Dripping Springs earns Platinum Scenic City Certification Award

Dripping Springs, News

Staff Report, on October 16, 2019

The city of Dripping Springs officially accepted its award as a Platinum Scenic City during the Texas Municipal League’s Annual Conference, held last week in San Antonio.

The platinum award is the highest recognition through the Scenic City

Certification Program, a program of Scenic Texas and its 17 partner

organizations. The Scenic City Certification Program recognizes cities for their demonstrated commitment to high-quality scenic standards for public roadways and spaces.

The Scenic City C...

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Pedophile sentenced to life without parole

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