STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS State officials began sending out the first notices to families awarded education vouchers last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. In the first round, 42,644 qualified, mostly students with special needs who are considered the highest priority. More than a quarter- millio...

The Texas Silver Haired Legislators (TSHL) return to The Texas State Capitol to the opening of their 21st Biennial Session 2025-2027. Legislators representing the 28 Silver- Legislature Districts (SLD) from all over Texas will begin arriving May 17 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. TSHL legislators have ...

Gayle Schoessnow, who is on the FISD School Board, submitted this letter written by her husband’s great grandfather B. L. Enderle in 1962 noting its relevance today. According to Schoessnow, Enderle first moved to Fredericksburg in 1912 and was the County Surveyor from 19121975. An engineer by trade...

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx Recent pol...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner ...

It’s time for me to say Auf Wiedersehen — and Prost!, my favorite German word — to Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. It’s been an honor to publish ...