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For some time, it’s been apparent that the world’s nations are not meeting the growing challenges to human survival.

Medina varsity softball added another win to their record last Tuesday, Feb. 20 The Lady Cats hosted New Braunfels Christian in a 4 p.m. matchup.

Since 1976, when U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, 1,567 people have been put to death in the U.S, according to CNN. There was strong evidence of innocence in 20 of those cases. Texas executed 10 of those inmates.

Johnnie “Carolyn” Cummins, born Jan. 2, 1943 in Three Rivers, Texas passed away Feb. 8 in San Antonio, Texas after battling many severe and debilitating health conditions.

Researchers at a Boston biotechnology firm just released a groundbreaking study demonstrating that their new gene editing technology can significantly reduce cholesterol levels in patients at risk of heart attack and stroke.

Bandera’s Bryson Holden drives by Canyon Lake’s Christian Cheatham during the Bulldogs-Hawks play-in game on Friday, Feb. 16, at Canyon Lake High School. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the third anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, an Austin-based congressman says he is pushing for a bill to secure Texas’ power grid, save money and prevent future deadly blackouts.

Zy'heme Jones drives to the basket during the Bobcats’ game against D’Hanis Friday, Feb. 16. 

She was a Southern Belle from polite society, the inspiration for Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke, and a famous gambler who could hold her own in the saloons and gambling joints of the Old West.

The Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold its February meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, at the First United Methodist Church in Kerrville.

The Bandera ISD Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a four-day instructional calendar for school and employees for the 2024-2025 school year at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 12.

Estela Avery will be the keynote speaker at the Nagel Clinic’s Bunny Run Kickoff Luncheon to be held at noon on Friday, April 5 in the Events Center of the Village of Hope at 1116 12th St. in Bandera.

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Bandera County officials honored the service of Silver Sage Hill Country Resource Center and Lakehills United Methodist Church at the Feb. 8 Commissioners’ Court. Emergency Management Coordinator Judy Lefevers presented to the Court, stating, “This letter is to formally recognize your commitment to the well-being of the residents of Bandera county.

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A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws — a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.