Vouchers have House majority backing - Fredericksburg Standard

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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders on March 5, 2025

Vouchers have House majority backing

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure.

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Experts predict move to Stage 5 water restrictions this summer

City’s water supply challenges continue

Experts predict move to Stage 5 water restrictions this summer

Ken Esten

April 17, 2025

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor The City of Fredericksburg does a good job of keeping its water loss rate low, officials wer...

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SYMPHONIES BORN IN FREDERICKSBURG

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April 16, 2025

Andrea Thompson sings a soprano solo during the Van Der Stucken Festival performance of Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night Aria) Saturday evening at ...

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A pause on local development

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor

April 16, 2025

Development within the city limits received the lion’s share of attention in a four-hour Fredericksburg City Council meeting on Tuesday. Council membe...

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Early voting begins on Tuesday

April 16, 2025

Early voting in the City of Fredericksburg municipal election begins Tuesday, April 22. Election Day will be Saturday, May 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. On ...

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County appoints disbursement of Crabapple Fire donations

By Ken Esten Cooke Standard-Radio Post publisher

April 16, 2025

Medical services council idea presented by local resident Gillespie County Emergency Services personnel are working to apply for the Federal Emergency...

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We’ll see unsettled weather pattern

April 16, 2025

The last measurable rainfall across Gillespie County occurred on Friday night and Saturday morning, April 5-6. The local area has been very dry and so...

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