“If you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Read more

Efforts to bar local governments from hiring outside lobbyists or joining associations that lobby the state government are gaining steam, afte… Read more

The Baha’is of Denton wish to reach out to all of our fellow Dentonites of Asian descent to say we are with you, we care about you, you belong… Read more

It isn’t anything new: thousands of immigrants at our borders. It has been a problem for every president all the way back to Dwight Eisenhower… Read more

What would it cost to make the Texas electrical grid robust enough to weather a terrible winter storm? It would cost about $8.3 billion — if t… Read more

In 2019 and 2020, 110 people were killed in mass shootings in Texas and another 266 were injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an on… Read more

Young children experience the world through their relationships with parents and other caregivers. Across our community, there are parents and… Read more

Just as the last campaign signs from the 2020 elections are coming down, a new election season is now upon us, and as new signs go up, the Den… Read more

One year ago, if you had asked public health experts if there would be a safe and effective vaccine to protect us against the 2019 novel coron… Read more

Wash your hands. Social distance. Wear masks. Read more

Just as the last campaign signs from the 2020 elections are coming down, a new election season is now upon us, and as new signs go up, the Den… Read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest essay is presented as part of the Denton Record-Chronicle’s celebration of Sunshine Week, March 14-20, and the impor… Read more

COVID-19 vaccines are an essential tool in the race to save lives and rebuild economies during the pandemic. As more vaccines become available… Read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest essay is presented as part of the Denton Record-Chronicle’s celebration of Sunshine Week, March 14-20, and the impor… Read more

Gov. Greg Abbott has embraced the new mantra of the Republican Party, “individual responsibility.” Ironically, neither Abbott nor any other in… Read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest essay is presented as part of the Denton Record-Chronicle’s celebration of Sunshine Week, March 14-20, and the impor… Read more

Just as the last campaign signs from the 2020 elections are coming down, a new election season is now upon us, and as new signs go up, the Den… Read more

With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at… Read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest essay is presented as part of the Denton Record-Chronicle’s celebration of Sunshine Week, March 14-20, and the impor… Read more

I believe it is possible to serve honorably in a dishonorable war. Read more

This 2016 article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Read more

Gov. Greg Abbott left no uncertainty about the importance of broadband access during this year’s State of the State address. “From medicine to… Read more

Are we going to pay for last month’s blackouts as ratepayers or as taxpayers? Read more

Like every U.S. president since George H.W. Bush, as designated by the Congress in 1991, President Joe Biden on March 1 issued the annual proc… Read more

In the face of hardship, I’m always in awe of the way Texans show up for one another. Read more

Maybe the latest announcement from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller was just the sound of a political gnat hitting the windshield. If… Read more

“If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.” Mercedes Lackey Read more

Quarrels over race and immigration began with Cain’s fears and extended to early Texas. One hundred and eighty-five years ago, Gen. Antonio Ló… Read more

With the 87th Texas legislative session underway, those of us advocating for the approximately 146,000 state employees were — like other group… Read more

The 1819 Adams-Onis treaty, in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States in exchange for America’s renunciation of any claims on Texas, b… Read more

As we approach the first anniversary of pandemic-induced lockdowns, hundreds of thousands of Texans are still grappling with job loss, evictio… Read more

The “Polar Blast” of 2021 laid bare many flaws in the Texas energy supply network, and presented many opportunities for improvement. The chang… Read more

One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about th… Read more

As our school song says, Mustangs are mighty and always strive for greatness. We are Mustangs through and through. As fourth graders at Woodro… Read more

Thou shalt not kill. Read more

Mother Nature certainly has been coming in for a heaping share of damnation in recent months. Read more

While you’re watching the taxpayer-funded spanking line on last week’s freeze and blackouts, don’t lose sight of the real losses behind the outrage. Read more

Well, boys and girls, how did you enjoy the trial run on the New Green Deal? Did it meet your needs and expectations dealing with the record c… Read more

Last month, millions of Texans watched the 6A high school football championship game and heard broadcaster Craig Way speak about the first-eve… Read more

Texas got close to the brink this week, as bad weather, inadequate preparation, and weak leadership left millions without electricity and wate… Read more

Most Texans inhabit a rare mental space right now: a deep awareness of our dependence on energy and water systems. These technologies, althoug… Read more

The Republican Party seems divided on its path forward. The majority have proven unwilling to hold former President Trump accountable for inst… Read more

Between winter electricity blackouts, a haphazard rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and the Texas government’s overall response to the pandemic ove… Read more