Opinion

Images of a stream of billowing dark smoke drew the nation’s attention last week to a fire that engulfed 11 petrochemical storage tanks at the Intercontinental Terminals Company about 15

A risky scheme endangers Wimberley overnight tourism lodging availability. The Wimberley City Council is considering adopting a risky scheme that will likely significantly curtail overnight tourism in Wimberley by reducing

We live in an exciting new sharing economy with companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft challenging traditional business models. Change can be scary, but it can also offer new opportunity.

The Wimberley area, where I now live, is renowned for its natural beauty. That is the main reason people choose to be in the Texas Hill Country and why tourism

The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Feb. 21 announced its “Texas Kids First” education-funding package that would include all-day pre-kindergarten, teacher raises and retirement and property tax reform. “We hope

When Texas legislatures meet every two years, lawmakers’ singular, must-do assignment is to produce a state budget. Toward that goal, the Senate Finance Committee held meetings on Feb. 11, 12

It is funny sometimes how things change. Last week’s Mayor’s Corner column should have been run as a political advertisement, and I would like to apologize for letting the column

Mayor Susan Jaggers continues to mislead the people of the Valley. The majority of her council continues to stand by in silent complicity. Wimberley has had a city administration form

Gov. Greg Abbott named as his emergency priorities education reform, teacher pay, school safety, property tax reform, mental health services and disaster response in his Feb. 5 “State of the

It’s high time leaders in the Wimberley Valley speak out about Aqua Texas’ negligent operational practices. FACT: In 2018 there are 1946 taps in our Valley and average a rate

Sifting through all the ways I am opposed to the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline, trying not to be simply reactive, or coming off sounding like I do not understand the

We love Blue Hole Park. Nice paths, toilets, benches. Shaggy branches have been cleared. And it is still part of nature. In Wimberley, a person, who does not own creek

The council as a whole (not necessarily individual members that come and go and who by the time they understand the system have become tired of it all and either