By 6 p.m. on a recent Monday, Vikki Goodwin had sat through a five-hour Texas House insurance committee hearing, worked the phones to thank campaign donors for their latest checks, sat for an interview with a cannabis podcast where she…
schools
Texas legislators say they’ve successfully reduced property taxes by repeatedly raising homestead exemptions. In a recent state Senate committee meeting, former Harris County tax assessor-collector and now Houston-area Sen. Paul Bettencourt took credit for helping to cut billions...
government
Ahead of early voting and the Nov. 3 general election, Meet Your Candidates will be hosted on Oct. 18 from 1-3 p.m. at the Front Porch at Harvest in Argyle. More than 20 Denton County candidates will be there to…...
News
CNN reports that this year’s U.S. Senate contest between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has topped $500 million in ad spending....
News
Medicare open enrollment began Thursday, allowing older adults to choose whether to keep or switch their current healthcare coverage.
safety
Two men told Denton police that a stranger refused to leave their business property and threatened them with a knife on Wednesday, according to a police report....
parks
Argyle can officially clinch District 5-5A's top seed for the 5A Division II playoff bracket with a win Friday over Chisholm Trail. Denton, Ryan and Pilot Point are still vying for playoff berths as Aubrey, Sanger and Ponder compete for…...
safety
Two district leaders in Pilot Point have been placed on administrative leave after a complaint involving them, according to Pilot Point ISD's Board of Trustees....
Local
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Denton County on Friday, when strong gusts will usher in cooler temperatures.
Local
Subscribe todayIf you’re not already a Denton Record-Chronicle subscriber, you can subscribe now for just $1 a month over the next six months and read all of our North Texas coverage during football season....
News
DALLAS — The No. 18 Texas Woman’s University soccer team battled No. 1 Dallas Baptist to a 1-1 draw Wednesday night at Patriot Soccer Field, ending a five-game losing streak against the Patriots and handing the nationally ranked team its…...
safety
Pilot Point ISD placed the superintendent and police chief on paid administrative leave after a complaint about the officials, according to the district’s letter to families Wednesday evening....
parks
Believe it or not, it’s still Halloween in Denton. The city is about halfway through its 31 Days of Halloween celebrations, so it you’re brave enough to head out and find parking, that means another absolutely packed weekend of events…...
