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If it took a village to aid the mentally impaired through the challenges of the civil and criminal court systems, Donna Eccleston was its mayor.
Comal Countyâs Precinct 1 commissioner was among many inside a packed courthouse who saw their efforts realized with the formal creation of the countyâs first Mental Health Court.
âIt was her patience â sometimes lacking but definitely her patience, her persistence and her passion to get this up and going, as well as everything beyond just this mental health court,â Criminal District Attorney Jennifer Tharp said to Eccleston during Thursdayâs commissioners court meeting. âWe really appreciate everything you did to make today a reality.â
After years of planning and challenges, the New Braunfels Food Bank broke ground and history on Tuesday with a housing unit for families in need.
New Braunfels and San Antonio Food Bank staff, local leaders and National Guard members celebrated breaking ground for the Apple Seeds Apartments, what organizers called one of the first food bank housing efforts in the nation. The housing complex will have 51 units for families with children under the age of 15.
Oakwood Church s executive pastor Rusty Rice gives the invocation during the Apple Seeds Apartments Groundbreaking Ceremony at the New Braunfels Food Bank on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. MIKALA COMPTON | Herald-Zeitung