7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (201+ words) Betty M. Timmermann age 94 of New Braunfels passed away on April 5th." Betty was born in New Braunfels to Benjamin Schumann and Meta (Schmidt) Schumann on January 21, 1932. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 58 years Jerome Timmermann, daughter…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (559+ words) Dennis Patrick Slattery is Emeritus professor in Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif. and a resident of New Braunfels. Some weeks ago, my copy of The Thoughts of Thoreau containing excerpts from many of his journals and…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (601+ words) President Donald Trump says he finds it insulting to hear critics say he does not have a plan to win the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran. "People say he doesn't have a plan," Trump told reporters Monday. "I have the best…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (859+ words) Tennyson Luhrs is the City and County Government Reporter for The Herald-Zeitung. She can be reached via email at tennyson. luhrs@nbtxhz. com. About four years ago now, I came to understand what mothers mean when they say that the…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago  (610+ words) Participants received T-shirts created by New Braunfels Middle School sixth grader Eric Wiley during the Mc Kenna Children's Museum's 20th anniversary celebration on April 3. The Mc Kenna Children's Museum invited community members to share in its 20th anniversary on April 3, celebrating with…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago  (610+ words) New Braunfels Middle School sixth grader Eric Wiley poses with Mc Kenna Foundation CEO Alice Jewell and Mayor Neal Linnartz, all wearing his winning T-shirt design during the Mc Kenna Children's Museum's 20th anniversary celebration on April 3. The Mc Kenna Children's…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago  (467+ words) A Smithson Valley High School softball pitcher winds up to throw the pitch during a regular season game against Boerne Champion High School. Area softball powers stole the spotlight Tuesday, as Davenport and Smithson Valley each extended lengthy win streaks…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago  (339+ words) New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) has earned the Diamond Safety " Chief of the New Braunfels Police Department Osbaldo Flores " Kids go down the slide at Children's Lighthouse of New Braunfels during its opening day on Monday, April 6, 2026." The Children's Lighthouse of…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (868+ words) The City of New Braunfels Police Department is located at 3030 W San Antonio St. in New Braunfels. Chief of the New Braunfels Police Department Osbaldo Flores presented the city council with the department's 2025 annual report on Monday, March 23. Flores said…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (295+ words) I have been thinking about phones a lot lately. Not just because they are forces for good and evil, but because they say so much about us. I can glance at two screens on your phone and instantly know important…...