Stephanie has extensive journalism experience including the Houston Chronicle and Amarillo Globe-News.
Republican Kristen Hoyt, a Republican running for county judge in the March 3 primary election, had a few choice words for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Feb. 10. The statewide bureaucratic system is failing Texans — specifically, Comal County residents
Early voting for the March 3 Democratic and Republican primary elections begins Tuesday, Feb. 17 and ends Friday, Feb. 27. If you plan to Vote by Mail in the 2026 Texas Primary Election, send in your application now, the League of Women
Comal County Friends of the Night Sky (CCFNS) in February received a 2026 Night Sky Preservation Fund grant from Hill Country Alliance (HCA) that will help it buy equipment needed to measure growth-light pollution affecting Hill Country skies. Funds will be used
A woman with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) threatened to call security on around 500 people who showed up at Canyon Lake High School’s cafeteria Tuesday, Feb. 10 for a public hearing on the wastewater permit Lennar Homes needs before
Despite recent rain and ice, Comal County soil remains too dry to rescind the burn ban, spokesperson Cary Zayas said in a statement today. The extension went into effect at 6 a.m. Today’s index stands at 585 points, according to Water Data
A celebration of life for Comal County Judge Sherman Krause, 62, who died unexpectedly at his residence Feb. 7, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 at Oakwood Church, 2154 Loop 337 North, New Braunfels. A remembrance service follows from 5-7
A public hearing for a wastewater permit Lennar Homes needs to break ground on an 850-home development on 230 aces near Fischer is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the Canyon Lake High School cafeteria, 8555 FM 32. Lennar can’t
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause, 62, died unexpectedly this morning at his New Braunfels residence. No further details have been released. Precinct 2 Commissioner Scott Haag, the most senior-sitting member of the court, has ordered county flags lowered to half mast and
A New Braunfels woman who fostered and adopted eight children was sentenced to 40 years in prison for causing serious bodily injury to two of them, the Comal County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement today. Susan Rae Helton, 53, starved,
A blue wave washed up on the predominantly red Republican shores of Canyon Lake Thursday. The parking lot was packed and it was standing room only inside St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church’s large room for ‘Let’s Talk Canyon Lake,” a