“If you’re holding the football, you’re gonna be tackled.” Sadie Robertson Huff, who many of you know from the TV show “Duck Dynasty,” shared this advice from her grandmother as part of a Q&A session at last week’s Global Leadership Summit. Before I get too far down the tracks, let me give a huge hi...

Over the weekend, I was sorting through some old files and came across notes from a speech I delivered on May 28, 2003 to the Lions Club here in Fredericksburg — roughly a year and nine months after the national tragedy of 9/11. The title was “State of Tourism — Bumps in the Road and in the Sky.” In...

After practicing law for a year, Gordon E. Sauer was approached by mentor Arthur Stehling, attorney and president of Security State Bank & Trust, informing him that a local owner was willing to sell his abstract company. Stehling agreed to lend Sauer the funds to acquire the company and within a mon...

Three affiliated banks have announced a merger to form a Central Texas banking franchise in San Antonio, Austin and the Texas Hill Country. Southwest ...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday a proclamation extending early voting for the Nov. 3 general election. Under the proclamation, early voting by perso...

Long ago, I read Dr. Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and it remains one of my favorite books. One of Covey’s habits is to begin ...