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Seguin Searches for Spark Tonight at Cedar Creek
BASTROP, Texas - After another lengthy lightning delay last Friday, Seguin will face a different challenge tonight as the Matadors hit the road on a s...

Chairwoman Pierson highlights prevention and outcomes at first Women’s Health hearing
AUSTIN, TX — Chairwoman Katrina Pierson today concluded the House Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause, and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine’s first hearing, focused on improving women’s health outcomes through prevention, early intervention, and evidence-based care. The…

Wildcats beat Luling by 29 points
The Weimar Wildcats picked up their second win of the season after they defeated Luling 35-6 on the road in Luling.This is the Wildcats’ second win in a row, and it came with strong performances on bo

UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments ‘disgusting’ and too familiar
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.” Bo French, the Republican running for a seat…

Michelin star-winning restaurant group to debut concept in renovated River Walk hotel
One of the top players in San Antonio’s contemporary dining scene has joined forces with a historic River Walk hotel property, and the pair’s first concept, a downtown brasserie, will debut in December. Emmer & Rye Hospitality — the Austin-based restaurant group behind Pearl’s…

Austin’s live music scene isn’t dead yet. Last weekend’s Levitation Festival proves it.
Is Austin no longer the “music capital of the world”? Or, as Mark Twain would say, have rumors of its death been greatly exaggerated? That’s a question much discussed by Central Texas music lovers after a succession of alarming announcements that could soon drastically change the…

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz booed relentlessly at UT football game
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was greeted by a chorus of boos at Saturday’s University of Texas football game in Austin. Indeed, the jeers swelled into such a cacophony that it was almost impossible to hear him speak during an interview segment over chants of “Ted, you suck.”…

Leo Wilson celebrates TWIA decision
AUSTIN– Last week, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) rejected a policy change recommendation that could have affected over 50,000 coastal property owners with secondary residences.The T

Volleyball Beats Hardin-Simmons, 3-1
TLU Sports Information & Sports Marketing Contact: Bryce Hayes (830) 372-6877 For Immediate Release GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball...

Best-seller Mancusi to be featured at Boerne Book Fest
THE BOOKWORMMari Mancusi, a bestselling children’s book author out of Austin, will be featured at the Boerne Book Festival at 1 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Patrick Heath Public Library’s community room. Man

Governor touts industry-led training, jobs
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott toured the TEL Texas Technical Training and Research & Development Center in Austin last week, leading a roundtable discussion with students and business leaders to highl

Champion runners have another strong performance
The Boerne Champion boys won another cross-country meet, while the Lady Chargers had another solid performance as well on Saturday at the Hays CISD XC Invitational.Champion was coming off a 1-2 finish