The most critical time of year for students is not the period for six weeks tests or the stress-inducing, end-of-year STAAR test. Rather, it is summertime, when the living is easy, screen time is limitless, and the books are sadly shelved. As students mark either graduation, or promotion to the next...

GUEST COLUMN In May of this year, researchers at the University of Texas – Austin shared the results of a study showing the U.S. counties facing the greatest threat of a measles outbreak. Three Texas counties landed in the top 25 nationally — Harris County, Tarrant County and Travis County. In Harri...

LOOKING BACK AT ... Ahot summer day in the Texas Hill Country can give Lucifer a heat rash. But in Albert, where the beer is cold, the music is lively and a gentle breeze stirs the air under the giant oak trees behind the Albert Icehouse, even a sultry Texas afternoon can be downright pleasant. Albe...

EDITORIALS It’s easy to see both sides of this city’s ongoing debate about the proposed expansion of the historic district. In Texas, where property r...

As any parent knows, helping get kids through “the awkward years” can be a daunting task. When children grow out of the blissful phase of childhood, t...

Hindsights An old tin building just off the main road between Blanco and Wimberley was once the hub of Fischer, a tiny Hill Country community. Fischer...