Santa will be appearing at numerous places throughout Gillespie County this holiday season. He’s getting help from stand-ins in the area. Here is a listing a few places he’ll be visiting. Wednesday, Dec. 10 – Santa will be at the Grand Holiday on the Great Lawn from 4-6 p.m. There will also be treat...

Commissioners file petition to intervene in lawsuit after safety, water concerns Gillespie County filed a petition for intervention in 216th Judicial District Court last Tuesday, Nov. 25 seeking to join ongoing litigation aimed at stopping construction of a proposed battery energy storage system (BE...

Critics lash out at commissioners’ court even as legislature has limited county power The Nov. 12 meeting of the Gillespie County Commissioners Court became heated during a discussion of the Harper Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility. Commissioners voted to amend the Harper BESS resolution...

Eminent domain underway for transmission rights of way The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is trying to take away property from over 40 landowne...

Goodall spread message of conservation here as one of final stops The world’s most well- known conservationist passed away doing what she loved — help...

Gillespie County government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park...