We must protect the Pedernales River for future generations As the world celebrated Earth Day 2025 last week, the Pedernales River Alliance shines a spotlight on one of the Hill Country’s most vital natural treasures: the Pedernales River. Winding through the limestone hills and rugged canyons of Ce...

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The office will launch in 2026 with a $10-million, two-year operating budget. “We in Texas will now have our own DOGE, known as the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office,” Abbott said. “This law will slash regulations, put stricter standards on new regul...

Pre-registration for the Annual Beef and Range Field Day is due by Friday, May 2. The field day will take place Thursday, May 8, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Natural Resources Conservation Service/Soil and Water Conservation D...

The City of Fredericksburg does a good job of keeping its water loss rate low, officials were told at the Tuesday council meeting. But the water issue...

Above, two-year-old camel Sabr chewed hay during Fort Martin Scott’s Frontier Fest on Saturday, April 19. The fest had nearly 2,000 visitors over the ...