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A bill that would allow the permitless carrying of guns took another step forward on the state Senate floor Wednesday. Senators passed HB 1927, which if passed by the House and Gov. Abbott, would let anyone carry a gun in Texas without training or a permit. The only people who would not be allowed to have firearms are people who have court injunctions against them. There were multiple changes made […]

GILLESPIE COUNTY — A woman is in jail with a U.S. Immigration and Customs hold after authorities say she attempted to smuggle three undocumented illegal immigrants through Gillespie County to Austin. The following is directly from a Facebook post from the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office. On Monday, May 3, 2021, at approximately 8:03 a.m., a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 23000 block of West US […]

Governor Abbott was confident when speaking on Tuesday that the Texas legislature will pass a permit-less or constitutional-carry bill this session saying, "I think it can get across the finish line." The full Texas Senate could consider House Bill 1927 as early as Wednesday after it was approved by a newly formed, special committee on Constitutional Issues. The legislation already passed the Texas House. If approved, the legislation would allow […]

Kerr County leaders want to remind Hill Country residents of the last of the scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The Texas Military Department is currently administering Moderna vaccines at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Thompson Drive, in Kerrville, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., through Friday, May 7. All vaccines are free of charge and no appointments are necessary. Peterson Health will be administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines on May 13. Additionally, […]

It has been a pretty eventful few days in the Texas Hill Country, with some areas seeing up to 6 inches of rain — but, all good things must come to an end. With most of the rainfall coming to an end across South-Central Texas, let's look back at the rainfall estimates from across the region. The first graphic shows the estimated rainfall since Wednesday while the second graphic shows […]

Kendall County has released the unofficial May 1, 2021 election results for both the Boerne Independent School District Board and City of Fair Oaks Council Member Place 1, 5, 6 and Mayor races. BOERNE ISD SCHOOL BOARD: Joe Tidwell garnered 2,848 votes (72%) to defeat Jaymie Mangelsdorf, who had 28% of the vote, or 1,094 votes. Tidwell is the winner for the Place 2 position, which is a three-year term. […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — In a hotly contested race, Roman Garcia was victorious over Mary Ellen Summerlin earning a place on the Kerrville City Council. Garcia garnered 56.82% of the votes for Place One, while Summerlin ended up with 43.18% of all ballots counted. All in all, 3,016 (17.42%) of all registered Kerr County voters cast a ballot for the most recent election. The actual election results are still considered unofficial […]

The Kerr County Election Department released early voting and absentee voting results for the May 1, 2021 Kerrville City Council election. In all, 2,087 registered voters cast ballots priot to Election Day. There are 17, 314 registered voters in Kerr County. CITY OF KERRVILLE COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 1- Vote for none or one: Mary Ellen Summerlin: 150 Absentee Votes (75.76%); Early Voting, 799 Votes (44.07%); 949 Total Votes (47.19%) Roman Garcia: […]

A "Flood Advisory" was issued May 1 at ^:13 PM/CDT until May 1 at 9:15 PM/CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio. This includes areas in northeastern Bandera County, western Gillespie County, western Kendall County and eastern Kerr County. The Kerrville Police Department has closed certain roads in the city due to extremely high water, including Hill Country Drive at SH 16, Coronado Drive at SH 27, and Schreiner at Town Creek. […]