Betty Denton | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
In office January 12, 1993 –January 10, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Allen Place |
Succeeded by | Barbara Rusling |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 56th district | |
In office January 11,1983 –January 12,1993 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Geistweidt |
Succeeded by | Kip Averitt |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from district 35A | |
In office January 11,1977 –January 11,1983 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Waco,Texas | August 19,1943
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lane Denton |
Betty Denton (born August 19,1943) is an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1977 to 1995. [1] [2] She was upset in the 1994 tidal wave election by Republican challenger Barbara Rusling.
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census population of 2,110,640,making it the third-most populous county in Texas and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County,one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony,was established in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named after Edward H. Tarrant,a lawyer,politician,and militia leader.
Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census,its population was 906,422,making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county,which was named for John B. Denton,was established in 1846. Denton County constitutes part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. In 2007,it was one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States.
Prosper is a town in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Prosper is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census,its population was 9,423;As of 2023,the population was 37,746.
Denton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Denton County. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020,it is the 20th-most populous city in Texas,the 177th-most populous city in the United States,and the 12th-most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Oak Point is a city in Denton County,Texas,United States. Ranked in the Top 20 of 62 suburbs in the Dallas area by D Magazine,Oak Point had a population of 2,786 at the 2010 census.
Carrollton is a city in Dallas,Denton,and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census,its population was 133,434,making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas.
Lewisville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas,located in Denton County with portions extending into Dallas County. As one of the Mid-Cities within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex,the 2020 census reported a population of 111,822.
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. UNT's main campus is in Denton,Texas,and it also has a satellite campus in Frisco,Texas. It offers 114 bachelor's,97 master's,and 39 doctoral degree programs. Established in 1890,UNT is one of the largest universities in the United States. UNT is the largest university in Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the third largest public university in Texas,following Texas A&M and UT Austin.
Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton,Texas,with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994,it is the largest state-supported university primarily for women in the United States. The university is part of the Texas Woman's University System. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 60 areas of study across six colleges.
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex,officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States,encompassing 11 counties. Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth. It is the economic and cultural hub of North Texas. Residents of the area also refer to it as DFW,or the Metroplex. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area's population was 7,637,387 according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 census,making it the most populous metropolitan area in both Texas and the Southern United States,the fourth-largest in the U.S. and the eleventh-largest in the Americas. In 2016,the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex had the highest annual population growth in the United States.
State Highway 121 is a state highway angling from southwest to northeast through north central Texas. It runs from Cleburne,Texas at US 67 to SH 78 in Bonham,Texas,just north of a junction with US 82.
Betty Lou Beets was a murderer executed in the U.S. state of Texas. She was convicted of shooting her fifth husband,Jimmy Don Beets,on August 6,1983.
The Denton Record-Chronicle is a community newspaper and the main source of local news online for residents of the City of Denton,Texas and Denton County. Controlled by Denton Media Company until 2023,it also publishes the bimonthly Denton County Magazine.
Louise Peete was a convicted American serial killer. Peete was first convicted of the 1920 murder of wealthy mining engineer Jacob C. Denton,and was sentenced to life in prison in 1921. She was paroled in April 1939. In May 1945,Peete was convicted a second time for murdering her employer,Margaret Logan,and was sentenced to death. She was executed in April 1947,making her the second of only four women to be executed in the California gas chamber.
North Texas Mean Green represents the University of North Texas (UNT) in intercollegiate athletics. The teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). North Texas competed in the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1,2023. UNT's official school colors are Green and White. North Texas' mascot is an Eagle named Scrappy.
The North Texas Mean Green football program is the intercollegiate team that represents the University of North Texas in the sport of American football. The Mean Green compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference. They are coached by Eric Morris,who was hired as the new head coach of the Mean Green on December 13,2022. North Texas has produced 24 conference championship titles,with twelve postseason bowl appearances and four appearances in the former I-AA Playoffs. The Mean Green play their home games at the DATCU Stadium which has a seating capacity of 30,850.
Coram Deo Academy (CDA) is a private Christian school for grades Pre-K to 12. CDA has three North Texas campuses located in Collin County,Dallas,and Flower Mound. It is a member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools.
Robert Earl Hames was an American jazz guitarist from Texas who played with the dance orchestras of Jan Garber,Orrin Tucker,and Stan Keller. In the early 1950s he was a staff guitarist for live productions at WFAA-TV,a Dallas–Fort Worth broadcaster. Down Beat magazine rated Hames as one of the top ten guitarists in the US.
The 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton,Texas,and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Seth Littrell. They finished the season 9–4,5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State.
The 1946 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1946.