Bandera Bulletin

05/29/2026

The Bandera High School girls track and field team concluded its season last week at the UIL 4A State Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium, with multiple athletes earning topeight finishes.

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Bandera Bulletin

05/29/2026

A memorial service celebrating the life of James Michael McGroarty will be held Sunday, May 31, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 11th Street Cowboy Bar in Bandera.

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05/28/2026

Mercy Gate Ministries’ fourth annual Keys to Freedom fundraiser brought supporters together at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar to celebrate healing, community and the organization’s growing mission to help women in need.

Bandera Bulletin

05/27/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Toni Kunz to accept the position of City Administrator for city of Bandera.

Full article in next week's Bulletin.

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05/27/2026

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Bandera Bulletin

05/27/2026

The latest issue of the Bandera Bulletin is out! Read it online at BanderaBulletin.com or grab a physical copy at Lowe’s or the EZ Mart in Pipe Creek.

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05/27/2026

Susan Junker defeated Dennis Fitzgerald in the Republican primary runoff for Bandera County judge on Tuesday, giving her the inside track to become the county’s next judge.

With all 10 precincts reporting unofficial results, Junker received 2,535 votes, or 62.52%, compared with 1,519 votes, or 37.48%, for Fitzgerald.

Overall turnout in the Bandera County primary runoff was 4,141 voters out of 19,247 registered voters, for a turnout rate of 21.52%.

Bandera Bulletin

05/27/2026

Today's meeting ended with the offer of City Administrator to Toni Kunz, who has sat on the city council in the past. Update on Flock invoice.

05/26/2026

The Bandera Natural History and Art Museum will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with the Jurassic Jamboree on Saturday, June 13.

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https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3108,natural-history-museum-celebrating-10-years-with-jurassic-jamboree

05/22/2026

“Part of the duties are setting the budget for Precinct 2, which covers road and bridge maintenance, county facilities, the annex, county park, and waste disposal,” said temporary Precinct 2 Commissioner Bobby Harris.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Jack Mosely joined Harris in discussing finances, including the salary for the position.

“I might scare off potential candidates here,” Mosely said. “When I first started, [my salary] was $24,000 a year. We’re up to $30,000.”

Bandera Bulletin

05/22/2026

Bandera City Council member Jeff Flowers released a new letter Friday saying his call to ban phones, cameras and internet services was intended as satire modeled after Jonathan Swift.

In the statement, Flowers defended the canceled Flock camera program and argued critics had misunderstood his original message.

"Predictably, the vocal minority and several national media outlets completely missed the satire. Instead, it triggered a wave of unhinged, anonymous cyber-bullying, vulgar insults, and outright fabrications sent to my inbox."

FULL STORY: https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3123,flowers-defends-flock-cameras-says-statement-was-satire