In 1845, my ancestors, the Fritzes of Dillenburg, Germany, made the decision to emigrate to the new Republic of Texas. My third great-grandparents, Georg Johann Fritze and Katarina Becker Fritze, probably learned about the opportunity in Texas from Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach, who became Joh...

HOUSE Unscripted life worth watching What if your life were a sitcom? SCENE: Breakfast table, cluttered with opened cereal boxes, butter dish, crumbs and coffee. He: Good morning, dear. What are your plans for today? She: Plans? You think I PLAN my existence. I believe in foreordained fate as espous...

The Texas Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights: • Homeowners received a break on their property taxes after approving a proposed constitutional amendment in November. The homestead exemption was increased to $140,000 from $1...

Graduating high school seniors are invited to apply for $1,000 scholarships being awarded by Capital Farm Credit (CFC). “Capital Farm Credit is honore...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office will host the 2026 Beef Cattle Short Course on Jan. 13 in San Antonio. The course will run from 3-8:15...

A professional food manager certification training course will be offered Monday, Jan. 26, by the Gillespie County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Servic...