Six candidates will vie for a trio of Wimberley City Council seats up for grabs May 6 in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races in city history. Among the six candidates is Mayor Susan Jaggers who has filed to run for the Place 3 seat occupied by Council Member Allison Davis, w...

A letter from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials to Wimberley engineering consultants indicates the city’s change of scope for its wastewater plant might not be doing enough to protect the environment. The 14-page letter comes just a month before the Texas Water Development Board (TW...

P erhaps it’s ironic that one of history’s greatest satirists offered a stone-cold dose of conventional wisdom. “With great power comes great responsibility” was something French enlightenment writer Voltaire famously idealized long ago.  But when local leaders – whether council members, mayors or c...

Exacerbated sighs and furrowed brows were plentiful Feb. 7 as Wimberley city leaders sparred over reimbursement of a computer purchase made by Mayor Susan Jaggers. But what started as a discussion turned into an argumentative standoff between Jaggers, council members and city staff. At the center of...

As Wimberley seeks a solution for its wastewater woes, a proposal to bore a pipe under Cypress Creek is leading to consternation from environmentalists and residents alike. Those plans are part of a proposed wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that could be operated by a third party. The plan calls fo...

A former city attorney and Vietnam Veteran has been appointed to the Wimberley City Council dais after the abrupt resignation of Patricia Kelly in December 2018. Patrick Rehmet, a Wimberley resident and former city attorney for the cities of Alice, Johnson City, Blanco and Austin, was appointed to t...

A pair of ordinance updates meant to limit the powers of Wimberley’s mayor, while strengthening the role of the city administrator, were both approved on a split 3-2 vote Jan. 3. The move came after months of heated dispute among city council members and Mayor Susan Jaggers, which eventually led to ...

After voting to terminate plans for a city-owned wastewater plant, Wimberley city leaders’ next step in addressing its wastewater woes remains unclear.  But in the interim, some Wimberley residents are waiting in limbo, confused and concerned with what comes next. The termination of the Black Castle...

Plans for a Wimberley-owned wastewater treatment plant were flushed away last week after city leaders chose to terminate the existing contract for the proposed project. The decision to do so, which came via a 4-1 Wimberley City Council vote, could pave the way for the city to possibly pick Aqua Texa...

Wastewater issues spur protests Minimal communication with citizenry had led some residents to allege a lack of transparency on the part of Wimberley city leaders; despite protests, the city Tuesday night chose to forego plans for a city-owned wastewater system. UPDATE While the city did not specifi...