State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 19 declared a state of disaster in counties impacted by Tropical Storm Imelda, which first hit the upper Texas Gulf Coast on Sept. 15. Counties listed in the declaration include Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jeffers...

Mile High Thoughts From the time a child is in its mother’s womb, pheromones are secreted that tie the mother and child together forever. The bond that is created is carried into infanthood and develops into a lifelong tie that is not broken. When a child is reunited with his or her mother after spe...

EDITORIALS We enjoyed touring the new Kathleen C. Cailloux Birthing Center at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. The generosity of the Cailloux Foundation and many other donors will help that facility usher in the next generation of Fredericksburg residents with top-notch care. It’s a joy to realize th...

LOOKING BACK AT ... Hindsights Anyone who has walked Fredericksburg’s historic district has noticed a number of homes and commercial buildings constru...

Paving folly What a shame that the historic Kraus and Strackbein homesteads would even be considered for removal to make way for, of all things, a roa...

EDITORIALS Our story on the Fredericksburg’s possible cutback of what it accepts to operate its modest recycling plant drew the ire of many. (See some...