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Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a Tax Abatement/Reinvestment Zone application for Retractable Technologies, Inc. (RTI) earlier this month, allowing a five-year 50 percent tax abatement on real and personal property. The Little Elm company, a pioneer in providing effective safety syringes with automated retraction syringes and needles, will increase manufacturing capabilities as part of Operation Warp Speed and the upcoming vaccination campaign across the U.S. The U.S. Department of Defense through a Technology  Investment Agreement has agreed to fund $53.6 million...

As Texas has begun rolling out its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, Denton County Public Health and other county officials still have yet to receive communication from the state on exactly when and how vaccines will be distributed in Denton County. During last week’s Commissioners Court meeting, DCPH Director Matt Richardson said the department had reached out to the state regarding the vaccine situation to see if there was a paperwork issue, request issue or whether the state had simply prioritized other places. Over a week later, the department says it still has not heard back. DC...