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Rockin’ the Jail
Rockin’ the Jail
Noriel Dillard makes a face after she is “locked” inside a cell in the Old Kendall County Jail on Saturday during the second annual Rock the Jail event. Attendees were treated to music, storytelling, exhibits, tours, food and drink and more throughout the day. Star photo by Tenley Jackson 05/10/2022 12:00 AM
FOR discusses changing tax exemptions for seniors
FOR discusses changing tax exemptions for seniors
Conversations are ramping up over changing the tax exemptions for residents of Fair Oaks Ranch who are 65 years old or over. An over-65 tax freeze seems unlikely after a meeting last week. 05/10/2022 12:00 AM
Fourth term in Place 4
Fourth term in Place 4
Boerne Independent School District patrons put their trust in Place 4 Trustee Maritza Gonzalez-Cooper for another three years as she easily was re-elected to another term on Saturday. 05/10/2022 12:00 AM
Beto in Boerne
Beto in Boerne
Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for the state’s highest office in November, made a campaign stop at the Patrick Heath Public Library in Boerne on Friday afternoon as part of a series of town hall gatherings in various communities. About 200 people attended the event, including Jeannette Macdougal, Felicia Zeitman and Cynthia Brown, from left to right at right. O’Rourke touched on several topics as he visited with those who showed up at the library on Friday, including energy, expanding health care and increasing the minimum wage. A small number of protesters also showed up. 05/10/2022 12:00 AM
Voters approve BISD bond measures
Voters approve BISD bond measures
With only a majority vote needed, the Boerne Independent School District’s two bond proposals became reality on Saturday after district patrons approved them by slim margins. 05/10/2022 12:00 AM
Boerne ISD bond propositions pass
Boerne ISD bond propositions pass
05/07/2022 09:41 PM
BPA announces globetrotting 2023 season
BPA announces globetrotting 2023 season
Season ticket holders won’t miss a moment of the highly acclaimed performances ahead as Boerne Performing Arts prepares to send audience members around the world with its announcement of the 2022-23 lineup. 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
REPORTS
REPORTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
Juvenile court cases following growth pattern
Juvenile court cases following growth pattern
Along with a growth boom like Kendall County is experiencing comes increased crime, and the juvenile courts are seeing the same growth trajectory. 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
Early voting
Early voting
Early voting targeting the two Boerne Independent School District bond propositions, the one BISD board of trustees race and the pair of state constitutional amendments produced a 7.3 percent area turnout, according to information from the Kendall County Elections Office. 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
County part of area metroplex?
County part of area metroplex?
The Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization played host to a meeting at Kronkosky Place on Monday, and the growth hitting the Hill Country may lead to the organization reaching further into the “rural” areas of the county. 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
Rally time
Rally time
Texas District 21 U.S. Representative Chip Roy made a stop in Boerne on Monday night to take part in a Restore American Energy Independence rally at Kronkosky Place. There, he was joined by Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian, Republican Texas House District 19 candidate Ellen Troxclair and dozens of Boerne and Kendall County citizens. Among those present were Fair Oaks Ranch City Councilwoman Laura Koerner and 451st District Court Judge Kirsten Cohoon, pictured with Roy at left. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright and Keith E. Domke 05/06/2022 12:00 AM
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