With the last of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the U.S.Department of the Treasury, we opted to earmark an estimated $24 million to assist eight Denton County nonprofits that provide services to our residents. At the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government passed the first of several tranches of funds to…
Property tax statements for Denton County property owners are expected to reach mailboxes by the second week in December this year, according to the Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector’s office.School district voter-approval tax rate elections in Northwest ISD and Argyle ISD on November 5 led to a delay in sending out property tax statements this year…
One of the primary duties of the Commissioners Court is public safety. That duty manifests itself in roads and bridges, sheriff’s deputies, environmental concerns and other ways. As the county reviews its thoroughfare plan, its development guidelines and other county departments, it has become apparent that a county-wide fire protection plan was missing, particularly after…
When he arrived at the Cooke/Denton county line recently to inspect the tornado damage there, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said, when Texans need help, other Texans respond. In recent weeks, North Texans have needed help as tornadoes struck viciously here in Denton and Cooke counties. And earlier this year, wildfires were burning thousands of acres…
Did you know we have an estimated 583 children who are under the care of Child Protective Services in Denton County? And did you know 204 of those children are housed outside of our county due to lack of available local foster families where they can be placed. This situation seems to only worsen with…
In Precinct 4, we continue to work closely with our communities and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials to ensure our region is keeping up with the tremendous growth while continuing to maintain our county roads. As you drive along our major thoroughfares, you see the new housing developments, retail businesses, and companies expanding their…
The Denton County Office of Emergency Management is one of many Denton County Departments I plan to spotlight this year to help you understand why I am very proud of our almost 2,000 Denton County employees. This series of columns will also help you learn more about the many accomplishments of these departments. While we…
Well, here we are again: A New Year is upon us and nearly all of us resolve (at least mentally) to improve this or stop that and frankly, most of us probably fail to keep them before the year’s end. So I decided this year that instead of resolving to lose weight, get more exercise, eat…
Another interesting twist in SB2 is the way the Board of Directors for DCAD isselected. Currently, five members are “elected” by the various taxing entities inDenton County, including ISDs, cities, towns, etc., who each have voting strengthin proportion to the tax dollars they levy. Thus, large entities such as Lewisvilleand Denton ISDs have many more…
Many North Texas residents have moved here from other states, bringing our county’s population to more than one million! And most of these new Texans come from states which have totally different legislative processes than we do here in the Lone Star State. Our 1876 State Constitution intentionally does not make it easy for the…