In a final vote before a new council is sworn in, the Wimberley city leaders approved a zoning change that would allow additional development at The Water’s Point Hill Country Wedding Venue. The council approved the Wimberley Planned Development District (WPPD) in a 3-1 vote. Councilmember Allison D...

A lower than expected number of noncompliant short-term rentals (STRs) stunned Wimberley city leaders last week as they postponed installment of a fee funding software meant to find them. By a split 3-2 vote, Wimberley’s city council postponed implementing a proposed renewal fee for conditional use ...

More than $27,000 in campaign contributions have been collected by six candidates vying for a trio of Wimberley City Council seats up for grabs May 4, according to 30-day campaign finance reports. Roughly $21,000 of that has been raised by Rebecca Minnick, Christine Byrne and Bo Bowman, who all are ...

A “hole” in the middle of Wimberley was created March 21 when city leaders approved the de-annexation of Sabino Ranch, leaving local residents to question the action.   To some, the de-annexation of the ranch has dire implications for the city’s regulatory authority on the property, alongside accusa...

A $200 withdrawal by Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers from the city’s bank account in November 2018 eventually prompted a policy change in how the city’s money is handled, according to a News-Dispatch investigation. Part of that information came from documents, as well as copies of emails between city ...

Two weeks after tabling a resolution opposing Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline, Wimberley city leaders Thursday opted to craft their own version that differs from neighboring jurisdictions. The resolution, approved by a 4-0 vote, substantially cut portions that had been included in versions ...

Six candidates will vie for a trio of Wimberley City Council seats up for grabs May 6 in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races in city history. Among the six candidates is Mayor Susan Jaggers who has filed to run for the Place 3 seat occupied by Council Member Allison Davis, w...

A letter from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials to Wimberley engineering consultants indicates the city’s change of scope for its wastewater plant might not be doing enough to protect the environment. The 14-page letter comes just a month before the Texas Water Development Board (TW...

Exacerbated sighs and furrowed brows were plentiful Feb. 7 as Wimberley city leaders sparred over reimbursement of a computer purchase made by Mayor Susan Jaggers. But what started as a discussion turned into an argumentative standoff between Jaggers, council members and city staff. At the center of...

More questions than answers on Wimberley’s proposal to change the scope of its wastewater plans was the feeling many residents had following a mandatory Jan. 10 public hearing at the Wimberley Community Center. As a result, resident’s fears are growing over how Wimberley will restructure plans to br...