Who would have guessed that sharing political confidences with a political foe — a conversation that upended the speaker of the Texas House — … Read more

Oh, my where does the time go? I can hardly believe that the holidays are just around the corner and that the students of North Texas will be … Read more

There is no greater investment in our future than ensuring quality education for our children. In addition to teaching the mastery of skills n… Read more

To Texans of a political bent, Saturday was the first day of 2020 — the day candidates started paying their fees, turning in their signatures … Read more

This is going to sound a little sarcastic, but don’t read it that way: Let us salute the voters who aren’t paying attention to every single da… Read more

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’m very thankful to God for the privilege of living in this wonderful country, this awesome state a… Read more

On this Veterans Day, we honor the brave men and women in uniform for the sacrifices they’ve made and continue to make for our safety and free… Read more

If it smells bad, don’t eat it. Read more

The season of giving and thanks is here, and this year, the thing I am most thankful for is representing a community that works so hard to ser… Read more

The Denton City Council is taking an important vote on Nov. 19. Here’s why it is so important. Read more

“Every generation blames the one before.” Read more

It may be too much. And also too little. Read more

Sometimes, the good people at this newspaper get confused, or get it wrong, which is understandable. After all, to “err is human,” they say, a… Read more

Throughout the nation, cities and counties are enshrining a fallacy in understanding their Confederate monuments. With no evidence, attempts a… Read more

In a recent interview, the director Errol Morris discusses his latest film. It’s about Steve Bannon, the man who orchestrated the political ri… Read more

The Denton Record-Chronicle Editorial Board is pleased to announce the selection of its next community board member, Carolyn Corporon of Denton. Read more

The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is great news for the civilized world. The raid deep into northwestern Syria speaks once again to the incr… Read more

What is the most nonsensical thing every Texan will do at the same time this weekend? Read more

Twelve years ago, we asked Texans to vote for a constitutional amendment that would make Texas a world leader in the fight against cancer. Read more

Several weeks back, a very sad thing happened at Braswell High School, reflecting several things I think are a microcosm of our society today.… Read more

Friday is the deadline for supporters and opponents of the amendments and propositions on the ballot in Denton County to submit a paid endorse… Read more

Gun control did not become politically acceptable until the Gun Control Act of 1968 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law’s … Read more

They let Donald Trump out of his bubble Sunday. It did not go well. Read more

WASHINGTON — After dozens of House Republicans demanded access to a secure facility in the Capitol on Wednesday where House Intelligence Commi… Read more

Women are not the problem. Read more

Shortly before Christmas 1944, I received the most disappointing card in the mail from my two uncles. It was of the season and said, “When it … Read more

During a meeting last June with Rep. Dustin Burrows and Michael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen deemed all mayor… Read more

Our public library is a happening place. Just think of it: You can borrow one of thousands of books, take it home and read it, return it in a … Read more

With a little more than a week remaining before the Nov. 5 elections — and with early voting wrapping up this week — the Denton Record-Chronic… Read more

This past week, the people of Baltimore, the Congress and the United States lost a voice of unsurpassed moral clarity and truth: our beloved C… Read more

When I was a kid, my favorite holiday, eclipsing even Christmas, was Halloween, because you got to go out at night by yourself! Read more

WASHINGTON — It’s Washington’s new favorite Latin phrase: quid pro quo. On Capitol Hill, Democrats seeking to impeach the president are trying… Read more

There have been many important days in the history of the Monsignor King Outreach Center. The first was a cold winter night in 2009 when Monsi… Read more

When, at Mamie Till’s insistence, the coffin was opened, she saw her son’s right eyeball sitting on his cheek, dangling by the optic nerve. Read more

Have you ever wanted to do something visionary? Read more

Last week, U.S. Attorney General William Barr told a University of Notre Dame Law School audience that attacks on religious liberty have contr… Read more

Every now and then it’s good to hear from people we once knew, and we’ve thought about from time to time, even though it might have been years… Read more

With a little less than two weeks remaining before the Nov. 5 elections — and with early voting now underway — the Denton Record-Chronicle is … Read more

On Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Earle Cabell Federal Court Building, Dallas hosted a hearing on a proposal by the Trump administration’s Environm… Read more

The question isn’t whether Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen will be out of a job. Read more

WASHINGTON — With three polls showing her in the lead, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., may soon eclipse former Vice President Joe Biden as the… Read more

“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so we… Read more

This summer, in Tarrant County, it was reported that a baseball player lost his life to a drug overdose. While the details are still under inv… Read more