Early voting is underway and while there are no local city or county issues up for vote there are seven State propositions on the ballot this year.
Proposition 1: Veteran Tax Exemptions A “yes” vote for the first proposition on this year’s ballot would allow the Texas Legislature to provide a tax exemption to partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses, even if their home was donated to them for less than market value.
Oct. 10, 2017, was a red-letter day for Real Ale Brewing Company, as long-awaited tanks arrived for installation in a newly constructed brew house.
Three ships carrying nine containers from Germany were forced to stay in the Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Harvey; and when they came into the port of Houston, the trailers scheduled to carry them to Blanco had to have their axles repaired because of floodwater damage.
But all the anxiety and delays were forgotten as the first truck carrying ...
For Blanco County Game Warden Sam Smith, the start of hunting season has him back on land, after patrolling the county’s rivers and nearby Canyon Lake by kayak and boat, March through August.
“The population of the county seems to triple when deer season starts,” said Smith.
Smith is the only state game warden assigned to Blanco County, and one of 14 officers in the seven-county reporting through the Kerrville field office, as part of the San Antonio region of the Texas Parks & Wild ...
San Antonians watch the Edwards Aquifer level to know it falls low enough to trigger changes drought status and mandatory changes in water use. Austinites keep an eye on the water levels at Lake Travis and Lake Austin for similar status that affect water use restrictions.
So what should Blanco city and county residents monitor?
Despite the 2 to 6 inches of rain Blanco County received during Hurricane Harvey, Stage 1 drought restrictions are still in effect for all communities drawing wate ...
When the call came into Blanco County EMS for support for Hurricane Harvey in advance of landfall, Chief Ben Oakley didn’t hesitate for a second.
“When Blanco County had its flood in 2015, the communities needing help now were the same communities that sent resources here to help us,” said Chief Oakley.
Rumors of a gas shortage following the destruction left by Hurricane Harvey prompted drivers to pack the pumps at Central Texas gas stations, beginning last Thursday, Aug. 31.
Motorists waited in line for hours waiting for their turn to fill their tanks. The hysteria was fed my social media; however, it has been reported that there was never a danger of Texas running out of gas.
The worry began with the concern that tankers coming from the coastal region of Texas would be delayed because ...
Blanco public safety, business and community resources sprang into action to provide services and support to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Blanco Volunteer Fire Department sent a water rescue team, led by Blanco Fire Chief Matt McMain and volunteers Danny Alba and Joe Ortega, which deployed to Houston on Aug. 28.
“On our way to check-in in Houston, most of the roads were completely blocked by water,” said Chief McMain.
Texas drivers statewide have to put their cellphones down when behind the wheel as a new law banning texting while driving took effect Sept. 1, 2017.
The law prohibits motorists from any reading, writing or sending electronic messages while their car is moving.
The ban extends to popular communications, such as posting on social media, sending emails or using similar apps.
AUSTIN — Emergency relief operations expanded and intensified last week as floodwaters caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey-generated rains inundated and overwhelmed Harris County and dozens of other stricken counties.
While damage estimates continue to increase, at least 45,000 people have moved to public shelters, more than 100,000 homes have been destroyed and the death toll is rising.
On Aug.
The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department is back from almost seven days of deployment conducting rescue operations in Port Arthur, just as Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall late Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department received a request from the State of Texas for rescue assistance on Tuesday, Aug.
