A Kendall County man is dead after a brief standoff with Kendall County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday morning. Deputies responded to a call at 4:55 a.m. in the 100 block of the Bent Tree Subdivision after receiving calls about a make subject standing in the roadway in his underwear, brandishing a weapon. While deputies were … Read more
P&Z holds off on Crunch Fitness decision The city’s Planning & Zoning Commission Monday tabled a request for changes to a healthcare provider’s design footprint including a driveway until more information is available, officials said. The matter involving property owner Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corp. is expected to surface again at the commission’s August … Read more
JULY 8 • BOERNE CIVIC ROUNDTABLE: Beginning at 6 p.m. at Tusculum Brewing Company, 236 S. Main Street, this special event provides residents with an opportunity to meet local leaders, learn about current initiatives and priorities, ask questions, and more. Contact: BoerneCivicRoundtable@ outlook. com. JULY 9 • TIKI IN TEXAS Cocktail Workshop: Guests are welcomed … Read more
Republicans seek balance Editor, I’ve watched the back-and-forth on the issue of bias in the coverage of the Boerne Star reporting and find myself laughing at the knee-jerk responses from Democrats you’ve published. It’s as though none of them even bothered to read Art Humphries’ full article instigating the comments and are reacting to the … Read more
A STORY WORTH TELLING H “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra The Center Noon Lions Club annual banquet rolled out a couple of weeks ago and lived up to its reputation for fun, fellowship and reminding folks the local civic club knows exactly where … Read more
46 A national motorcycle-safety organization has joined the call for more protective measures along accident-prone Texas 46 West. In a June 30 letter to Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc Williams, a Motorcycle Safety Foundation officer urged the state highway department to step up enhancements along the deadly 11-mile stretch of roadway between Texas … Read more
CELEBRATING THE ARTS MixHaus Gallery announces its “Summer Mix” exhibition “in all its color and texture,” now through Aug. 23. It features new work by existing artists, new-to-MixHaus artists, and work brought back from Affordable Art Fair Austin. They hope that you will join them in Comfort this summer to sip a cool drink, explore … Read more
PEACE OF MIND Probate is often a mysterious legal term that one doesn’t know about unless they have had to deal with it. For example, when you are named on your unmarried aunt’s Will as the executor and then were thrust into the Courts to settle the estate. Let me answer some common questions about … Read more
JULY 4 • FLAG RUN 5K: Runners will begin at 8 a.m. at Boerne’s Main Plaza and show their patriotism running the 5K with a flag. There is also a onemile run. Proceeds go to the Boerne Fire Department and a scholarship for a high school senior. To register: runsignup.com. • COMFORT JULY 4 PARADE … Read more
Balanced coverage is journalist’s job Editor, Thank you so much for your recent coverage of Democratic events. I know the Star has received some pushback from local Republicans for that coverage. It’s a journalist’s job to provide fair and balanced coverage to all their readers. I understand there is more front-page coverage of Republican news … Read more