Torres, Jagged Edge Hair Salon and Tanning, 119 N. State St., Decatur J&K Guns LLC, J&K Guns LLC, 309 Private Road, No. 2624, Decatur Meagan Roark, Rockin R. Embroidery, 1049 FM2264, Decatur 76249 Cody Smith, Rust Guts And Luck Vintage Trading Co.,

NAME â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DBA/ADDRESS Thomas E. Kyerboah, Michael Koffie, Two Kays Autos, 1128 Frame St., Apt. 14, Denton Todd Johnson and Morgan Proudfoot, Broadway Blinds Boutique, 2212 Picadilly Lane, Denton Tommy C. Walden, We Do It All Tree Trimming, 4181 Silverdome Road, No. 110, Denton Venetta McCarty and Chris Petties, Social Media Blasts, 2308 Miranda Place, Denton Victor Grijalva, DuraFence, 801 S. Woodrow Lane, Denton Walter M. Smith, World Action Revival Ministries, 2501 Stockbridge Road, No. 15107, Denton William Floyd, Will Floyd Motors, 627 Mayhill Road, No. 109, Denton

1413 Feather Crest Drive, Krum David Wayne Harris, Alpha Company Arms, 326 High Ridge Drive, Krum Joshua Michael Floyd, Eagle Distribution, 800 FM1173, Krum Martindale Fitness LLC, Anytime Fitness, 802 E. McCart St., Krum Mary Elizabeth Warren, Endless Possibilities, 4891 Masch Branch Road, Apt. 154, Krum Patty D. Keller, Glam On The Go, 13317 Burns Branch Road, Krum Tammie Sue Flemister, Crazy Cowgirls, 1200 E. McCart St., No. 4, Krum 76258 A Stone Above LLC, A Stone Above LLC, 10000 Wilson Road, Pilot Point Cathy Leann Landers, Cowgirls Are Forever, 2307 Blackjack Road, Pilot Point

76259 AMC Services Inc., AMC Services Inc., 14435 FM2449, Ponder 76266 Ashkat LLC, Steve's Bake Shop, 905 S. 5th St., Sanger Celia Steincamp, Celia Dias Arts and Design, 13806 FM2450, Sanger Jerri Dawn Heard, Jangles By Jerri, 302 Bolivar St., Sanger Joshua Lenn Wages, Rocky Dog American Bulldogs, 2022 Duck Creek Road, Sanger Judith R. Law and Rachel McCullough, J. & R. Treasures, 12560 Mallard Road, Sanger Mindy G. Coin, Bloomin Krazy Florist, 640 S. Stemmons St., Suite 400, Sanger Roy L. Ridge, Camroiscombinationsafes.com, 11775 FM2153, Sanger

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LIENS The following liens were posted in June at the Denton County Clerk’s office.

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STATE TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Commercial Tool and Equipment Service Inc., 1004 S. Woodrow Lane Stacy D. Murray, 1907 Cindy Lane, Denton

TYPE

AMOUNT

REC. DATE

Limited sales excise and use tax Limited sales excise and use tax

$2,614.41 $11,500.78

06/19/2013 06/28/2013

TYPE Limited sales excise and use tax

AMOUNT $2,203.85

REC. DATE 06/19/2013

TYPE 941 1040 1040, 6672 6672 1120, 940, 941 1040 1040 940 1040

AMOUNT $28,230.88 $34,690.17 $202,121.27 $41,649.47 $102,991.83 $80,599.88 $33,031.03 $895.79 $32,219.90

REC. DATE 06/24/2013 06/24/2013 06/27/2013 06/24/2013 06/14/2013 06/17/2013 06/18/2013 06/17/2013 06/14/2013

TYPE 1040 1040 1040 940, 941

AMOUNT $4,062.59 $4,044.54 $6,145.16 $5,381.02

REC. DATE 06/14/2013 06/27/2013 06/14/2013 06/18/2013

CONTRACTOR Sensible Remodel and Outdoor LLC Concepts International Inc. Lakeway Homes Inc. Bobby and Sissy Morris' Gunite Pools Maykus Custom Homes Sparks Tractor Service

AMOUNT $26,500.00 $98,700.00 $503,000.00 $46,850.00 $633,968.00 $25,050.00

REC. DATE 06/17/2013 06/11/2013 06/13/2013 06/12/2013 06/27/2013 06/20/2013

RELEASE OF STATE TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS The Dam Store LLC, 256 N. Highway 377, Pilot Point

FEDERAL TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Batch Investment Co., 116 E. Prairie St., Denton Bjorn A. and Dene S. Wahlstrom, 149 E. Windsor Drive, Denton Elizabeth G. Sepulveda, 6105 Saddleback Drive, Denton Elizabeth G. Sepulveda, 6105 Saddleback Drive, Denton Fish-N-Chirps Pet Center Inc., 914 W. University Drive, Denton Gene and Mary Jane Niblett, 4001 E. McKinney St., Denton John M. Wigiert, 5390 B Fishtrap, Denton Lee and S. Company, 3606 S. I-35E, No. 100, Denton Theresa E. Cuffie, 1401 Paco Trail, Denton

RELEASE OF FEDERAL TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Audrey E. Faust, 1115 Collier St., Denton Clordie Branch, 916 Industrial St., Denton James E. Van Lear and Maria A. Marquez, 101 Moonlit Path Drive, Denton Suzan KetenJian, 2311 S. I-35E, Denton

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MECHANICS LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Gary T. and Anita H. Ray, 9400 Perimeter St., Denton Norvell Reed, 315 S. Wood St., Denton Paul S. and Jami L. Musser, 3912 Maggie Meadows, Denton Rex and Michelle Hudson, 12451 Cartwright Trail, Ponder Timothy and Regina Mullen, 1309 Palomino Circle, Bartonville Trey and Judith Thurston, 402 Old Justin Road, Argyle

BUILDING PERMITS The following building permits were issued by the Denton Planning and Development department in June. Commercial alterations and commercial permits reflect the owner or tenant and the address of the business. Residential permits include the address and the total valuation of the home.

Key Custom Homes Inc. 701 Frame St. 700 Railroad Ave. Shepherd Place Homes 139 Springtree St. Stan and Laura A. Mercer, 3908 Maggies Meadow

Certificates Of Occupation Adventureland Early Learning Center, 1407 Fulton St. Fix It Fast Franchise, 728 Fort Worth Drive Hollins Hair Studio, 813 Sunset St. Yandeh Touray Hair Braiding Salon, 5800 N. I-35, No. 301

Brad Biber 1716 Post Oak Court 1712 Post Oak Court DRP Country Lakes LLC 5732 Eagle Mountain Drive

Commercial Alteration A & W Bearings, 3701 E. McKinney St., Building 1, No. 120 Browz Around, 2201 S. I-35E, H1 Colorado Square J/V, 2311 Colorado Blvd. Courtyard Apts., 2405 Louise St. Denton Education Center, 4601 N. 1-35 Hoochies, 207 S. Bell Ave. Inland Truck Parts, 4405 N. Elm St. Price Westwind, 1710 Sam Bass Blvd., No. 104 Renal Center of Denton, 4309 Mesa Drive Storrie Bldg., 211 E. Hickory St. Viet Iced, 702 S. Elm St., No. 100 Yorlum Realty, 4801 W. University Drive, No. 104

DR Horton Texas LTD. 4524 Hidden Meadows Trail 3124 Hornbeam St. 3113 Hornbeam St. 3117 Hornbeam St.

Commercial Denton Calvary Academy, 1910 E. University Drive Morelia Properties Ltd., 2006 W. University Drive Tetra Pak Materials Inc., 3300 Airport Road

HFG Magtex LP. 3800 Oceanview Drive 5013 Spyglass Hill Lane 5008 Pebble Beach Trail

Residential Angela and Isidro Meraz, 620 Rose St. Beazer Homes, 3312 Glen Crest Lane

First Texas Homes 4216 Red Wolfe Road 4205 Autumn Path Road History Maker Homes 3909 Windy Point Drive 4720 Redbud Drive 6274 Sun Ray Drive

Innovation Builders, 5716 Tawakoni Drive Kenneth Wright, 305 Thistle RDG

Standard Pacific Homes 4104 Autumn Path Road 4217 Autumn Path Road 4200 Autumn Path Road 4109 Autumn Path Road Sumeer Homes Inc. 133 Joshua St. 137 Joshua St. 141 Joshua St. 145 Joshua St. 149 Joshua St. 2808 Aspenhill Drive 131 Springtree St. 138 Springtree St. 142 Springtree St. 145 Springtree St. 200 Springtree St.

Waxahachie Apartment 5513 Dolores Place 5521 Dolores Place 5517 Dolores Place 5501 Dolores Place 5505 Dolores Place 5525 Dolores Place 5509 Dolores Place Wyndham Custom Homes, 3700 Fallmeadow St.

• Secure, specialized Alzheimer’s/Dementia care • Medication assistance • Internet game room/Ice cream parlor • Wellness center/Physician visits • Housekeeping & laundry • Beautiful enclosed courtyard • Activities & social programs • Pets welcome • Concierge services available • RN and LVN on staff 5 days and on call 24/7

Experience the Difference Willow Bend Assisted Living

River Oaks Assisted Living

2125 Brinker Rd., Denton, TX 76208

1530 East Sandy Lake Rd., Coppell, TX 75019

and Memory Care Community

940-381-3000

License # 104946

License pending

Rosewood Assisted Living

Rock Ridge Assisted Living

4141 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound, TX 75028

720 East Ralph Hall Parkway, Rockwall, TX 75032

and Memory Care Community

Classifieds work for you / Call 1-800-275-1722

and Memory Care Community

214-390-2450

972-829-2050

License # 105287

and Memory Care Community

469-757-8300

www.SignatureSeniorLiving.com

License Pending GQ

Denton Business Chronicle

July 2013

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