New kids’ area at Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, ‘world’s first water coaster for kids’ opens this weekend

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Schlitterbahn New Braunfels will open its new kids’ area, Schatze’s Storybrook Park, on Saturday. Schatze’s Storybrook Park is Schlitterbahn’s first big new attraction in more than a decade, according to a news release. Recommended Videos The area includes the “world’s first water coaster for kids” — a ride called the Bow … Read more

Prost! German culture shines at Fiesta Gartenfest 2024

Bratwurst, homemade strudel, pretzels, reubens, goulash and Kartoffelpuffer are included in a vast menu of specialty foods that fed a hungry crowd. SAN ANTONIO — The smell of authentic German cuisine is filling the air in Southtown. Bratwurst, homemade strudel, pretzels, reubens, goulash and Kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes with apple sauce) are included in a vast … Read more

Pro-Palestine demonstrators decry DPS response at Robb Elementary during UT Austin protest

Politicians and parents are responding to the chants claiming that DPS failed the victims of the Uvalde school massacre, with one tweeting “they ain’t wrong.” SAN ANTONIO — The law enforcement response at the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, widely decried as a failure by high-profile reports and victims’ loved ones alike, briefly took center … Read more

‘Someone’s dropping the ball’ | Nixon parents distraught over delayed notice from school officials after daughter’s life threatened by student

The school bus threat happened the evening of April 11. Parents of the 9-year-old heard from the school district about the incident on April 15. NIXON, Texas — The parents of a Nixon girl, whose life was threatened by a 10-year-old boy a couple weeks ago, have lost trust in the school district.   “Someone’s … Read more