The continuing federal shutdown means food benefits provided to 3.5 million Texans could be cut off in November, The Texas Tribune reported. Of those affected, nearly half are children. “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October,” according to a letter writt...

Guest column When we think of first responders, sirens and flashing lights often come to mind. But there’s another force that arrives at every crisis, working quietly alongside law enforcement and emergency services: our mental health professionals. It’s time we recognize them for what they truly ar...

Developer’s request to hammer out issues with residents appreciated Fredericksburg and Gillespie County are an enviable mix of old and new. Sometimes that causes friction, but in the big picture, it’s good to be in an energetic place where others want to be, as opposed to another small town dying on...

It is easy to see Create Healthy is spending $35 million to expand the Wellness Center and immediately judge it as wasteful and extravagant. The quest...

When Emil Birck of Fredericksburg described his business as a full-service gas station, he wasn’t kidding. Customers could pull in for a tank of gas, ...