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Early voting is underway for the March 3, 2026 primary elections.  Voters will choose which candidates will represent the Democratic and Republican parties on the ballot in the November general election.  Early voting continues through Friday, February 27.  Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. After 7 days of early voting, more than 1.2 million votes have been cast statewide, which is a turnout of 6.75%.  Of that number, 52.9% have […]

The pretrial in the shooting death of "King of the Hill" actor Jonathan Joss began in a Bexar County courtroom on Tuesday.  Joss was shot in June 2025 outside what was left of his burned down home on Dorsey Street on the city's South Side. Joss is well known for voicing John Redcorn on King of the Hill and playing Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation. Investigators say an […]

Millions of Texas voters are expected to vote in the March 3 primary elections.  Voters will choose which candidates will represent the Democratic and Republican parties on the ballot in November's general election. Early voting runs from Tuesday, Feb. 17, through Friday, Feb. 27.  Election Day is Tuesday, March 3.  Texas is currently an open primary state, which means you don't have to be a registered Democrat or Republican to […]

On Saturday afternoon a brushfire burned across 46 acres in Gillespie County near U.S. 290 East across from Chaparral Village.  All Gillespie County fire departments responded, multiple structures were saved and no injuries were reported, according to a Fredericksburg/Gillespie County Emergency Management release. The fire was reported at 3:45 p.m. along U.S. 290 East and McCarty Lane.  At 4:40 p.m., Gillespie County Sheriff's Office deputies closed U.S. 290 to east […]

On Friday, Kerrville Pets Alive! delivered new pet oxygen masks to the Kerrville Fire Department.  The donation comes after several recent residential fires in Kerrville involved family pets.  "We have had several residential fires recently which involved family pets," said Karen Guerriero, executive director of Kerrville Pets Alive!  "Chief Maloney reached out to us to see if the old masks that we donated over five years ago could be replaced." […]

The Kerr County Veterans Service Office (VSO) is excited to announce a new partnership with Schreiner University's PopCon to co-host a Call of Duty tournament on Saturday, February 28, for veterans, their family members and friends. This special event will be held in the Schreiner University Cailloux Campus Activity Center (CCAC) during PopCon, a two-day, free convention celebrating the culture and fandom surrounding anime, comics, movies and gaming.  This year's […]

The Texas Department of Transportation is calling on teens to make one simple choice that could save their lives: buckle up.  TxDOT has launched the "Saved by the Belt" challenge as part of its annual Click It or Ticket effort.  More than 1,500 high schools across the state are invited to participate, with students asked to pledge to wear a seat belt every seat, every ride. Through Feb. 27, students […]

Several school districts across Central Texas were placed on high alert Wednesday after receiving bomb threats that prompted lockdowns, evacuations and cancelled classes in some areas.  Officials with Uvalde CISD, Boerne ISD, Comfort ISD, Georgetown ISD and Shertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD All reported receiving similar threatening messages claiming multiple bombs had been placed on school campuses. Boerne Police said they received calls regarding the threat around 7:45 a.m.  Officers evacuated the […]