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State lawmakers will reconvene in Austin on Thursday for a special legislative session called by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott made the announcement three weeks after the 87th regular legislative session ended. A special session in Texas can last no more than 30 days. If the governor isn't satisfied with the outcome of this special session, or if he wants lawmakers to focus on additional topics, he can call additional […]

The City of Kerrville, along with the Main Street Advisory Board, wants to inform citizens about ongoing plans to retrieve all memorial bricks located on the sidewalks throughout downtown due to safety and aesthetic reasons. The bricks will be replaced with unmarked pavers and will be stored at a city-owned facility. Bricks will be distributed once the level of interest is gathered over the next 45 days. In 2019, the […]

Peterson Health has confirmed that a patient tested positive July 2nd for the COVID Delta variant, which is the first known case in Kerr County. The first case of the Delta variant detected in the United States was in March 2021. According to the CDC, there are four (4) notable variants in the United States: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. These variants seem to spread more easily and quickly than […]

After a year in which no public celebrations were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Hill Country plans to make up for lost time in 2021. The City of Kerrville is inviting people to attend "Robert Earl Keen's Fourth on the River" event which is scheduled for Sunday, July 4 at Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive in Kerrville. Numerous festivities will be ongoing throughout the day including […]

Kerr County offices, including those located in the courthouse at 700 Main Street in Kerrville and at the West Kerr Annex at 3350 Junction Highway in Ingram, will be closed for business on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day, which falls on Sunday this year. County officials would like to remind residents to be safe and responsible in their fourth of July celebrations over the holiday weekend, especially […]

Kerr County officials released the latest COVID-19 county statistics Monday saying this report will be the last one distributed for the foreseeable future because the Texas Department of State Health Services will no longer be sending out virus-related spreadsheets. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "They are going back to 'normal,' pre-pandemic operations." The Texas DSHS data, which showed active, recovered and deceased cases, had been used […]

The results are in and the data released Monday from the Texas Education Agency reveals that many students tested for STAAR tests in 2021 have slipped significantly in their academic proficiency compared to 2019, the last year the standardized test was administered. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath warned the State Board of Education last week ahead of the test results, saying the results were "problematic" and that the state will need […]

Kerr County Commissioner (Precinct 2) Tom Moser has announced that he will retire from the commissioners' court, with his last day of service scheduled for Friday, July 23, 2021. Moser made the announcement during Monday morning's Kerr County Commissioner's Court session. Moser has served as the Precinct 2 commissioner since being elected in November 2012, with his current term set to expire in a year and a half. The announcement […]

The San Antonio branch of the FBI released a statement over the weekend asking for the public's help in locating a missing Laredo family last seen on June 13 in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon. A Texas mother-of-three, 39-year old Gladys Perez Sanchez, along with her 16-year old son, John Carlos Gonzales, and 9-year old Michelle Cristina Duran, were last spotted driving on Nuevo Laredo Highway. The family had just visited […]