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Local urges residents to vote Ritchie for Boerne mayor
Local urges residents to vote Ritchie for Boerne mayor
We are voting for Frank Ritchie for Mayor because we know him very well and we feel he is the best candidate for Boerne’s future. 04/23/2023 12:00 AM
Resident supports Woolard for Boerne mayor
Resident supports Woolard for Boerne mayor
As her husband of 44 years no one knows Nina Woolard better than me. 04/23/2023 12:00 AM
Support HB 3995/upcoming election
Support HB 3995/upcoming election
Surprise! The Kendall County Democratic Party (KCDP) and the KC Republican Party (KCRP) agree on something! 04/23/2023 12:00 AM
Dueling tax proposals in the Lege
Dueling tax proposals in the Lege
The Texas House passed a bill promising $17 billion in tax relief, a measure that is at odds with the Senate’s tax break plan, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The House bill would lower by half a home’s cap on appraisal increases. It passed overwhelmingly, 141-9. However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, said that body will not approve it, preferring its plan to raise property exemptions from $40,000 to $70,000. 04/19/2023 12:00 AM
Howdy Kendall County!
Howdy Kendall County!
04/16/2023 12:00 AM
Just say “No” to school vouchers
Just say “No” to school vouchers
Twice now, the Boerne Star has printed a press release on the governor’s push for “school choice” (once in the March 22 issue, and again on March 29), with absolutely no information on opposition to such programs. 04/09/2023 12:00 AM
More Taxes
More Taxes
Both sets of my grandparents were married in September of 1923. One hundred years ago this year! It was the “Roaring Twenties”. In August of 1923, President Harding died in office and President Coolidge was sworn in as America’s 30th president. 04/02/2023 12:00 AM
Boerne citizen concerned about carbon emissions
Boerne citizen concerned about carbon emissions
Dear Editor, On Monday, March 20th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest assessment on climate change, drawing on the findings of hundreds of scientists throughout the world. The assessment details the devastating impacts of rising greenhouse gas emissions, including destruction of homes, loss of crops, and fragmentation of communities. 03/29/2023 12:00 AM
Commerce Department and the CHIPS Act
Commerce Department and the CHIPS Act
The United States Commerce Department is a far-reaching multifaceted organization. 03/26/2023 12:00 AM
A republic, if you can keep it
A republic, if you can keep it
Upon exiting the Constitutional Convent of 1787 in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked by an anxious inquisitor, “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” Franklin is said to have replied, “A republic, if you can keep it?” 03/19/2023 12:00 AM
Abbott lays out seven top priorities
Abbott lays out seven top priorities
Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation-only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Those priorities include $4 billion for border security, property tax relief and more school choice for parents, which he called “education freedom.” He avoided use of the word “vouchers.’ 02/22/2023 12:00 AM
Runaway Spending
Runaway Spending
Before Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began their epic trip to explore the Louisiana Purchase lands in 1804, President Jefferson requested $2,500 from the United States Treasury. 02/19/2023 12:00 AM
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