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The Faith and Freedom Club of Medina welcomed Jamie Cole and her service dog, Shay, to their monthly meeting. Jamie and Shay presented a talk on Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas to the club members.
Read moreEditor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted. Although reasonable care is taken, clerical errors may exist.
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House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said Friday he opposes a push by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to end tenure for new professors at the state’s public universities and to revoke it for faculty who teach critical race theory, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Phelan, speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, said the feedback he has gotten indicates ending tenure would make it more difficult for universities to recruit professors. That includes those with conservative viewpoints, who benefit from tenure’s protection against being fired for openly sharing their ideology.
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The Rose Garden Club of Medina honored longtime member Elinor Vandergriff last Wednesday, September 14 with a lifetime membership in the Texas Garden Clubs.
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The Bandera ISD Board of Trustees announced last week they are filing an appeal with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) regarding their recent rating; the board also canceled their upcoming school board election, addressed the School Guardian Program and approved a new tax rate.
Read moreEditor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted. Although reasonable care is taken, clerical errors may exist. In the section where those individuals who are arrested and booked are listed, law enforcement entities are denoted by the following abbreviations: SO – Sheriff’s Office; BTM – Bandera Town Marshal; DPS – Texas Department of Public Safety; PCT – Precinct/Constable; TPW – Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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MEDINA LIBRARY HOSTS DINNER
Read moreNineteen cases confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Bandera County since August 29, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), significantly different from summer numbers that saw double-digit cases weekly.
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