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Downtown Boerne was abuzz Saturday night as the annual Weihnachts Parade – a Dickens on Main staple – rolled down Main Street. Drums and wind instruments filled the streets downtown and cheers could be heard in celebration of the holiday season. Photos by Jonathan R. Mallard

SAN ANTONIO – Here is your chance to not be a Grinch and make things right before the end of the year by donating blood. All blood donors in December will receive a “Don’t be a Grinch” T-shirt as a thank you for helping local patients in need.

The entrepreneurial spirit strikes millions of people every year. The latest data from the United States Small Business Administration indicates there are 32.5 million small businesses in the U.S., which underscores just how many people aspire to be their own boss.

New Year ’s resolutions run the gamut from kicking bad habits like smoking to finding more time to exercise to learning a foreign language. Many resolutions are about self-improvement, and that desire to live better can extend into the professional arena.

AUSTIN — Today, Texas Secretary of State John Scott announced that he will resign from office at the end of the year to return to his private legal practice. Secretary Scott officially began serving as Texas Secretary of State on October 28, 2021, after being appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on October 21, 2021. During his time in office, Secretary Scott presided over four major statewide elections in 2022 and worked continuously to educate Texas voters and the public about the election process, with the goal of restoring confidence in the security of the state’s election systems. Secretary Scott also oversaw the forensic audit of the 2020 General Election in Texas and will release the findings of the audit before departing on December 31, 2022.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlined his goals for the upcoming legislative session, calling them “general concepts,” according to the Austin American-Statesman.

BOERNE – Criminal charges and a potential civil action are piling up for a former Boerne Gymnastics coach after more women this week came forward to say he inappropriately touched them or exposed himself when they were minors.

BOERNE — A 39-year-old man is back behind bars after being accused of violating his probation stemming from a plea deal in 2019 on bestiality charges.

BOERNE – City coffers runneth over this year after months of budget and bond planning, inching officials closer to funding a second fire station and stormwater drainage projects.

Baron and Shan Wiley, owners of Boerne Radio, celebrated the station’s second successful year on air with a Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at the Patrick Heath Public Library Thursday afternoon. Photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

The City of Boerne now offers a new text message payment option for Boerne Utilities customers. This option gives customers another safe and secure payment method available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dib Waldrip as Presiding Judge of the Third Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification.