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Abbott says latest session his ‘best’
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Abbott says latest session his ‘best’
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
June 18, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2. The Dallas Morning News reported that the governor believes the school choice bill that passed will rejuvenate the state’s education system. “More important for Texans, this has been t...
Standard enters new era with Report for America
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Standard enters new era with Report for America
June 18, 2025
The Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post is entering a new era. And we’re asking the public to help us enhance our newsroom coverage — particularly with the locally important issues in our rapidly growing community. Annie Bresee will join our staff on July 7. She currently edits two small newspapers n...
Rise in youth crime is a call to action
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Rise in youth crime is a call to action
By John Willome 
June 18, 2025
Guest column O ur. Children. Need. Your. Help. This is for everyone in our community, not just parents and grandparents. I don’t know how to describe the emotions I felt when I read last week’s Fredericksburg Standard article about Gillespie County Court at Law Judge Chris Nevins’s report to the cou...
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Public TV a small investment
June 11, 2025
Irepresent your neighbors who work in and for our community at KLRN Public Television. We urge Congress to reject the destructive proposals to rescind...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
June 11, 2025
‘E Pluribus Unum’ Left — Right, Liberal — Conservative, Democrat — Republican. Our country is great because everyone is allowed to state their opinion...
Rural Texans scored in 89th session
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Rural Texans scored in 89th session
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION By Gary Borders STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS 
June 11, 2025
More than three million Texans live in rural areas across the state, The Texas Tribune reported, and the last session increased funding for them in se...
Time for some suds and a good time
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Time for some suds and a good time
Ken Esten Cooke 
June 11, 2025
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 an...
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Water laws could have fared better in session
June 11, 2025
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 re...
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Fredericksburg a top spot for ‘micro-retirement’
June 11, 2025
It is no surprise, but the small, Hill Country towns of Fredericksburg and Wimberley were among the top 100 “micro-retirement” destinations in a recen...
Trapping those pesky flies
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Trapping those pesky flies
Hindsights Michael Barr 
June 4, 2025
This time of year, I like to relax on the back porch in the late afternoon. A gentle breeze and temps between 85 and 90 are near ideal conditions for ...
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