Texas Type No, I’m not going on vacation yet. But I will be at Marktplatz on Saturday with the rest of my fellow Rotary Club members for our fourth annual Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival. We started this festival in hopes of it becoming a major fundraiser for our club, and it’s on its way to beco...

Bills got attention, but much was left on the table to be addressed again Water is on everyone’s mind with lots of development and a finite natural resource closing paths. While Texas lawmakers seeded $50 billion in water infrastructure needs with a $1 billion downpayment (and $1 billion a year over...

It is no surprise, but the small, Hill Country towns of Fredericksburg and Wimberley were among the top 100 “micro-retirement” destinations in a recent survey of more than 3,000 people. Careerminds, a placement and career development firm, surveyed people to find where they’d most like to spend thei...

The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. • A ban on clubs suppo...

It was funny, rewarding and a punch in the gut from Father Time to see our youngest graduate from college recently. William Celestino Cooke, the secon...

With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Among t...