Editor,
Chip Roy (R-Texas) prides himself on being a fly in the ointment, but you’ve got to wonder what he’s done to help his constituents.
I recently read that he has voted against 11 healthcare bills, all of which passed the Republican-led House, and some of which became law, fortunately.
Roy voted no on the PACT Act, which expands eligibility for healthcare and benefits to veterans with toxic exposures and those who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, and since 9/11. As an Iraq vet, I am very thankful that this bill passed and now helps many of my fellow former service members, but no thanks to Roy.
He voted no on the Inflation Reduction Act, which has already lowered drug costs for millions of seniors.
He even voted no on a bill to give nursing mothers a place and time at work to express breast milk for their babies.
Roy grandstands in Congress instead of representing his constituents.
Chip, Texans who live in District 21 want you to vote to protect our well-being, not to make political points at our expense. We can, and must, do better.
Andy Wine
Boerne resident
County road care reverts to residents
Editor, On behalf of all of us who live in “county” neighborhoods with deed restrictions and neighborhood monthly road maintenance fees, utilization of which fall under the responsibility of our local HOA/ POA board auspices, I wish to commend County Commissioner Andra Wisian for providing double- yellow line striping on Pleasant Valley Road, as reported in a recent Boerne Star “Letter to the Editor.”
The burden of road maintenance and reconstruction falls under HOA/POA jurisdiction and is the original responsibility of developers of such neighborhoods/subdivisions.
Inadequate road construction requirements were rampant when most Kendall County neighborhoods outside Boerne and its ETJ were first platted and built out decades ago around the county.
Typically, they were long on developer’s pockets and short on government oversight for future well-being of residents moving in. For all of us who live here now, it’s left to us to determine how we improve our local neighborhood roads. Thank goodness things are changing, both with respect to Kendall County as well as Boerne development codes, so issues like this can be addressed when subdivisions are platted and roads paved and striped in city and county neighborhoods.
I guess the ultimate solution for dangerous S-curves and hills is to have you speak with all of your neighbors and ask them all to slow down.
Full disclosure: Andra Wisian is not my county commissioner for my Ranger Creek neighborhood.
Edward L. Rogers
Boerne area resident
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