Fredericksburg City Council members on Tuesday, Sept. 5, lowered their estimated property tax needs for 2018 by a penny and a half. On Monday, Sept. 18, the council plans to adopt a 22.56-cent tax rate and its annual budget of $47.6 million. Thanks to rising valuations, the tax rate is one cent high...

  Bull riders, bullfighters and a legendary barrel man will be in the spotlight on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Eighth Annual Fredericksburg PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Professional bull riders from Texas and around the world are expected to compete in the...

Now that the Labor Day holiday has passed, students in Gillespie County’s seven school districts are settling down for the 2017-2018 academic year. Students numbered 4,302 on Tuesday following the holiday in the Fredericksburg Independent School District, the Harper ISD and the Doss Consolidated Com...

Effective Sept. 1, texting while driving will be illegal across the state of Texas as the result of a new texting-while-driving ban passed during the ...

A Gala After Dark event, hosted by the Hill Country Memorial Hospital Foundation, will take place at Featherstone Ranch from 9:45 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sa...

The 14th annual Shopping for a Cause competitive shopping tournament will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. The competitive da...