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 of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Without that unity, Patrick said that state Rep. James Talarico, the ...

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 the paper and magazines here. I came here January 1, 2012, and rented a house on Morse Street. Shortly afterward, I found a place to purchase a few bl...

Fredericksburg and Gillespie County have benefitted from slow-butsteady growth. We are mostly still anchored by clean industries like agriculture and wine tourism, unlike some small towns where smokestacks — or now, “data centers” — make up the industrial base. We have “caught up” on needed housing ...

Artemis II mission No matter what your religious beliefs or political leanings, God bless the Artemis II crew, Navy Seals pilots, and all NASA folks w...

If Father John Caster has a patron saint, it must be St. Barnabas. How else can you explain it? Father John completed confirmation at St. Barnabas Epi...

State’s data center load expected to more than double by 2028 (The following was published by The Dallas Morning News.) As more data centers come onli...