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.
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The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in the 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. UNT is the flagship member of the University of North Texas System,which includes additional universities in Dallas and Fort Worth. Established in 1890,UNT is one of the largest universities in the United States.
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Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston,Texas,United States. Developed in 1871,the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872. Its location at Washington Avenue overlooking Buffalo Bayou served as an entertainment attraction in the 1880s. The design was based on principles for garden cemeteries,breaking the pattern of the typical gridiron layouts of most Houston cemeteries. Many influential people lay to rest at Glenwood,making it the "River Oaks of the dead." As of 2018,Glenwood includes the annexed property of the adjacent Washington Cemetery,creating a total area of 84 acres (34 ha) with 18 acres (7.3 ha) still undeveloped.
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.
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Mario Lashun Edwards Jr. is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the New York Giants,New Orleans Saints,Chicago Bears,Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans.
Paloma Creek South is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Denton County,Texas,United States. It is part of the Paloma Creek master-planned community. As of the 2010 census,Paloma Creek South had a population of 2,753.
The Denton Confederate Soldier Monument was an outdoor Confederate memorial installed in downtown Denton,Texas,in the United States.
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.