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Now that I am fully retired, I spend most of my time playing. Playing on my modest woodworking bench. Playing my trombone in a couple of bands… Read more
President Donald J. Trump declared the illegal immigrant crisis a national emergency addressed by building a southern border wall. This was no… Read more
Only three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the 22 counties in state Rep. Drew Springer’s North Texas House district, and he said Thursda… Read more
An ode to Kenny Rogers Read more
“Your money or your life!” has never seemed so stark. Read more
Doing the work of angels Read more
The economic toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is open and obvious all around us: the shuttered restaurants, closed department stores and malls,… Read more
This editorial first appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
Three seashells Read more
My dad once told me about a client who wanted to lose weight. She’d tried everything with no luck. Read more
Let’s not be wasteful Read more
This editorial first appeared in the El Paso Times. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
American law enforcement is facing two critical challenges. These issues are experienced daily by police agencies right here in Denton County … Read more
Judge not Read more
This editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
Sunshine Week has come and gone, but if the past week has shown us anything, it’s that when it comes to open government and access to public i… Read more
“Capitalism is a social system owned by the capitalistic class, a small network of very wealthy and powerful businessmen, who compromise the h… Read more
Find ways to care for others Read more
HUGS go to ... the many Denton residents who used social media for good over the past week. We saw a number of locals offering to buy grocerie… Read more
Historians believe that the custom of shaking hands began in ancient Greece simply as a way for two people who greeted each other to show that… Read more
During my 12 years as the Denton County commissioner for Precinct 4 and now as Denton County judge, I have taken a strong interest in transpar… Read more
The Denton County Commissioners Court as a whole believes strongly in the importance of government transparency. Read more
Pitts has his place here Read more
The Sharpstown affair was a financial scandal that changed the course of Texas politics and open government. The scandal occurred in the early… Read more
The residents of Denton have entrusted certain powers to our local government. Denton’s local system of government is not unlike any other sys… Read more
“Democracy dies in darkness.” That’s the motto of The Washington Post, and I like to think of it as my personal mantra on City Council. Read more
As a grassroots activist long before becoming an elected official, I have always been an advocate of the three pillars of government transparency. Read more
Governments exist to serve their constituents — the people who live and work in the community. Citizens have a right to know how governments c… Read more
Our president is a destroyer Read more
This editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
Transparency is the government’s currency for accountability. Over the past several months, there have been several instances where elected of… Read more
Sunshine Week is a time to emphasize and support the three pillars of open government: (1) open records, (2) open meetings and (3) public notices. Read more
This editorial first appeared in the El Paso Times. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
The transparency of today, as good or as bad as it is, is not the transparency of tomorrow. Read more
The Texas Government Code regarding open government includes the statement “... government is the servant and not the master of the people, [t… Read more
As the district clerk for Denton County, one of my primary functions is to serve as the clerk and custodian of court records for the district … Read more
Diversity of opinion Read more
This editorial first appeared in The (Galveston County) Daily News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s o… Read more
Have you ever had the opportunity to explain government to a school-aged child? I highly recommend it. In their natural curiosity, they will p… Read more
Transparency is critical to public trust in government. But after nearly two years on the City Council, I can share with you that transparency… Read more
The media is most definitely not your enemy. Read more
This editorial first appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
Today is the beginning of Sunshine Week across the United States, a weeklong celebration of access to public information and the importance of… Read more
When visitors are recognized in the gallery of the Texas Senate, they are greeted with a common refrain: “Welcome to your Texas Capitol.” Thes… Read more
More than 243 years ago, the Founding Fathers of this great nation began an experiment in democracy that would later be constrained within the… Read more
Texans have something to celebrate during Sunshine Week this year. But we also have more work to do to protect the public’s right to know abou… Read more
HUGS go to ... the University Interscholastic League, Conference USA and the NCAA for making the tough decisions to suspend the very popular a… Read more
Since March is Texas Independence month, it seems appropriate to again discuss the famous Battle of the Alamo. I recently found out that it is… Read more
East Coast, lefty opinions Read more
How bad COVID-19 will be for the U.S. economy is almost impossible to say, since there are few precedents to look to. By considering two extre… Read more
I read Jake Gibson’s March 7 letter, titled “You cannot fix stupidity.” It was quite a rant, taking Leonard Pitts to the woodshed over his Mar… Read more
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