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06/18/2026

06/17/2026

City officials are exploring potential solutions to address a worsening drainage problem in the 1000 block of Carrol Drive.

City officials are exploring potential solutions to address a worsening drainage problem in the 1000 block of Carrol Drive.

06/17/2026

Two men were put on probation for impersonating a public servant and pretending to be a police officer respectively.

Two men were put on probation for impersonating a public servant and pretending to be a police officer respectively.

06/17/2026

At the June 8 Lavaca County Commissioners’s Court meeting, the court recognized and acknowledged Marvin and Cathy Boedeker of Boedeker’s Plastic of Shiner, and the Don Kaspar Foundation for their donations to the Lavaca County Strong Schools Safety Initiative.

At Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’s Court meeting, the court recognized and acknowledged Marvin and Cathy Boedeker of Boedeker’s Plastic of Shiner, and the Don Kaspar Foundation for their don

06/17/2026

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06/14/2026

☔️FLOOD WATCH☔️...The NWS has issued a Flood Watch for most of South Central Texas beginning tonight at 7:00pm through Tuesday at 7:00pm...

Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
Including the cities of Bastrop, Bandera, Pearsall, Giddings,
Cuero, Karnes City, Eagle Pass, Gonzales, Burnet, New Braunfels,
Floresville, Blanco, Boerne, La Grange, Austin, Brackettville,
Uvalde, Hallettsville, Pleasanton, San Antonio, Rocksprings,
Carrizo Springs, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, San Marcos, Llano,
Seguin, Lockhart, Leakey, Georgetown, Hondo, Kerrville, and
Crystal City
938 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet,
Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio,
Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr,
Kinney, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Travis,
Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Wilson and Zavala.

* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...There is a potential for life threatening flooding
somewhere in the watch area. Excessive runoff may result in
flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their
banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Very humid tropical air and a stalling front will result in
heavy rain. Isolated pockets with rain totals of 8 inches or
more are possible with rain rates that could exceed 2 to 3
inches per hour at times.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

06/12/2026

🌀TROPICAL UPDATE🌀(Thursday, June 11th)...

A broad area of low pressure could form over the Bay of Campeche this weekend. Conditions are only marginally favorable for development, and the system is forecast to move inland over North-Eastern Mexico late this weekend.
⚫ Formation chance through 48 hours...currently low...10 percent.
🟡 Formation chance through 7 days...currently low...10 percent.

We will continue to monitor this system through the weekend for possible development, but regardless all of South Central Texas will see an influx of deep tropical moisture and rain chances increase early next week...

06/12/2026

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