STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he’s likely to instruct the Texas Legislature to investigate early warning systems and other governmental responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 82 people in the Hill Country. Lawmakers are set to convene in Austin on July 21. Me...

Hindsights Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music, moved to Kerrville in 1928. For his closest neighbors, it must have been like living next door to Elvis at Graceland. One of the most famous people in the country, Jimmie Rodgers sang haunting ballads about people who never heard the roar of th...

Library kudos I want to give a shout out to Erika Caputo, Library Director at Pioneer Memorial Library. She’s breathing a welcoming, fun, new vibe into our beloved, historical, community library. I was born and raised in Fredericksburg. We went to the library as kids in the ’80s to check out books a...

Kudos to lawmen Hats off to all the patriotic Fredericksburg residents who were at the “No Kings” protest on Main Street on June 14. It was a positive...

Guest column My favorite summer comfort food is the fried chicken and potato salad dinner my mother made throughout my childhood — one I’ve spent thre...

Gov. Greg Abbott just before the midnight deadline Sunday vetoed a bill on THC products and said he would call a special legislative session to regula...