Denton County’s early voting turnout has been slower than the coming of spring. County elections administrator Frank Phillips said that as of noon Saturday, a little more than 4,500 of the county’s estimated 380,000 registered voters had cast ballots since Monday in local elections. Races in the town of Flower Mound and the city of [...]
Commissioners OK bonds, tax notes
March 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Denton County commissioners approved issuing $50.6 million in bonds and another $10.5 million in tax notes, knowing the debt could raise the county’s tax rate as much as 0.8 cents per $100 valuation next year to pay it back. The court delayed the vote one week at the request of Commissioner Andy Eads, who made [...]
Nelson faces Betz for Senate
October 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sen. Jane Nelson faces a single opponent in her re-election bid to serve District 12 in the Texas Senate. No one opposed Nelson, 61, of Flower Mound, during the Republican primary. She faces only a Fort Worth Libertarian, Jack Betz, 53, a pizza delivery driver and concealed handgun firearms instructor, on Election Day. Those elected [...]
Briarwood Retreat Center fined for violations
June 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
State environmental officials approved an agreed order with Briarwood Retreat Center last Wednesday, assessing a $4,137 fine for two water quality violations from 2010-11. The center was fined $6,025 in 2011 for violations related to the operations of its wastewater system in 2008. Facilities at the camp have since been upgraded and other corrective actions [...]
