Tomorrow (July 8) state lawmakers return to Austin for the first of at least two special sessions of the 87th Legislature. As of press time, Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to fully define what issues the lawmakers will be dealing with, but it is clear that among the topics will be the unfinished business ...

My first week at the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post has come and gone. We are two days into week two as I write this and it is funny to sit back and think about what was accomplished the week before.  My first week in Fredericksburg was spent getting to know the lovely staff here at the Standard...

It was just a simple question meant to help out one of our reporters. On Thursday, I posted a question on the Standard’s Facebook page asking, “If you had to buy the Fredericksburg house you live in now at today’s prices, could you afford it?” I did it because one of our reporters was having difficu...

As we have been publishing a series of stories about affordable housing (or the lack thereof) in Fredericksburg, one thing has become clear: There isn...

JUNE 23, 1971 Gillespie County girls garnered all the honors over the weekend at the Stonewall Peach JAMboree as a new Peach Queen and Texas Peach Que...

My family and I have lived at our homestead for 14 years now, which also happens to be located at the edge of the city limits. Our backyard overlooks ...