Texas Silver-Haired Legislature meets in Austin

AUSTIN — The Texas Silver Haired Legislators (TSHL) return to The Texas State Capitol to the opening of their 21st Biennial Session 2025-2027. Legislators representing the 28 Silver-Legislature Districts from all over Texas will begin arriving May 17 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. TSHL legislators have listened to their communities, researched issues of concern to … Read more

Guilty plea entered in fatal wreck

A defendant about to stand trial in connection with a fatal wreck in 2024 instead pleaded guilty Monday before proceedings got underway.  Blake David Wampler, who was charged with intoxication manslaughter, entered his plea before 451st state District Judge Kirsten Cohoon just as jury selection was set to begin.  The jury pool was dismissed after … Read more

Judge to consider cellphone evidence in fatal crash

A state district judge is set to hear arguments Monday over whether key cellphone evidence should be excluded in the intoxication manslaughter case against Blake David Wampler. Judge Kirsten B. Cohoon of the 451st state District Court could decide that day, officials said. Wampler, son of former Kerrville Mayor David Wampler, was charged in 2024 … Read more

Helping Hand

Volunteers band together to prevent wildfire risk The 77-year-old widow stood on her porch Wednesday, listening to the drone of chainsaws while watching volunteers clear large deadwood trees, thick underbrush and creeping vines from her Wasp Creek Road property north of Boerne. “They are cleaning up my yard, making it less susceptible to embers from … Read more

Early voting begins for runoff

Early voting in the May 26 runoff elections begins Monday and runs through Friday, May 18 to May 22. Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kendall County Courthouse Annex, 221 Fawn Valley Drive, across Esser Road from Boerne ISD Stadium. On the ballot will be two Kendall County Commissioner Court seats … Read more

Two settle collapsed-bleacher lawsuit

Lawsuits filed by two individuals who reported being injured in the August 2024 bleacher collapse at the Kendall County Fairgrounds have been settled, according to reports. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Legal action by plaintiffs Garret Daley and Lindsay Ward state they were on the grandstand Aug. 31, 2024, watching a rodeo … Read more

Reality TV show raising Boerne eyebrows

‘Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives’ looks behind ‘the polished smiles and Sunday sermons’ Residents are broadcasting mixed reactions to the news Bravo TV will film a reality show titled “Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives” in the Boerne area. Many worry the program will shed a less-than-favorable light on the community, a Hill Country town founded in the … Read more