 12/30/09 A Texas man is accused of fatally shooting his 10-year-old daughter on Christmas Eve while recklessly handling a revolver.
 12/30/09 Ongoing The Hill Country Family History Seminar, Jan. 30 at the Boerne Convention and Community Center, is open for registration.
12/29/09 She was shot in Bandera County as her father, Ruben Wallace, was cleaning his gun.
 12/29/09 A Texas toddler who was shot in the back of the head on Christmas Day has been moved out of intensive care.
 12/29/09 Despite their insistence that all customers would continue to enjoy uninterrupted service, officials of Guaranty Bank/BBVA Compass confirmed last week that the doors to the Bandera branch would close next month.
12/29/09 The Boerne sports scene is about to get a little more crowded, as district basketball begins heating up and soccer teams start taking the field.
 12/17/09 AUSTIN - Author-entertainer Kinky Friedman isn't all hat. He's some cattle, too. And don't forget the hay and deer.
 12/16/09 Kerrville Mayor Todd Bock has been appointed to the newly formed Alamo Regional Rural Planning Organization. The organization was created by the Alamo Area Council of Governments to help identify and address the regional transportation needs for the rural areas in the AACOG service area.
12/14/09 The Kronkosky Foundation announced new grants for 45 local programs totaling $2.98 million in Bandera, Bexar, Comal and Kendall counties.
 12/10/09 International business adviser and author Christopher Avery, Ph.D. (http://www.ChristopherAvery.com) has agreed to speak at a special meeting of the Leon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Avery's keynote titled "The Leadership Gift" will be featured at the December 16, 2009 meeting at Texian's Cocina & Cantina, 6430 Bandera RD, San Antonio, TX.
 11/27/09 Saturday Games (Nov. 21)CLASS 5AAbilene 45, EP Coronado 7Arlington Martin 25, Odessa Permian 15Euless Trinity 41, Plano 38Coppell 14, Plano East 0Dallas Skyline 41, DeSoto 36Tyler Lee 23, Garland 17Round Rock Stony Point 38, The Woodlands 24Katy Cinco Ranch 24, Houston Lamar 13Beaumont West Brook 26, Fort Bend Hightower 21Del Rio 22, Edinburg 12Cedar Hill 41, Lewisville Marcus 17Arlington Bowie ...
 11/24/09 Three Huntsville businesses have applied for a Mixed Beverage Late Hours License while a fourth is filling out the necessary paperwork with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
11/23/09 Southside Independent School District Special Olympic athletes recently enjoyed three days of competition at Bandera Bowl.
11/21/09 (Editor's Note: Due to an insufficient jury turnout on Tuesday, Nov. 17, Karl Hodson, Jr.'s trial has been postponed until Tuesday, Dec. 8, following jury selection on Monday, Dec. 7.)
11/21/09 In a landmark five-minute meeting last Friday, Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District directors addressed a 20-item agenda in one, coup-esque fell swoop.
 11/17/09 Despite a positive meeting with the members of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on Thursday, the Gillespie County Jail remains under close inspection and can be shut down if the lockup exceeds its 15-inmate maximum, Sheriff Buddy Mills said Monday.
11/14/09 Here are the latest Texas High School Football playoff pairings for the state of Texas as of 9 a.m. Saturday.CLASS 5ADIVISION IRegion IBi-districtEP El Dorado (8-2) vs. Odessa Permian (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday, El Paso's Socorro ISD Student Activities ComplexArlington Martin 50, Haltom City 6Euless Trinity (8-2) vs. Flower Mound (6-4), 11 a.m. Saturday, Cowboys StadiumPlano 28, Duncanville 17Odessa ...
11/12/09 Under the premise that Bandera County is expected to experience serious water shortages within 25 years, the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District is shaping up its rules regarding wells and pumping standards to better reflect the times.
11/12/09 Scores from Abilene, the Big Country and the state of Texas for Nov. 5-7, 2009. Saturday Scores (Nov. 7) CLASS 5A Aldine Nimitz 33, Humble 28 Alief Hastings 46, Houston Northbrook 3 Cypress Creek 49, Cypress Springs 36 Cypress Falls 46, Cy Woods 43 Fort Bend Hightower 38, Fort Bend Willowridge 13 Fort Bend Marshall 27, Fort Bend Austin 16 Katy 21, Katy Cinco Ranch 20 Katy Morton Ranch ...
11/11/09 Officials say data and goals for the Edwards-Trinity Plateau Aquifer will set an unrealistic water-use cap. | 
