As we move past this very contentious election season, I want to thank everyone who took the time out of their busy schedules to vote. The members of council running in this election were Ronald Schmi ...

As I write this, it seems fitting to note that today is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance of those lost in sacrifice to our country. In my extended family, we have dozens of veterans who have served ...

By State Representative Tan Parker The 86th Texas Legislative Session has officially come to a close covering 140-days of doing the people’s work for the betterment of our great state.  With thousands ...

Recently, after seeing a story in The Cross Timbers Gazette about a couple of Flower Mound guys with a very popular local blog entitled, “How to Feed A Loon,” I watched a couple of their videos and en ...

As I begin this profile of someone I greatly admire, I must admit in the interest of full disclosure, that Ken Hodge and his utterly charming wife Pat, have been dear friends of mine for decades. Ken ...

They worked hard (often at more than one job), raised their families, served our country in the military or kept home fires burning, paid their taxes and were law-abiding citizens. They are our moms a ...

By the end of the month, your Texas Legislature will have seen over 7,000 bills and joint resolutions filed during the 86th Legislative Session. While lawmakers continue to work through viable solutio ...

By Jim Carter In my 35 years in municipal, county, and state government, I have never met a more dedicated, strongly committed, hardworking Public Servant than former Copper Canyon Mayor Sue Tejml.  I ...

By Blake Alldredge, water education coordinator for the Upper Trinity Regional Water District As summer approaches, outdoor watering of gardens and lawns may be necessary. Now is the time to check you ...

TxDOT Plans May 16 Meeting on I-35W Changes The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has scheduled a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Argyle Middle School, 6601 Canyon Falls Drive ...

Greetings from Town Hall, Town Council Oaths of Office Please join your neighbors at the Monday, May 20 council meeting to witness the swearing-in of Mayor Mike Donnelly and Council Members Scott Whis ...

Lewisville Host of “The Wall That Heals” The Wall That Heals, the mobile three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C., will be on display now through Sun ...

Greetings from Bartonville! The string of poor weather weekends impacted our plans for Bartonville Spring Clean-Up Day. Mark your calendars, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 1st. When ...

As the country looks forward to a very spirited 2020 campaign for President, candidates for Congress are gearing up to announce their intentions to win their party’s nomination in the March 2020 prima ...

It's election time again in Denton County. And this year we said farewell and thank you to Mayor Pro Tem Fred Busche, a long-serving Highland Village resident. Fred first served on City Council from 2 ...

I start my comments today differently. I have been honored to serve as the Mayor of Northlake for the past 12 years: Thank YOU for the privilege of serving you. The transition is going well, and I wis ...

With the recent purchase of the Sally Beauty building at 3900 Morse St. in Denton, Denton County is using taxpayer dollars strategically and with good stewardship. First, for $12 million, we purchased ...

On Friday afternoon, a group assembled at the Point Noble estate of Ken and Pat Hodge in Flower Mound. They were there to hear from Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnson and the DA’s office spe ...

By Don Duff My time on the Denton City Council will have ended by the time this is published and Jesse Davis will be elected to replace me. How did I end up on this journey?  It started when Kathleen ...