AUSTIN — The 85th Texas Legislature convened at the Capitol on July 18 for its first called session, the main purpose being for lawmakers to extend the life of certain state agencies scheduled for termination, and then to proceed to other matters.
At the urging of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Senate moved quickly to pass legislation continuing the function of the Texas Medical Board and several other health-care related state oversight boards through 2019.
Beginning March 22, Hill Country Memorial Medical Group will welcome an additional provider to its Johnson City Medical Clinic. Byron Hutson, MPAS, PA-C, will begin seeing patients at the clinic on Wednesdays.
“In order to meet our patients’ expectations and the community’s needs, Byron will provide additional support in Johnson City,” said Carrie Culpepper, HCM Medical Group Director.
Hutson will initially see patients with acute illness and injury and those who need more urgent care.
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In the last few years there has been a great desire from local citizens throughout the land to embrace the full meaning of Patriotic holidays. For more than two centuries, untold numbers of Americans have answered the call to duty. These women and men in uniform gave their tomorrows for the ideals we value today---the ideals of freedom, justice, and democracy.
Kids! Please join us for our monthly“Reading with a Ranger” program! Children ages 5-10 are welcome to join us after school every second Thursday of the month at 4pm for Reading with a Ranger! Ranger Kate from the Blanco State Park will be reading and talking about local animals as well as doing crafts.
Here is the current lineup of Featured Creatures:
May 12th – Frogs
June 9th – Turtles
July 14th – Bats
Teens!
On April 23rd the Uptown Blanco concert hall was filled to near capacity with a very appreciative audience which reflected back the inexhaustible exuberance of the artist. As a world class performer, Jonathan Tsay demonstrated his versatility as he laid before us a musical program that paid homage to such notables as Bach, Wagner, Liszt, and Gershwin.
Our pianist, Jonathan Tsay, was raised in Arlington, Texas, received his bachelor’s in music at SMU, and then his masters and doctorate at the ...
During the past five years, many outstanding performers have shared their talents and brought beautiful music to Blanco as part of the Blanco Performing Arts chamber music series. This year's series, A Few of My Favorite Things, brings a fresh look at some audience favorites and is dedicated to the memory of a beloved founding member, Margaret "Peggy"
Fredericksburg, Texas, Oct. 8 2015 — Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding have caused excessive damage in Blanco and Kendall Counties.
Farms and ranches suffering damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) County office if the damage:
-Will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use
-Is unusual and ...
Folks from all over Blanco County and well beyond gathered at the Fair Grounds Saturday evening, October 3rd, to celebrate the 16th annual Wild Game Dinner. As always, the wild game cuisine was excellent, and attendees enjoyed participating in raffles, the "Dear Blind", silent auction, live auction and Cactus Country band that closed the event.
It was evident that the economy and other events conflicting with the date affected the turnout and donations.
My friend, Sandy, and I get great fun out of being the first to text the other whenever we first glimpse a "Comanche Moon." That's when the full moon rises out of the eastern horizon just after sunset, catching the rays of the sitting sun, and painting it a deep orange color.
Twin Sisters Historic Dance Hall was built in the 1870's by Max Krueger who came from Germany. The historic hall served the community as a community dance hall where families shared food amd stories as families danced the night away. It was a place of community gatherings for good times as well as the bad times.
