You can choose either side of the aisle to cast your primary ballot as early voting begins Tuesday, but here’s a word to the wise: Choose care… Read more
AUSTIN — Texas voters still think that property taxes are too high and that the state spends too little on public education, according to the … Read more
Incumbent Jared Patterson will soon defend his spot as Texas House District 106’s representative against fellow Republican James Trombley. Read more
State Democratic party officials have determined that Randy Daniels is ineligible to run for the party's nomination to Texas Senate District 12. Read more
Super Tuesday is coming March 3. Are you registered to vote? Today is the last day to register for the Texas primaries. Read more
The Denton County chapter of the NAACP invites voters to meet county office hopefuls in a candidate forum on Saturday, Feb. 8. Read more
Monday marked an anniversary 75 years in the making, as well as the first block in a new tradition for Texans. Read more
AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Thursday the Texas Senate may further lower the threshold required to bring bills to the floor if Republica… Read more
Denton’s new driver’s licensing office won’t be too far from the current one, planned for the southeast corner of East McKinney Street and May… Read more
The Denton Republican Women’s Club has organized a debate that will include federal, state and county GOP candidates seeking the party's nomin… Read more
Ten candidates for Democratic Party nominations, from Texas Senate to the county party chair, will take questions at a meet-and-greet event at… Read more
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Here are some important dates to remember for the March 3 Primary Election: Read more
Twenty-four Texas House and Senate bills from the 2019 legislative session went into effect with the new year, several of which impact propert… Read more
The 2020s promise more change in Denton and North Texas. Here are the stories we’ll be watching and reporting for our readers in the coming year. Read more
State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, was among several panelists this week at a White House Summit on mental health issues. Read more
Monday evening marked the final filing day for candidates seeking a spot on ballots for the March 3 primaries. Read more
This story has been updated to reflect corrections made to the list of candidates who are running for Texas House and Senate races. Read more
State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, announced Saturday that she has filed for the Republican nomination for Texas Senate District 12. Read more
Eric Helland stopped assembling pastries after seeing a familiar customer step into his bakery. He walked toward the journalist buying bread a… Read more
The following are the polling sites for Tuesday’s constitutional amendments and special elections. Voters must go to their precinct’s polling … Read more
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC announced Monday it had endorsed state Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, for reelection to District 64, saying that St… Read more
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently recognized state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, for her help with key legislatio… Read more
Revelations that House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and fellow legislator Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, were openly hostile to local govern… Read more
On Nov. 5, Texas voters will have to decide whether to add 10 amendments to the state constitution. Read more
AUSTIN — After a four-hour meeting, the House Republican caucus strongly condemned embattled House Speaker Dennis Bonnen for targeting fellow … Read more
Denton County’s Republican legislators tiptoed around disturbing revelations from a secretly recorded conversation of House Speaker Dennis Bon… Read more
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State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, officially began her campaign for re-election this week. Read more
State Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, announced Friday he will not challenge Sen. John Cornyn in the March Republican primary. Read more
Some Denton government officials are considering fresh nominations for the Denton Central Appraisal District board as appraisal districts unde… Read more
In one of the many formalities of government, the Denton ISD school board voted on its new tax rate during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Read more
James Trombley of Denton, a financial adviser with Edward Jones and a former U.S. Marine, recently announced his candidacy as a Republican for… Read more
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, to the Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention a… Read more
For the first time, brewers across the state were able to sell their canned and bottled creations directly to consumers on Sunday. Read more
Collin County lawmakers turned up the pressure Wednesday on the Texas Department of Public Safety to use $200 million in new funding to fix pr… Read more
So far this year, the average wait time for North Texas drivers hoping to renew their licenses at DPS offices is 1 hour and 16 minutes, the st… Read more
Two-term state Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, announced Wednesday morning he will seek re-election for the District 64 seat in the Texas House of… Read more
AUSTIN — State Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock has resigned as chairman of the Texas House GOP Caucus amid allegations that he and House Speake… Read more
The Denton State Supported Living Center conducted an important, internal analysis of LeCarvin “Kevin” Lewis’s death, known as a mortality rev… Read more
AUSTIN — Texas Democrats are suing over a June 12 meeting House Speaker Dennis Bonnen had with one of his top lieutenants and Michael Quinn Su… Read more
Have you heard about two new state laws designed to make it easier for you to stop telephone scammers from calling your phone? Read more
No. House Bill 2349 prohibits only government entities from restricting the use of building materials allowed under national codes. Read more
A new state law has stripped Texas cities of the authority they used to have to protect neighborhoods and, by extension, the investment indivi… Read more
Despite calls from Republican leadership in the state, the Denton County District Attorney’s Office will move ahead as planned. Read more
Residents frequently walk off the Denton State Supported Living Center campus and Texas’ 12 other institutions for people with developmental d… Read more
Here it is, weeks after the Texas Legislature shut down for the next year and a half, and I can’t get these numbers out of my mind. Read more
School districts across the state are scrambling at a time when budget negotiations for the coming school year are falling into place. Read more
AUSTIN — State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, a firebrand conservative Republican from Bedford and one of the most vocal members of the Texas House,… Read more
Gov. Greg Abbott pulled a fast one the other day, and it was so fast that you might not have noticed. He took power away from state lawmakers,… Read more
A new state law that forces Lewisville Mayor Rudy Durham to choose between his day job and his elected office eked its way through the latest … Read more
FRISCO — At the Denton County Government Center in Frisco, state Rep. Jared Patterson spoke with constituents and community members during a w… Read more
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