Texas lawmakers are prioritizing mental health for school safety, but advocates worry about stigma

• By Marissa Evans The Texas Tribune
• Mar 19, 2019

AUSTIN — Mental health is at the forefront of gun violence prevention conversations among Texas legislators this session, but advocates for pe… Read more

South Denton County MHMR office moving from Lewisville to Flower Mound

• Staff report
• Mar 15, 2019

Denton County MHMR Center is moving its south Denton County office this weekend from 101 E. Corporate Drive in Lewisville to 1001 Cross Timber… Read more

Legislation giving $5K raises to teachers passes Senate

• Mark Finley
• Mar 4, 2019

AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Senate has passed the first bill of the 2019 legislative session, approving a $5,000 annual pay raise for teachers and… Read more

Texas Senate panel advances $5,000 teacher pay raise proposal

• By Aliyya Swaby The Texas Tribune
• Feb 25, 2019

AUSTIN — After a contentious three-hour public hearing Monday, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed a bill that would provide annua… Read more

Texas lawmakers want to fix wait times at driver's license offices

• By Arya Sundaram The Texas Tribune
• Jan 31, 2019

AUSTIN — The Senate Finance Committee came down hard Monday on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s inefficient driver’s license offices. Read more

Denton County reports second human case of West Nile virus

• By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Staff Writer pheinkel-wolfe@dentonrc.com
• Nov 6, 2018

County health officials announced Tuesday that a second Denton County resident has been diagnosed with West Nile virus.  Read more

Polling sites

• Mark Finley
• Nov 3, 2018

The following are the polling sites for Tuesday’s 2018 general election. Voters must go to their precinct’s polling site to cast their ballot.… Read more

Driver’s license office opens

• Jeff Woo/DRC
• Sep 4, 2018

The Texas Department of Public Safety’s new driver’s license office opens Tuesday inside the Denton County Southwest Courthouse in Flower Moun… Read more

Report shows increase in riskiest gas main leaks in Denton

• By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Staff Writer pheinkel-wolfe@dentonrc.com
• Sep 2, 2018

Atmos Energy’s latest report to state regulators shows an increase in the number of serious natural gas main leaks in Denton last winter. Read more

Blotter: Flower Mound DATCU location robbed by two gunmen

• By Kyle Martin Staff Writer kyle.martin@dentonrc.com
• Jul 28, 2018

Two men brandishing pistols robbed a DATCU location Friday morning in Flower Mound, according to a news release from the Flower Mound Police D… Read more

Denton tax rolls show fourth year of double-digit growth

• By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Staff Writer pheinkel-wolfe@dentonrc.com
• Jul 26, 2018

Double-digit property growth continued in Denton County for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, if the certified tax rolls are an indicator. Read more

Family sues spa saying 71-year-old woman drowned in flotation pod

• By Claire Ballor The Dallas Morning News
• Jun 5, 2018

Gloria Fanning walked into a health spa in Flower Mound one afternoon to use a gift certificate her daughter had given her. The 71-year-old ha… Read more

Denton County first responders modify active shooter strategy as schools talk mental health

• By Julian Gill and Caitlyn Jones Staff Writers
• May 26, 2018

A school shooting in Denton is a tragic prospect, but one that local officials have been forced to diligently plan for. Read more