The first Thanksgiving in North America didn’t take place at Plymouth Planation and there were no Pilgrims in attendance. The first Thanksgiving actually took place in Texas. Well, in what would become known as Texas. In 1597, Juan de Oñate was granted permission by the viceroy of New Spain to explo...

“America is the most Christmas-loving country in the history of the world.” An audacious statement by Michael Martin Murphey, but one he can back up. After all, he’s been performing his Cowboy Christmas Show for 25 years, and the singer/songwriter is bringing it to the Rockbox Theater in Fredericksb...

This month was defined by my relationship with isolation. It started with the first meeting I had with all of the other exchange students in München. Meeting all of them at once felt a little overwhelming. Granted at the same time: it was probably the most fun I’ve had on the exchange. I met a lot o...

Improvements suggested by the Long-Range Community Vision Committee have been presented in a report titled, “Journey to 2020 … A Focus on Gillespie Co...

The section of this newspaper has a Tuesday 9 a.m. press time, so polls on Election Day have just been open two hours as this message goes to press. W...

Several years ago, a coworker’s husband needed surgery. The coworker’s brother, an executive for a large company in San Antonio, called her and asked,...