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BOERNE – Goodwill Industries International Inc. will have to wait before setting up a thrift shop after city officials denied the nonprofit a special-use permit.

2 You put your trust in me as County Judge, and I wanted to give you a 100day report to update you on how hard your Commissioners Court is working to get things done.

The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. An arrest should not imply guilt or innocence, which will be decided in court at a later date. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call the Boerne Police at 830-249-8645, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office at 830-249-9721 or Kendall County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-348-LEAD (5323) or c-crimestoppers.com

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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents assigned to the Austin Violent Crimes Task Force (AVCTF) seized over 507,000 lethal doses of fentanyl along with other narcotics, guns, ammunition, and several stolen vehicles this morning.

Fair Oaks Ranch– On April 18, the City of Fair Oaks Ranch held its second quarterly town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and to provide information and gather feedback from residents on the impact of the Winter Storm Mara weather event and the City’s disaster response.

For the second time in three years, Boerne ISD Fine Arts Music Programs has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. BISD also earned this honor in 2021.

BOERNE– A busload of ballers rolled down Main Street Friday afternoon as a local nonprofit lassoed the Brahmas XFL football team to town in honor of local soldiers for Veteran’s Appreciation Day.

BOERNE– While City Council voted to approve a citywide thoroughfare plan which was met with much controversy from resident in and around the city limits, the officials also adopted city code amendments to quell concerns in the extra-territorial jurisdiction.

Terri Chidgey, Regent of George W. Kendall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), presented the DAR JROTC Bronze Award to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Eliza Jones at the Boerne-Champion JROTC 2022-2023 Awards Ceremony on April 21, 2023.

April is recognized as National Heartworm Awareness Month as a reminder to protect our furry friends against heartworm disease before mosquito season peaks during the summer.

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $308 billion two-year budget last week, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The next step is to reconcile that budget with one passed earlier by the Texas House.