Guest column For the second year in a row, Cindy had a short business trip to Austin in May. Also for the second year in a row, we tacked on a few days after it was over for a short vacation in the Lone Star State. How was Austin, you ask? Don’t, because we spent the extra days in Fredericksburg, no...

Problems related to the overserved small compared to wine visitor value Finding a balance between the benefits and problems of alcohol- related tourism shouldn’t negate the benefits the industry and its investment bring to Gillespie County. Yes, the occasional visitor is overserved and causes proble...

I t’s our habit to avoid calling out every instance of asininity arising from Austin, if only to spare ourselves and readers the hours it would steal from each day. Sometimes, though, we have to stop and take account of something so astounding in its foolishness that it deserves comment. Such is the...

A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance...

Stage 5 Water The Standard stated that Stage 5 water restrictions are predicted for this summer. These will result in dead trees and foliage that will...

A fter five days of early voting, just 582 had cast votes in the Fredericksburg City Council election through Monday afternoon as this is written. We ...