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On Tuesday, Fredericksburg City Council members voted unanimously to postpone voting on the tax rate increase and adopting the 2026 fiscal year budget until Tuesday, Sept. 16.  The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the City Hall East Campus, 2818 U.S. 290 East, Fredericksburg.  At the meeting the council held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and budget and heard from Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau president […]

The Kerrville City Council heard an update on Kerrville's flood recovery efforts before the property tax public hearing on Tuesday. Michael Hornes, the assistant City Manager, reported that 955,000 cubic yards of debris have been collected from the deadly Hill Country floods, with 95% coming from private land. So far, 850 right-of-entry requests have been submitted in Kerrville, allowing state cleanup teams to enter private property to remove debris.  Hornes […]

The Kerrville City Council approved its fiscal year 2026 budget during its regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting.  However, the property tax rate is still to be decided. State law allows taxing entities that have declared a disaster to use a special method with a higher percentage to calculate property tax rates.  This method does not require voter approval.  In a normal year, most Texas taxing districts calculate their voter-approval rate using […]

The City of Kerrville and Kerr County debris removal contractors have noticed an increase in illegal dumping of household waste and garbage on or around the flood debris piles.  Any dumping of household waste and garbage on or around the flood debris piles is considered illegal dumping.  Citizens are asked to refrain from dumping trash on these piles, as it will complicate the county-wide flood clean-up efforts. Citizens are asked […]

In the aftermath of the Hill Country flooding in July, City of Fredericksburg officials want to remind all city and county residents and property owners they can sign up for its CivicPlus Mass Notification System - a text-or-email based emergency alert system to keep the public informed. Severe weather warnings and emergency alerts can be sent to a user's preferred device.  To subscribe, text FBGTX to 38276.  A mobile app, […]

During a City of Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Sept. 8, residents continued voicing their concerns about the planned Buc-ee's development in Boerne.  At the heart of the latest controversy is a 5.155-acre parcel of land adjacent to the main Buc-ee's site at 33375 Interstate 10 West.  Buc-ee's plans to use the tract for expanded employee parking - but the land's zoning status was left in limbo after […]

The Medina County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying an arson suspect.  Officials shared a video of a person setting a ditch on fire at the beginning of September on the Medina County Crime Stoppers Facebook page. The fire was along a major road in Dhanis right beside a railroad track.  In the video, the suspect can be seen setting the fire, then sprinting to his […]

Kerr County Commissioners' convened on Monday to address several agenda items. Commissioners approved the new "no new revenue" budget rate of 40.24 cents per $100 of property value.  A nearly 5% decrease from the current rate.  Several commissioners said they were not fond of the budget but had to get it done.  The fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.  Next year's budget is about $11 million short but to cover […]

A federally operated disaster recovery center that has been operating out of the Hill Country Youth Event Center at 3785 Memorial Blvd. since August will be closing at 5 p.m. Thursday.  The FEMA service center operating out of Hunt will remain open for families affected by the July 4 flooding to get in-person resources and submit their information for federal assistance. FEMA will remain in operation at the LJ Vineyards […]