Regional News

Would you like the pleasure of seeing beautiful butterflies visit your garden? Do you know which flowers or shrubs attract them? For inspiration, visit the Bulverde/Spring Branch Library’s butterfly garden designed and planted last spring (behind the library, with breathtaking views of the countryside). A dedicated committee nurtured the garden through the hot, dry summer and recent rains provided growth spurts, giving the butterflies a feast of nectar. Dozens of trees, s ...

The Tuscany Italian Grill & Restaurant, located in Spring Branch, held a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting with the Bulverde/Spring Branch Area Chamber of Commerce on November 2nd. This new restaurant is located in Adobe Village at 8685 Hwy 281N, just north of the Guadalupe River. They are open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday.

Finding ways to keep the budget in line while still making the most of the holidays is a priority for all of us these days. Giving homemade presents, looking for early-bird sales, and putting an emphasis on the value of the time spent with family and friends are just some of the ways that Americans will stretch their budgets this season. Another affordable option to get family into the spirit of the season is by taking an evening drive to enjoy displays of Christmas lights and ...

Llano Heritage Days will have its annual celebration on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Located downtown on either side of the river, the event showcases the history, talent, and vision of the early pioneers and modern day "settlers." On the south side of the river, in front of the newly restored court house, Llano Main Street proudly presents a gathering of arts, crafts, food and the best dang music in Texas; the Main St.

AUSTIN – Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is encouraging families to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Family Land Heritage program. The program recognizes and celebrates farms and ranches that have been in continuous agricultural production by the same family for at least 100 years or more. “Texas has a rich heritage of land ownership and stewardship,” Commissioner Staples said.

Low water levels, Mercury and Trihalomethane notices, and hard water (so hard that you can see your dishes and faucets change appearance before your very eyes). Does your water smell musty or rotten? And last, but not least, is your water safe to drink? These are just a few of the questions being raised by many residents in the Hill Country area. As the water tables are dropping, the organic levels are becoming more concentrated and the water just “doesn’t taste or smell as great as it use ...

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has reached a settlement that will provide defrauded investors more than $20 million from a phony investment plan whose assets were frozen by the state. The frozen funds will largely be returned to teachers and retirees who were promised additional financial security and larger returns on their investments.

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a coalition of state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice today resolved a lengthy civil Medicaid fraud investigation into Pfizer, Inc. As a result, more than $1 billion has been recovered for state Medicaid programs and several federal programs. Texas’ Medicaid program will recover $55 million in a state-federal government share. According to investigators, Pfizer deceptively marketed its antipsychotic drug Geodon, its arthritis ...

AUSTIN – LCRA, accused earlier in May of breaching its agreement with the San Antonio Water System to study a proposed water-sharing project, called Thursday for mediation of the dispute and denied that it had breached the agreement. LCRA also challenged SAWS to identify exactly what obligations SAWS thinks LCRA has left unfulfilled. LCRA and SAWS signed an agreement in 2002 to study the feasibility of a water-sharing project to determine if such a project could provide for water needs in bot ...

Farm Bureau Press Release - The passage of House Joint Resolution 14 by State Rep. Frank Corte, Jr. (R- San Antonio) in the closing hours of the 81st Texas Legislature accomplished some of the eminent domain reform sought by Texas Farm Bureau, but does not go nearly far enough, the organization’s president said. “The constitutional amendment authorized by HJR 14 is very welcome and if passed by voters will provide protections from the abuses opened up by the Kelo case,” said TFB President ...