Commentary
New laws taking effect in new year
A spate of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, The Dallas Morning News reported. Here’s a brief summary of the most notable new laws now in force:
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PLANE CRASH
January 7, 2026
Emergency responders were dispatched to a small-plane crash on Wednesday, Dec. 31, in northern Gillespie County, near Keese-Sagebiel Road. Richard (Ra...
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CITY COUNCIL
Food and Wine Fest receives additional $31K
January 7, 2026
The Fredericksburg City Council received proposals from the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau as...
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
January 7, 2026
The Gillespie County Comissioners Court met for a special meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to discuss a state grant to install flash flood warning siren...
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WEATHER
January 7, 2026
The year 2025 will go down as a wild year from start to finish with severe drought book-ending the year at the beginning and end of the year. January ...
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COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
January 7, 2026
The Gillespie County Historical Society (GCHS) and Pioneer Museum kicked off the New Year with a campus workday. GCHS board members, staff and volunte...
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January 7, 2026
Ticket are on sale for the sixth annual Daddy-Daughter Dance. The dance is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6, from 6:308:30 p.m., at Lady Bird Johnson Muni...
