Gwendolyn Mae Brandt Qualls 83, of Mercedes, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born La Faria, Texas to Louis August Conrad Brandt and Helen Eloise McCully on July ...

Brandi Wiatrek passed away peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones. She was born November 24, 1982, in Houston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her dad Earl Jones, stepdad John Sorrell, ...

Americans revere the military. Our current president doesn’t. He has a well-documented record of belittling them and making light of their service. On Memorial Day 2017, Donald Trump toured the ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety graduated 138 new Highway Patrol Troopers from Class C-2024 during a ceremony in Austin. These recruits completed a rigorous 30-week academy, surpassing state ...

Several years ago, my wife and I chose the village of Medina as the place we would begin the next adventure of our life. Retirement. Like most new residents of the Texas Hill Country, we were ...

Robert “Bobby” Norman Aycock, 86, of Ingram, Texas, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on March 23, 2025. He was born in Edinburg, Texas, to Allena Belle Elder and Cloyd Norman Aycock on ...

Bandera local Chris Hensley has been inducted into the 2024 Texas A&M-Kingsville Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a ...

Shor’s data shows that white voters didn’t form the bulk of the swing toward Trump – they largely supported him in 2016 and 2024 alike. The shift between elections was most pronounced among minority ...

The Bandera FFA Horse Judging Team delivered an outstanding performance last week at the Houston Rodeo, placing third out of 102 competing teams. Lori King led the team with a first-place individual ...

Eric Mejia and Carly Serene were crowned 2025 BHS Prom King & Queen last weekend. They were joined by Kelton Raab, Michael Verhee, Marialena Andujar and Lauren Meier as part of this year’s royal court ...

You know, I kind of fancy myself a “parks and wildlife guy”. I mean after all, since I first entered the Texas Game Warden Academy on October 1, 1990, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) ...

What I see while moseying around Bandera these days is something that few in the current population will see or feel while traveling through our town. Every time I come out of the OST in my mind I can ...