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A CLEAR Alert has been issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety as police search for a missing woman last seen Monday night in Kerrville.  The Kerrville Police Dept. says April Whitley, 38, was last seen around 9:51 p.m. on February 2, in the 200 block of Clay Street. Whitley is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.  She […]

Governor Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration over a flesh-eating fly that could affect food supply.  The New World Screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly whose flesh-eating larvae can cause severe tissue damage in warm-blooded animals and occasionally humans.  The fly has not yet been detected in Texas or the United States, but cases in Northern Mexico have raised concerns for a northward spread toward the US. Mexico's animal […]

Texas will join more than a dozen other states in launching a school choice program when the application portal opens on Feb. 4.  The program is called Texas Education Freedom Accounts.  TEFA will provide families with an opportunity to apply for financial assistance to homeschool their students, send them to private school or provide their child with personalized tutoring. Texas Education Freedom Accounts will provide families an opportunity to use […]

Monday is the last day to register to vote ahead of the March primary election in Texas.  Voters will decide who moves on to represent each political party in the November midterm elections, including several high-profile races on the ballot.  Voters will select party nominees for U.S. Senate and congressional seats, as well as statewide offices including governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. To register to vote, you must be […]

The Kerr County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is looking to add to its ranks of trained "boots on the ground," seeking individuals who can keep calm, cool and collected in the face of an emergency, according to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas.  "If you are the type of person who never hesitates to jump to the aid of neighbors in their time of need, then we are […]

The 2026 Texas primary election is coming up on March 3.  Statewide voters will be choosing candidates from the Republican or Democratic ballot to represent their party. Early Voting begins Feb. 17 for the March 3 primary election in Texas.  Any U.S. citizen who is 18 years old by the primary Election Day as well as registered to vote by the Feb. 2 voter registration deadline can vote, with few […]

As of January 23, 2026, the Kerr County burn ban is lifted in most areas, but remains in effect specifically for properties within the Guadalupe River flood-affected zones (including land between high-water marks.)  Residents in cleared zones must call the sheriff's office and local fire department before burning. Gillespie County Judge Daniel Jones issued a public notice that the burn ban for Gillespie County has been lifted as of Saturday, […]

Fredericksburg City Council delayed HOT fund disbursements until its Feb. 3 regular meeting in order to get more information related to the attendance numbers of each event. During last week's council meeting Council also passed a resolution opposing the Marshall Springs Solar Farm and Battery Storage System Project.

Crews are working to repair a large water leak after severe weather causes water to gush out of the historic Bandera water tower.  In a Facebook post around 2 p.m. Monday the city said crews are on scene working on repairs. The tower is offline and no service will be interrupted.  It will continue to leak until the tank is empty.  The "Tin Man" water tower is located near Cedar […]