High Court sees Texas water rights argument

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

Women’s shelter launches ‘call to action’ fundraising drive

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 finances and the things that … Read more

Lawyer gets 20 years for stealing money from children

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 felony, and to exploitation of a … Read more

Area Crime Reports

LAW ENFORCEMENT The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. An arrest should not imply guilt or innocence, which will be decided in court at a later date. Anyone with information about any of … Read more

Dinosaurs roam library in June, July events

THE BOOKWORM Summer at the library begins The library has completed one week of summer programming, and so far, it has been a huge hit! Our theme this year is “Unearth a Story,” and the primary characters are dinosaurs. They’re all over the library! We kicked off our dino-mite programming on Saturday, May 30. For … Read more