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Authorities have given the all-clear at Fredericksburg Middle School after a reported bomb threat prompted a law enforcement response Wednesday afternoon.  The Fredericksburg Police Department said an ATF and Texas Department of Public Safety explosive detection K-9 team conducted a sweep and found no credible threat. Police initially responded to the school after the bomb threat was reported.  As officers and school officials investigated, authorities asked parents and community members […]

Members of the Kerr County Organizing Committee are scheduled to visit U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Wednesday at his San Antonio office asking for his assistance in securing federal Individual Assistance funding.  The organization says this designation is essential for helping to repair and rebuild damaged homes following the July 16, 2026, floods.  The approval of FEMA Individual Assistance can help eligible households with disaster-related expenses. The committee said 384 homes […]

Law enforcement is currently on scene at Fredericksburg Middle School about a reported bomb threat.  Fredericksburg Police is helping the school and the district in actively investigating the threat. Police said officers and school officials take every threat seriously and are implementing necessary measures to help ensure the safety of students and staff. Police are urging parents and community members to avoid coming to the school or surrounding areas until […]

Biosecurity company Flyttr is planning to build a large-scale operation in San Antonio focused on developing and producing countermeasures against pest threats, including New World screwworms.  The facility will be located on San Antonio's east side near an Amazon warehouse.  Flyttr says it will increase production of American-made sterile flies as part of the national response to NW screwworm. "Screwworm is impacting South Texas, as you know, and we want […]

In a court hearing that spanned two days, prosecutors and animal welfare experts laid out a case with allegations of starvation, death and decomposition at Bandera-based 'We Care Animal Sanctuary.'  The accusations were leveled against the facility beginning on September 4, when a team from several agencies served a search warrant. In an affadavit, Precinct Two Constable Greg Spengler wrote he had received photographs of several malnourished horses and one […]

4XH Logistics, a cargo and freight company based in Boerne, is laying off 230 workers, according to a notice filed with the state.  The notice, filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on Sept. 10, said the company was laying off workers between Nov. 6 and Nov. 19. 4XH Logistics was founded in 2019.  According to the founder Gabriel Hilario, the company's contract with Amazon expired and he expected workers to […]

A major step is underway to improve safety along State Highway 46 West, where Kendall County is putting $100,000 toward upgrades at one of the corridor's most dangerous curves.  The funding, approved by commissioners last week, will go toward planned improvements at Webster's Curve, a site where residents and county leaders have long pushed for additional safety measures. The total Webster's Curve package is estimated to cost more than $600,000, […]

A bat found in Ingram has tested positive for rabies, becoming Kerr County's 8th case of 2026.  Kerr County Animal Control was first advised on Wednesday, Sept. 9, of a bat located under a vehicle on a property in the 200 block of TX39 in Ingram, according to KCAC Director Reagan Givens. "We received confirmation that the results were positive for rabies on Friday, Sept. 11," Givens said.  No human […]

Expect traffic delays on Loop 1604 as crews continue construction on the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project.  From Sept. 11-14, crews will be setting bridge beams at the interchange with I-10.  Drivers should plan for both overnight and daytime closures. As far as the daytime closures, the eastbound main lanes of Loop 1604 will be closed from La Cantera Parkway to Vance Jackson Road from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. […]