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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘King dealmaker’
Continue the fight Art Hansen Harper Judy Siracusa Fredericksburg B.L. Parker Fredericksburg Carey Weinheimer Fredericksburg Helmut Loth Fredericksburg Mike Belsick Fredericksburg 
March 11, 2026
Continue the fight Since we have voted in the Republican primary on Nov. 3, perhaps we now can get back to a collaborative joint effort by all parties involved to defeat the BESS projects in Harper and near Willow Springs. The primary election for Gillespie County Republican officials has been settl...
German food at Betty’s Restaurant
Commentary
LOOKING BACK AT ...
German food at Betty’s Restaurant
Michael Barr 
March 11, 2026
One of Fredericksburg best-known 20th-century restaurants got its start after one of those tumultuous events that come out of nowhere and turn lives upside down. Here is the backstory of Betty’s Restaurant. Kurt Burmester, a captain in the German merchant marine, came to Galveston in 1954. Later tha...
Commentary
With spring break, ‘let’s be careful out there’
March 11, 2026
For people who get to take a spring break from work or school, the time marks a week’s worth of escape from stress, a dive into relaxation mode, and, oftentimes, hitting the roadways or airways for travel. Too often, however, travel can take an unexpected and dangerous turn when alcohol and/or trave...
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Town will weather temporary slowdown
March 11, 2026
The Burg has advantages over others to make it through tough times The best sentences in our paper last week were when two longtime historic district ...
Keep local dollars here, and pass FISD bond
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Keep local dollars here, and pass FISD bond
Guest column By Dan Kemp 
March 11, 2026
Fredericksburg has always been a community filled with pride. Just look at what our Lady Billies basketball team accomplished this past weekend. Their...
Primary turnout smashes midterm records
Commentary
Primary turnout smashes midterm records
By Gary Borders 
March 11, 2026
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to The Texas Tr...
Dems get disenfranchised in county
Commentary
Dems get disenfranchised in county
By Anna Hudson 
March 4, 2026
It’s primary season. Anyone who has left their house in the last month and driven around Fredericksburg or the backroads of the county has noticed the...
Commentary
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Colby Donald Fredericksburg Sandra Sanford Fredericksburg Françoise Wilson Gillespie County 
March 4, 2026
City concerns I am writing to express serious concern regarding actions taken by the Fredericksburg City Council without citizen input, approval or a ...
Commentary
State’s care of women needs improvement
March 4, 2026
T exas likes to boast, rightly, about many things. Our way of life, property rights, no income tax and diverse geography are definite bragging points....
Texans urged to heed travel warnings
Commentary
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Texans urged to heed travel warnings
By Gary Borders 
March 4, 2026
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texans planning to travel to Mexico or currently visiting there are urged to closely follow warnings from the U.S. Department...
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