Since the Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876, Texas voters have approved 483 amendments to the Constitution, making it one of the longest state constitutions in the country. The current Texas Legislature has proposed seven more amendments to the Constitution for voters to consider this election cycle ranging from tax exemptions to sports team charitable raffles to whether hunting and fishing merit constitutional protection.
Proposition 1 would increase the amount of the residence homestead ...
Folks from all over Blanco County and well beyond gathered at the Fair Grounds Saturday evening, October 3rd, to celebrate the 16th annual Wild Game Dinner. As always, the wild game cuisine was excellent, and attendees enjoyed participating in raffles, the "Dear Blind", silent auction, live auction and Cactus Country band that closed the event.
It was evident that the economy and other events conflicting with the date affected the turnout and donations.
Fredericksburg, Texas, Oct. 8 2015 — Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding have caused excessive damage in Blanco and Kendall Counties.
Farms and ranches suffering damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) County office if the damage:
-Will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use
-Is unusual and ...
According to Blanco County Commissioner Precinct 4, Paul Granberg, TxDot has let the contract for the reconstruction of the 165 bridge and the contract has been awarded to Capital Excavation. Contracts are in the process of being signed and the scheduled start time is November 2015. The projected finish time will be at least six months taking into consideration factors such as weather and the holiday schedule.
Hays County Commissioner Will Conley released a letter addressing the Fischer Store B ...
Your Blanco Volunteer Fire Department received very good news from the Texas A&M Forest Service last week. The department was awarded a $200,000 grant, under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program, to purchase a new Brush Truck, which is used primarily fight brush/wildland fires. In fact, the brush trucks are our most used fire fighting apparatus.
Time is running out to make your reservations for the 25th Anniversary Silver Spurs Gala to be held on the grounds of the Old Blanco County Courthouse, Blanco, TX, Saturday, October 17th.
This year's annual fundraising Gala will begin at 6:00 p.m. with wine, beer and silent auction bidding to go along with hors d'oeuvres served up by Sullivan Street Caterers.
Blanco State Park is the pride and joy of our City. It, like the City and County, suffered considerable damage during the Memorial Day Flood. The Park Staff, aided by other state workers and dozens of local volunteers, have worked hard to get the Park back into operation. The City of Blanco has provided significant assistance in this effort by allowing the Park to dump more than 400 truckloads of flood debris at the City's waste water plant where, in time, it will be properly disposed of.
The Texas Hill Country, known as "Flash Flood Alley", is a semi-arid region known for extended periods of drought interrupted by significant flooding events. The Memorial Day flood along the Blanco River was one of the most devastating on record. Citizens and communities along the river were left with heartbreaking losses of life and property, and also many questions about how this happened and how can we reduce future impacts from floods.
In response, the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) teamed up ...
It is that time of year again! November 11, 2015 is Veterans day. In honor of all veterans we will be having the Veterans Parade on Saturday November 7, 2015 at 10:00 am in beautiful downtown Blanco, Texas.
Let's all come out and support and honor the veterans of Blanco County and surrounding counties.
The Blanco Library is honored to announce that at this month’s Blanco County South Library District board meeting, it was approved to accept a contract for a $33,100 cooperative grant project between the library and the Community English Classes (CEC) Program. This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
