While many immigrants came to America through the famed-Ellis Island, those that helped establish Fredericksburg in the mid-1840s took another route. Galveston, known as the forgotten gateway, was how many accessed the Republic of Texas and eventually made their way to Fredericksburg from about 1845...

Pioneer Museum has announced its First Weekend programming for June, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 6-7. Pioneer Museum and the Vereins Kirche Museum will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., both days. The Schandua House, located at 111 E. Austin St., and the Historic Gillespie County Jail, locate...

The volunteers of the Devil’s Sinkhole Society, the nonprofit volunteer group that provides tours of the Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area and National Natural Landmark, added evening bat tours to the schedule. Bat season at the Devil’s Sinkhole runs May through mid-November. Bats emerge from the ...

The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office responded to seven crashes, five major and two minor. Deputies issued 33 citations, 214 warnings, made 23 arrest...

May 11-17, 2025 Fredericksburg • Sunday, May 11 – 7:05 a.m., Ranch Road 1376 and Luckenbach Road, motor vehicle accident (MVA). • Sunday, May 11 – 2:1...

The Fredericksburg Police Department (FPD) responded to 288 calls for service, made 214 traffic stops and eight arrests between Monday, May 12 and Sun...