The Latest Breaking News from Denton County

When a Texas Divorce Is Contested: Temporary Orders, Discovery, Mediation and Trial

Most people hope their divorce will be settled quickly and quietly, and many are. A contested divorce is different. When spouses disagree about property, support, the children or even whether the marriage should end, the case moves through a structured legal process that can take many months and sometimes more…

inkl · Oct 9

Paxton may have violated election law

The Texas AG appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in past two years

Salon · Jul 7

Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

The Texas Tribune · Jul 7

Texas Senate candidate backed by Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick faces mounting eligibility challenges

Brent Hagenbuch is working to fend off doubts about his residency in the four-way Republican primary to replace retiring state Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster. A last-minute court filing claims he resides in a corporate apartment in the district.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2024

Texas DA says sex abuse case against John Wetteland will go forward after mistrial

DALLAS — The Denton County district attorney’s office said Tuesday that prosecutors will retry former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland’s sexual abuse case, which ended in a mistrial last week.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Mistrial declared in former Texas Rangers pitcher’s sex abuse case after jury deadlocks

DENTON, Texas — The judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual abuse trial of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Jury in former Texas Rangers pitcher's sex abuse case is divided 10-2 but still deliberating

A Denton County, Texas, jury Friday is deliberating the fate of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland, who is accused of sexually abusing a young relative in the early 2000s.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Jury deliberating fate of former Texas Rangers pitcher accused of sexual abuse

A Denton County, Texas, jury Friday is deliberating the fate of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland, who is accused of sexually abusing a young relative in the early 2000s.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Relative of John Wetteland testifies former Texas Ranger sexually abused him as a child

DENTON, Texas — The relative of John Wetteland who accused the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher of sexual assaulting him as a child testified about the abuse Tuesday to a Denton County jury.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

Texas man dies after chugging bottle of liquid in court as he was convicted of child abuse

Edward Leclair had faced maximum prison sentence of 100 years in Denton County

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022