The Wimberley Valley is the newest member of the exclusive club of only three Texas Dark Skies Communities.

The area, which encompasses the cities of Woodcreek and Wimberley, was officially designated  the third International Dark Sky Community in Texas on June 11 by the The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).

The designation was two years in the making, and efforts began in the summer of 2016 when the Wimberley Valley Dark Sky Committee was formed. Committee Chair Shannon du Plessis worke...