Roxanna Deane News Today

Texas’ torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout — two additional congressional seats and electoral votes deepening its already massive influence in the nation’s politics. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 decennial sampling released Monday indicated the state gained nearly 4 million residents since 2010 — more than any other state in sheer numbers and roughly the entire population of neighboring Oklahoma.  And yet, advocates ...

Candidates running for city council seats and school board trustees slots will be featured this week in the Herald-Zeitung and the League of Women Voters of the Comal Area’s voters guide, which goes online Wednesday. Five candidates are competing for two Comal ISD trustees positions, four are seeking two city council spots and five are vying for two seats on the New Braunfels ISD board. Comal ISD trustees last Thursday canceled the districts unopposed election for District 5 trustee. All s...