19+ hour, 52+ min ago  (215+ words) Robert George Franke, 78, of Canyon Lake, Texas, passed away on July 11, 2026. Born on June 23, 1948, in Madison, Wisconsin, Robert was the son of Walter and Florence Franke. He grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1966. He…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (428+ words) Local residents observe Canyon Lake's risen water levels on Friday, July 17, 2026. The Canyon Lake dam holds back floodwaters from the Upper Guadalupe River on Friday, July 17, 2026. Canyon Lake rises to approximately 81% full on Friday, July 17, 2026. As floodwaters from the Upper…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (738+ words) Bob King is a resident of New Braunfels, a community volunteer, a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the Treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Comal County. A compilation of his opinion pieces can be found at theindependenttexan.substack....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (672+ words) Vincent Friedewald is an attorney and Chief Operating Officer at Traeger, Ricks & Little, PLLC, 401 Main Plaza. The views written here are his own, not the firm’s. It’s time to turn on the Main Plaza Fountain, permanently. Over July 4th weekend, it…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (345+ words) Five months after the United Nations reported acts of genocide in Sudan, another human rights catastrophe may be imminent. The result is a war of exceptional brutality that remains too often ignored. If even the low end of the estimated…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1454+ words) (From left) Cindy Fleming, Marsha Kern and Linda Ackerman sit on the back of a Bracken Fire and Rescue vehicle on July 7, 2026. Linda Ackerman is pictured with soot covering her nose and cheeks after fighting a pasture fire. The city…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (112+ words) Tubers float down the Comal River on July 14, 2026. The city of New Braunfels has announced on social media that the Comal River is reopening for recreation at 3 p.m. on Friday following days of storms in the Hill Country. However, lifeguards will…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (280+ words) Craig Massouh is a writer and architect who lives near Canyon Lake and is passionate about telling stories of this important part of the Texas Hill Country. Growth comes with a price to pay as everyone knows, and one of…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (124+ words) The Guadalupe River is shown on March 31, 2026, at River Acres Park in New Braunfels. Comal County has issued a mandatory evacuation notice along the Guadalupe River from the Comal County line at Guadalupe State Park to FM 311 due to flooding....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (321+ words) Hill Country Day School Founder Haleigh Almquist and Ashley Willingham, director of enrollment and family experience, stand on the school's property on Monday, July 13, 2026. The school is currently under construction and is expected to open later this year. From recognizing…...