Let me step back a bit, please. “Montage” recently encouraged you Mountain Cityians to file for office of alderman/mayor (deadline Aug. 20) if you want ordinances and tax dollar expenditures in Mountain City “as is” or if you want to make some changes (one way or another.) ••• The smart-Alec cow, #1...

T he Texas legislature created four and a half dozen counties in the Panhandle and South Plains on Aug. 21, 1876, but it took more than drawing lines on a map to populate the last frontier in the Lone Star State. The region was still cattle country well into the 1890s with only a scattering of villa...

Two Buda area scribes received top marks Friday for their efforts in the 2018 Friends of the Buda LIbrary Young Summer Writing Contest. Jamie Sturgeon was named as the first place winner in the 8-12 age group with her piece, “The Claw Machine,” while Gabi Rivas took first place honors in the 13-17 a...

Raise your voice with the Wimberley Chorus Calling all singers! The Wimbrley Chorus is recruiting vocalists for the upcoming fall and Christmas season and you could be the person they’re looking for. The Wimberley Chorus invites singers to join in fall rehearsals on Sept. 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at...

It’s often said one of the more fulfilling aspects of life is parenthood. Being a parent can be compared to having a full-time job on top other career obligations. As a politician, the role of a parent is still largely the same as any other working class citizen, but challenges stem from being in th...

Photo by Nicholas Morris An excited cowgirl gets a little help from a family member as she readies for a ride on the mechanical bull during this weekend’s Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo. Thousands poured into Dripping Springs Ranch Park July 27-29 for the 7th annual Dripping Springs Rodeo, which fe...

Provocative images displayed in a glossy format often comes to mind when one thinks of a firefighter calendar. However, Scott Collard, North Hays County Fire Rescue Chief, felt there wasn’t a need to turn up the heat when his department opted to create a calendar earlier this year. Instead, the chan...

F iling Period for City Office is July 21 through Aug. 20 for the positions of Alderman (2 seats) and for Mayor for the November 2018 election. File for office by obtaining and processing an application from City Secretary, Ellis Craig, ecraig1@austin.rr.com .  His phone number and address appear in...

Col. Anthony Butler strutted like a peacock out of the White House on Aug. 7, 1829 with a seven-figure line of credit and secret orders to make the Mexicans an offer they could not refuse. Andrew Jackson regarded the Rio Grande realm as “lost” territory, a legitimate part of the Louisiana Purchase t...

Amid the devastation of the tragic July 20 San Marcos apartment fire, resident Elisa Rosen remained optimistic her pet turtle, Holst, somehow survived the blaze. Call it owner intuition or otherwise, but sure enough, on July 24 Rosen received news that Holst, aquarium and all, managed to escape majo...