City officials clarify voting rules Issuance of a demolition permit for an older downtown building is on hold for now after city officials clarified that an earlier tie vote by a review commission did not mean it could be torn down. A 3- 3 vote during a June 2 Historical Landmark Commission meeting thought to … Read more
Issuance of a demolition permit for an older downtown building is on hold for now after city officials clarified that an earlier tie vote by a review commission did not mean it could be torn down. A 3-3 vote during a June 2 Historical Landmark Commission meeting thought to pave the way for the teardown … Read more
Motorists can expect slowdowns on Texas 46 next week when work crews reduce the road to one lane so they can install rumble strips. “Please expect delays, and take an alternate route, if possible,” Precinct 1 Commissioner Jennifer McCall said. She sounded the warning during a June 9 Kendall County Commissioners Court session. The dangerous … Read more
AUSTIN – The U.S. Supreme Court June 2 issued its final approval of the multi-state and federal settlement addressing longstanding issues surrounding the distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado (“Compacting States”). A Special Master appointed by the Supreme Court submitted his report to the Court earlier this … Read more
BANDERA — More than 40 residents, volunteers, nonprofit leaders, and elected officials gathered in Bandera to discuss what it means to build age-friendly infrastructure in the Hill Country. Planned by a volunteer steering committee of Hill Country residents, the event marked the ninth Rural Roundup held across the region over the past four years. Sponsored … Read more
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on June 3 received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as New World screwworm by the National Veterinary Servies Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. This was … Read more
Boerne High graduate Camden Johnson helped the Oklahoma Sooners sweep the University of Kansas at last week’s Super Regionals in Kansas and advance to this year’s Men’s College World Series for their first trip since 2022. OU swept Kansas 8-1 and 13-2 to close it out. Johnson hit a homer in the first game and … Read more
$45,000 needed to continue services The Kendall County Women’s Shelter has launched a “call to action” to help raise $45,000 to continue funding programs vital to the community, officials said. The funds are needed to maintain programming, pay staff and make necessary repairs to an aging facility, said Executive Director Allison Peterson. “Looking at our … Read more
Carla Coleman, left, shops on “First Saturdays on Main” at La Te Da Boutique to celebrate her recent wedding anniversary. Manager Courtney Blair with Uptown Chic shows off some hot “First Saturday” sellers at her downtown Boerne boutique. Participating First Saturday shops stay open extended hours, mainly 5-9 p.m., offering customers additional shopping hours. Source … Read more
Parents of 6 perished in murder-suicide BOERNE — Former attorney Karen Hogan was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes related to money taken from six children who lost their parents in a 2021 murder-suicide, according to prosecutors. Hogan pleaded guilty in March to misapplication of fiduciary-financial property of $300,000 or more, a first-degree … Read more