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Tuesday, June 5, 2018 II Denton, Texas II Vol. 114, No. 307 II DentonRC.com
Supreme Court rules in baker’s favor
Ruling applies only
to this specific case
UNT professor notes
a Colorado baker who refused to bake
a wedding cake for a same-sex couple
because it would violate his religious
rights.
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion
reflects how narrowly the court ruled
on the issue. Pundits said it likely won’t
allow business owners to shun custom-
ers or refuse service because of religious
convictions.
The court found that a Colorado
commission, which ruled against Phil-
lips, had violated his religious freedom
by treating his beliefs with hostility. The
court didn’t rule on one of the central
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of North Texas professor and chairman
of the political science department. “It’s
very narrow and it’s very specific to this
particular interaction.”
Eshbaugh-Soha said in this kind of
scenario, it isn’t unusual for one side to
claim victory despite a nuance that may
indicate otherwise. In this case, he said
the nuance comes from the court’s ma-
jority opinion, which showed firm sup-
port for LGBT rights and a case-specif-
ic perspective.
Constitutional scholars and pundits
had a measured response to the court’s
Monday ruling in favor of Jack Phillips,
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Jack Phillips,
owner of
Masterpiece
Cakeshop in
Lakewood,
Colo., is
shown in
Washington
on Dec. 5.
By Sarah Sarder and Lucinda Breeding
Staff Writers
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of
a Colorado baker’s right to refuse ser-
vice to a same-sex couple on Monday.
But local experts say the decision is
applicable only to the case in question.
“[The decision] didn’t address the
bigger, broader constitutional ques-
tions concerning religious liberty,” said
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, a University
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Staff Writer
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed two
new members to the University of
North Texas Board of Regents and
reappointed a current regent, ac-
cording to a news release from Ab-
bott’s office.
The new appointees are Mary
Denny of Aubrey and Carlos Mun-
guia of University Park, while Mil-
ton B. Lee of San Antonio was reap-
pointed to another term.
The appointees will each serve a
term of five years. According to the
release, their terms expire May 22,
2023.
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Locals walk past the former Downtown Mini Mall on the Locust Street side of the Square. The building was destroyed in a Dec. 26 fire. Artist Kelsey
Heimerman recently painted murals on the wooden panels fencing off the site.
UNT System spokesman Paul
Corliss said the new appointments
will replace A1 Silva and Donald
Potts.
Towa rd preservi ng
‘a special place’
due burden on the building owners,
McDonald said. The city staff met with
building owners, who gave the plan
their support, he added.
However, just because the standards
are flexible doesn’t mean they won’t
be enforceable. The building owners
wanted the rules to have teeth, too, he
said.
Denny served as the District 63
representative for the Texas House
from 1993 to 2007. She received
her Bachelor of Science in elemen-
tary education from UNT and is a
lifetime member of the UNT Presi-
dent’s Council. She is the owner and
operator of Craver Ranch in Aubrey.
During her term as a represen-
tative, Denny served as chairwom-
an of the House Committee on
Elections and was a member of the
House Select Committee on Ethics.
She is also a member of the Texas
Farm Bureau, the Denton Bene-
fit League and the Greater Denton
Arts Council.
Munguia is the former chair-
man of UNT’s College of Business
“They want standards that actually
mean something and have application,”
McDonald said.
Al ex Payne, of Axis Realty, attended
the council work session to observe the
discussion Monday. He is one of the
partner investors who bought the Fine
Arts Theater on the Square. The group
plans to renovate the historic building
into an entertainment venue.
In other words, the group will be
building standards that would uphold
its historic character and value.
parent that we didn’t have standards
in place to make sure we preserve the
character,” he said.
The city planning staff studied his-
toric-building standards in several Tex-
as cities before proposing a set of rules
similar to those used in Fort Worth,
McDonald said.
The new standards are meaningful
and flexible and shouldn’t put an un-
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
Staff Writer
pheinkel-wolfe@dentonrc.com
The fire that destroyed the Down-
town Mini Mall on the Square the day of development services, told the City
after Christmas underscored a hole that Council during a work session Monday
Denton has in its building codes.
The Square may be listed on the building owners since February on a
National Historic Register, but past new option to address the gap.
city leaders never adopted the kind of
That may soon change.
Scott McDonald, Denton’s director
he had been working with downtown
“After the fire, it became very ap-
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Water main break affects City Hall
Denton utility
workers dig to
expose a broken
water main in
the 200 block of
McKinney Street
on Monday. Wa-
ter to City Hall,
the U.S. Post
Office and near-
by businesses
was shut down
for several hours
Monday while
repairs were
being made.
Several buildings
went without while
repairs were made
was the second one for this par-
ticular water main in a matter of
days.
off inside the U.S. Post Office
and at Denton City Hall and the
Civic Center, where more than
100 staff members work.
However, everyone was
working as usual, since the wa-
ter was still on at Emily Fowler
Central Library nearby, Rogers
said.
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“This is one of the mains that
had a break that occurred over
the weekend,” Rogers said in an
email.
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By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
Staff Writer
pheinkel-wolfe@dentonrc.com
Crews worked most of the
day Monday to repair a water
main break in the parking lot of
Denton’s main post office, leaving
public buildings and businesses
without water for several hours.
City of Denton spokeswom-
an Jessica Rogers said the break
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That break occurred Satur-
day along Walnut Street, sev-
eral blocks south and near the
downtown Square.
The break on Monday affect-
ed water service for businesses
and public buildings along East
McKinney Street from Bell Ave-
nue to Locust Street. Water was
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The doors also remained
open at Denton County Brew-
ing Co., immediately across the
street from the broken water
main. A staff member said the
company had a 700-gallon stor-
age tank of clean water to use.
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