Local News

Gonzales County receives nearly $2.5 million in mitigation funds for water improvements

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $107,839,660 in new regional mitigation funds to improve roads, water detention, drainage, and …

January sales tax allocations show declining November 2024 sales

November sales tax receipts were down in 2024, meaning sales tax allocations for Gonzales County municipalities for January 2025 were down more than $12,900, a decrease of nearly 4.1 percent less …
A stranger stops to thank William Berger for his service in Vietnam.

Mr. Berger(s) goes to Washington

Editor’s Note: The following story was written by the late Terry Fitzwater and originally ran in the Inquirer in October 2018. After the recent death of William Berger, who was a longtime DPS …

Breitschopf-Cooper Realty to become Heritage Oak Realty

After 52 years in the real estate industry, Breitschopf-Cooper Realty will transition to Heritage Oak Realty, effective Feb. 1, 2025. Breitschopf-Cooper Realty has deep roots in the community …

Council discusses special called election for District 4

The Gonzales City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting to kick off 2025 for the city Thursday, Jan. 16. One of the hot topics from last Thursday meeting was the discussion to an order …

Chamber Excellence Gala to be held Feb. 6 at JB Wells

The Gonzales Chamber Excellence Gala & Awards Ceremony 2025 will be held Thursday, Feb. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at JB Wells Expo Center, 2301 County Road 197, Gonzales. To help celebrate …

Election filing period begins for municipal, school board elections

The election filing period has begun for those wishing to serve on city councils and school boards in Gonzales County and to run in the Saturday, May 3, election. State law allows for a 30-day …
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Opinion

What does 2025 hold in store? Nothing new, according to Ecclesiastes

I was having a discussion on Christmas Day while visiting my family and we were discussing urban legends and “facts we didn’t know.” One such “fact” about the …

1830 Darst family Christmas was first on Texas soil

Jacob Darst awakened early on this morning - it was Christmas morning, 1830. He and his wife, Margaret, and children David and Nancy, were on their way to Gonzales, Capitol of Green DeWitt's Colony. …

Cotton gins played role in Gonzales County history

He stirs from the bed in the pre-dawn light of this July day. The breeze has awakened him. Making his way to the kitchen, he puts on the coffee. He thinks for a while of all the work to be done …

Digging up the past in Gonzales

Riding my bike through Independence Park this week I noticed the nice new sidewalk going in along US 183. Alongside the sidewalk was a row of dirt piles that had been excavated during the …