Bandera residents still have a little time to complete a confidential survey about how well the community has handled the coronavirus threat and what the city should focus on to make it a better place to live. It’s all part of a research initiative undertaken by a University of Texas at Austin think tank to develop strategies designed to help Bandera and other rural communities prosper. The IC² Institute at the university selected Bandera and 62 other small communities in Texas and Louisiana to take part in the summer research project called the Regional Economic Recovery Program. The survey responses will be combined ...