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Flooding prompts disaster declaration

Flooding prompts disaster declaration

Heavy rains through Texas last week caused flooding, particularly in the Dallas area, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 23 affected counties. Texans who were affected by the rain, which dumped more than 10 inches in Dallas, are encouraged to file insurance claims with their providers and to complete the voluntary Self Reporting Damage Survey issued by the Texas Department of Emergency Management by visiting damage.tdem. texas.gov. The survey helps the state identify damage across Texas to gain an understanding of what areas were affected during the recent severe weather. 09/01/2022 12:00 AM

Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter

Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter

Capital Highlights by Gary Borders 08/24/2022 04:00 AM

When the water well stops

When the water well stops

Editor 08/18/2022 12:00 AM

Texas Press Association awards are well deserved

Texas Press Association awards are well deserved

Two articles in your latest edition should not be passed over lightly: 1. Congratulations to View Editor Dalton Sweat and other staffers for winning several statewide journalism awards including first place in General Excellence from the Texas Press Association. That is an amazing accomplishment and we are so proud of our weekly newspaper in Wimberley. 08/11/2022 12:00 AM

Congratulations on the TPA awards

Congratulations on the TPA awards

Editor 08/11/2022 12:00 AM

Uvalde Leader-News shows strength, compassion and need for community newspapers

Uvalde Leader-News shows strength, compassion and need for community newspapers

The Texas Press Association held its annual conference this weekend in San Marcos. One of the presentations at the seminar was by Craig Garnett, publisher of the Uvalde Leader-News. He has been the publisher in Uvalde for decades. Recently facing the decision to retire, he was unable to do so, because of how much he cares about the community he covers. He couldn’t leave his town in a time of such need. 08/03/2022 12:00 AM

The importance of fire insurance

The importance of fire insurance

As a co-founder of My Neighbors Keeper, I’d like to share some information we have become aware of in the past year that can be very devastating to fire victims. 08/03/2022 12:00 AM

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkey pox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile. 08/03/2022 12:00 AM

Walking billboards promote pedestrian safety

Walking billboards promote pedestrian safety

If you happen to visit a high-traffic area in one of the state’s larger cities, you might come across some folks wearing sandwich boards, such as one sees during tax season or mattress sales. The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted this marketing device to promote its “Be Safe. Drive Smart” pedestrian safety campaign this month. 07/27/2022 04:00 AM

Concerned about Horseshoe Ridge RV

Concerned about Horseshoe Ridge RV

I feel like the community concern regarding the Horseshoe Ridge RV Park planned for the west side of RR 12 roughly between the intersections of RR 12 with Old Oaks Ranch Rd. and Gold’s Rd has been summarily dismissed. How can there be so little coverage of a project expected to be as densely populated (201 RV tenants on 30 acres) as this is to be? 07/20/2022 04:00 AM