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Texas' new school-choice program begins funding accounts July 1 " The Kerr County Lead
23+ hour, 31+ min ago (227+ words) The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, or TEFA, was created by Senate Bill 2, the education savings account measure " a voucher-style plan critics call vouchers and supporters call school choice " that the Legislature passed and Gov. Greg Abbott signed in 2025, after…...
A year on, Habitat Kerr County expects 30 flood-impacted families home " The Kerr County Lead
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (448+ words) The nonprofit says it has directed more than $5 million into the local economy through its recovery work, funded largely by the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund " with 10 families still on its caseload. A year after the July 4 flood, Habitat for…...
DAR chapter invites the Hill Country to ring bells for the nation's 250th on July 4 " The Kerr County Lead
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (327+ words) The Major James Kerr Chapter is coordinating a bell-ringing at 1: 50 p. m. " synced to a nationwide moment " with a Kerrville gathering at Zion Lutheran Church and anyone welcome to ring from home. A local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution…...
Riverside Nature Center's July lineup mixes nature walks with flood-warning and screwworm talks " The Kerr County Lead
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (276+ words) The center is closed July 4 for the holiday. Its mostly free month of programming includes a UGRA conversation on the new River Hub flood dashboard and an extension agent's screwworm briefing " alongside bird walks, moth night and Pok'mon. Riverside Nature…...
Supreme Court says political party spending limits unconstitutional " The Kerr County Lead
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (246+ words) Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the conservative majority, said so-called coordinated expenditures " party spending on advertising and other campaign activity carried out in consultation with a candidate's campaign " are core political speech that the government may not broadly restrict. WASHINGTON…...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship " The Kerr County Lead
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (385+ words) Justices rule 6-3 that the executive order is unlawful; five find it violates the 14th Amendment The U. S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that the directive is unlawful and reaffirming the…...
Trust in doctors and health agencies shapes whether people know HPV causes cancer, MD Anderson study finds " The Kerr County Lead
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (623+ words) Whether a person knows that the human papillomavirus causes cervical cancer may come down to a question that has little to do with the science itself: who they trust. Get The Lead's free Sunday and Friday newsletters " we'll tell you…...
The Lead's advertising opportunities " The Kerr County Lead
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (586+ words) The Kerr County Lead " Est. 2021 " Rate card Reach Kerr County where it starts its day " in the morning newsletter and on The Lead Live. When you advertise with The Lead, you reach engaged local readers who are already paying attention…...
Kerr County moves to close septic permit loophole as online claims outpace the facts " The Kerr County Lead
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (475+ words) The order before the Commissioners Court is limited in scope. It would require a permit for every new on-site sewage facility regardless of lot size, eliminating an exemption that has let single-family homes on tracts larger than 10 acres skip permitting....
Photo gallery: Frozen Jr at the Cailloux Theater " The Kerr County Lead
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (514+ words) The 60-minute adaptation of the Broadway and film hit follows royal sisters Anna and Elsa after Elsa's powers plunge the kingdom of Arendelle into an eternal winter, sending Anna on a journey to save both her sister and her home....