COMFORT: BOUNCING BACK Before and after floods Comfort Pizza staff serving community COMFORT — A year after the tragic July 4, 2025, floods swept through the Hill Country, local businesses and residents are reflecting on a day that forever changed their community. Ty Langston, owner of Comfort Pizza, vividly remembers the uncertainty and heartbreak that … Read more
RAGING WATERS Evacuations, street closures, high-water rescues Catastrophic rains midweek that raised water levels even higher than during the deadly July Fourth floods last year kept regional first responders busy with frequent rescues while some areas had to evacuate. At one point, meteorologists said the Guadalupe River near Comfort crested at close to 37 feet … Read more
Goal is better views at night Kendall County is in the running to become only the second in the nation declared a “Dark Sky County,” according to a commissioner pushing for the designation. Communities seeking dark-sky status aim to reduce nighttime “light pollution” from buildings and infrastructure to make the sky, planets, stars and constellations … Read more
FAIR OAKS RFANCH — A discharge of 75,000 gallons of wastewater into the community caused by a pump failure during the recent flood does not pose a risk to the public drinking system, officials said. However, residents with private wells within a half mile of the spill should boil water for at least a minute … Read more
Flooding associated with the recent heavy rainfall caused an unauthorized discharge of 75,000 gallons of domestic wastewater in Fair Oaks Ranch on Wednesday. While the city said its public drinking water system was not affected, officials said residents with private drinking water wells located within one-half mile of the spill area should boil water for at … Read more
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the Flash Flood Warning for Kendall County and Southeastern Bandera County until 8 a.m. Thursday. At 1:48 a.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain moving toward the warned area. Between 3 and12 inches of rain have fallen over the past two days. Additional … Read more
Mary Lorraine Purcell of Boerne, Texas, passed away on July 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years old. Born on November 9, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to Daniel and Margaret Campbell, Mary was baptized at Englewood Presbyterian Church on November 22, 1942. Her parents were born and raised in a close-knit … Read more
Boerne first responders initiated three high-water vehicle rescues Wednesday morning, as 9-10 inches of rain — including 3.5 inches in just one hour — created dangerous flooding conditions citywide. The Herff-River Road intersection more resembled raging rapids as water two and three feet deep swept down River Road and inundated the intersection by 9:30 a.m., … Read more
The National Weather Service has now issued a Flash Flood Emergency for Boerne until 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. This is the highest threat level. Rescue Operations As of 12:30 p.m., the City of Boerne has responded to 20 high water calls. First responders were able to assist people to shelter in place. Of those … Read more
BOERNE — The Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District has adopted Drought Stage 2 levels for its users, the board of directors Monday voting to make the move as the result of recent rainfall. District staff made the recommendation based on improving groundwater levels, recent rainfall and increased streamflow in local creeks and rivers. During Stage … Read more