South Texas News

(Austin, TX)  --  Dove season is now underway in Texas…just listen for the early morning or early evening sounds of shotgun blasts if you live near the city limits.

(Seguin, TX)  --  The Seguin Gazette reports that a big name comedian is coming to Seguin in October to help raise money for the Guadalupe County Child Advocacy Center. Bill Engvall is scheduled to perform on October 16^th at the ‘Laugh Out Loud’ charity event, which will be held that Saturday night at Jackson Auditorium on the campus of Texas Lutheran University. The event begins at 8pm Oct. 16^th, and is a fundraiser to help the Child Advocacy Center build a new center.

(Guadalupe County, TX)  --  GBRA has lifted the restrictions that had been in place since early June on area lakes, like Lake Dunlap, McQueeney, Placid, and Meadow Lake. So as of yesterday, inflatables and other water toys are allowed once again on those lakes. And the curfew imposed on those lakes (restricting recreational use 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise) has also been lifted.  For more, log on to http://gbra.org.

(Austin, TX)  --  Texas Governor Rick Perry announced yesterday a new financial incentive for school districts across the state. Districts that work on pooling their resources with other districts as a way to cut costs would make their districts eligible for a new state grant that would equal 10% of their total savings in the first year. The idea is to cut administrative costs and direct that money into the classroom instead, by having districts share resources that are more cost effective when they’re spread out over more than one district.