Fredericksburg is ‘not an industrial zone’ for large-scale battery facilities, author writes Guest column Gillespie County is standing on the edge of a decision we will not be able to undo. A massive industrial solar farm and battery energy storage facility (BESS) — the Marshall Springs project prop...

Early voting in the March 3 primary begins Monday, Feb. 17 and concludes on Friday, Feb. 27. A full slate of contested races will be on the ballots in both Republican and Democratic primaries. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Feb. 20, according to votetexas.gov. One of the most closely watch...

Lack of supply pinches presses, delays deliveries A nyone who noticed a smaller edition this week, we appreciate that you are a regular reader. The reason for the compacted news in your hands was completely out of our control. The Reader’s Digest version of the situation is newsprint rolls did not g...

Fire, EMS, law and linemen respond when roads and power lines ice over While it wasn’t the “Icemageddon” we had back in 2021, the 2026 winter storm st...

T he recent groundbreaking for the Texas A&M Forest Service office on the Gillespie County Airport grounds was an important, and longdesired, moment i...

Hindsights “Willie Molter never says two words when one will do,” wrote Russ Newland of the Associated Press. “He does his talking on the track.” Newl...