The Texas Comptroller’s office on Friday said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.58 billion in April, 9.3 percent less than in April 2019, marking the steepest decline since January 2010. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April. Wid...

Fredericksburg Elementary School has a new principal. Laura Flack will begin the 2020-2021 school year as FES principal after the Fredericksburg Independent School District’s Board of Trustees approved the hiring during a 7 a.m. meeting Monday at the Central Office, 234 Friendship Lane. She will be ...

Girls interested in participating in the Stonewall Peach JAMboree queen’s contest are reminded that the deadline for submitting applications is May 31. The applications are available on the sponsoring Stonewall Chamber of Commerce website at stonewalltexas.com. The completed application should be re...

State Rep. Kyle Biedermann on Tuesday took the coronavirus economic slowdown as a chance to ask local governments to cut spending. “Property taxes can...

The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin a phased restart of some 2020 Census field operatio...

Gillespie County will close Wahrmund-Ahrens Road to thru traffic from May 11- 20 while low-water crossing work is done. The county will repair the fol...