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On Fracking, Boycotts, and Democracy: A Lesson From Ainsley Hayes
After less than 2 hours of sleep following last Tuesday’s unforgettable council meeting, I got my kids in the car and hopped on a plane to Cleveland to visit my family. Still there, but just now...
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Denton PD Releases Internal Affairs Investigation of Excessive Force
The Denton Police Department released this news release today regarding an unfortunate incident many of you have inquired about. Public trust in our law enforcement community is essential in a...
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A Time to Lead: The Council’s Decision on the Proposed Convention Center
On Tuesday, the city council will likely take up a discussion of whether to put an item on the August 12th agenda calling an election to take the Convention Center project to the voters. I have long...
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HELP NEEDED: Supplies for the SE Denton Back to School Fair
The MLK Center Advisory Board in partnership with the Denton Police Department, Fire Department, Parks and Recreation, and several others will host the annual Southeast Denton Back to School Fair on...
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A Tale of Two Babies: a Reflection on Public Education
This is a re-post of an article I wrote a year ago in praise of teachers and public education. As we start the school year, it seems relevant once again… It seems that during the same time I was...
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City Council Preview – September 16, 2014
The City Council will meet at 3pm on Tuesday for a Work Session, followed by a 6:30pm Regular Session – both at City Hall at 215 E. McKinney Street. Click here for a full agenda online and look below...
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We Need Solutions, Not Political Hackery: A Response to the Chamber-inspired...
If you voted in any election in the last four years, chances are you received one of these in your mailbox on Saturday. On August 21, the Denton Chamber of Commerce Board approved a resolution...
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UNT’s Sack n Save Acquisition Raises Serious Questions about Convention...
The news of UNT’s interest in acquiring the Sack ‘n Save at the corner of Ave C and I35 was met with a variety of concerns, some legitimate and some quite odd. Leave it to Denton to fight for the...
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The City Council meets on Tuesday, October 14 at 1:30pm for 2nd Tuesday Work Session on a variety of topics. Click here to see the full agenda and read on for my thoughts: INNOVATION DISTRICT and...
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Need Feedback on Federal Funds for Denton – Give us ideas for projects!
Each year, the city of Denton gets a certain amount of federal funds from the Community Development Block Grant and the HOME Investment Partnership Grant. Unfortunately, because of tightening federal...
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City Council Preview – October 28, 2014
Who said local government wasn’t sexy? We are set for a triple header of controversy at today’s council meeting where we will discuss fracking, flags, and a convention center. It all starts at 11:30am...
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David vs. Goliath – Three Quarter Million Dollars to Fight Frack Ban
Nearly a quarter of a million dollars have been collected to date by opponents of the citizen-initiated ordinance to ban fracking in the city of Denton. Less than $1000 of that has come from citizens...
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Early Voting Analysis
There’s so much to be interested in when the polls close on Tuesday, especially if you live in Denton. With 2 citizen-initiated ballot initiatives (one on fracking and one on alcohol) and a series of...
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Did a “College Town” Ban Fracking?
If Tuesday’s fracking ban really was the result of a good number of the city’s 50,000 college students exercising their predictably left-of-center viewpoints at the ballot box, perhaps the results of...
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City Council Preview – November 11, 2014
Happy Veterans Day! Today’s City Council meeting starts at 3pm and is a combination of work session and executive session items – no official actions items are on today’s agenda. Go here to see the...
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The Final Word on Demographics of Frack Ban Vote
Last week we anticipated the industry political consultants would look for ways to justify how they spent $1 million to lose the frack ban election. Sure enough, they made a bunch of stuff up about...
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What Christi Craddick Just Said to the Citizens of Denton
The Texas Railroad Commission continues its tradition of insulting the citizens of Denton. First, outgoing Chair Barry Smitherman accused us of working with the Russians and now incoming Chair Christi...
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How Denton Voted on Nov 4 by Council District
Taking four different items Denton citizens voted for on November 4, I curated the voting information by council district – something we rarely get a glimpse of in these November elections. A few notes...
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Four Policy Suggestions for the Texas Legislature on Fracking
This is a time for robust policy suggestions. The problems associated with urban drilling will only intensify. The lesson from Denton on November 4 is that a reliably conservative city who has had to...
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City Council Preview – November 18, 2014
It’s another long day at City Hall as your City Council kicks off it’s Works Session at 1:00pm, followed by a 6:30pm Regular Session. It’s a packed agenda, so go here to see the entire list of topics....
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