Trump taps Susan Combs for Interior Department post

Trump taps Susan Combs for Interior Department post

Former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs is joining the Trump administration as an assistant secretary of the interior for policy, management and budget. The nomination of Combs — subject to U.S. Senate confirmation — was announced by the White House Monday evening. If...
Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it

Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it

This hard-luck town just south of Chicago is weighing a decision confronting many small and midsize cities with shrinking populations and chronic budget deficits: whether to sell the public water system to a for-profit corporation. Lake Station desperately needs the...
Owners of 100-year-old farm worry about new highway route

Owners of 100-year-old farm worry about new highway route

The Texas Department of Transportation has recommended a new route for State Highway 29 in Williamson County after a two year study. After studying an area surrounding the current route from Southwestern Boulevard to SH 95, TxDOT said the area often floods, there are...
Hill Top Cafe targeted by TCEQ

Hill Top Cafe targeted by TCEQ

The Hill Top Café, the popular eatery located 10 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, has faced a series of violations from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) over the past four years. Johnny Nicholas, who purchased the venue with his late wife,...