Informed’ Chicken little was right — metaphorically speaking. What is falling is confidence in our institutions and respect for truth, integrity, education and science. In fact, J.D. Vance gave a keynote address in 2021 stating, “The universities are the enemy.” He argued that universities have beco...

The 89th Legislative Session ended Monday, and it will change Texas in a lot of ways. Here’s a quick breakdown of some of the major items passed by lawmakers and how they might affect Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. Water infrastructure Lawmakers will begin investing more dollars in improving w...

T he current federal budget bill, dubbed the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” is being considered by the Senate after its passage by the House. And it is a ticking time bomb for a lot of American individuals and institutions. If implemented in its current form, it will affect Medicaid rolls and reduce the num...

Memorial Day puts things in perspective, tunes out political noise Veterans Day in November is a joyous occasion to celebrate those who served in the ...

Humor is more serious than it used to be. We just don’t laugh as much as we once did, especially at ourselves. Of course, our collective funny bone di...

Inrecentweeks,Peregrine Energy Solutions, the company proposing the battery storage facility in Harper, has taken out full page ads in the Fredericksb...