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Bandera County commissioners declare March 2026 as Texas History Month for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
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March 9, 2026
Notes from Bandera County Commissioners Court
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
Bandera County commissioners set a public hearing to consider a petition to form Emergency Services District No. 2 in Lakehills.
“It’s been filed, but neither accepted nor denied at this time,” Bandera County Judge Richard Evans said.
A previous public hearing on the proposed ESD was set for Aug. 21, 2025, however the meeting was cancelled, pending a review of the submitted boundaries. Supporters of the ESD stated they believe its creation will cut emergency responses by half. Concerns that the opposite will occur, and responses could take longer in certain pockets of the precinct have been expressed by those in opposition to the ESD. More conversation between the Lakehills ESD committee and area fire departments was recommended by the court last year.
“You’re trying to rush a timeline before sitting down to make sure all the Ts are crossed and all the Is are dotted,” Pct. 1 Commissioner Troy Konvicka said in July. “When you poll the rest of the precinct that does not benefit from the ESD, you will lose their support.”
Pct. 4 Commissioner Jody Rutherford asked the fire chiefs of Medina Lake and Pipe Creek volunteer fire departments to identify boundaries using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data maintained by local and state entities.
The public hearing will be held Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m., at the Lakehills Community Center, 11225 PR 37.
In her monthly report, EMS Director Shannon Griffin said in January, Bandera County EMS responded to 266 calls for service. The average tone to response time was 3.07 minutes, and average tone to on scene time was 14.14 minutes. By percentage within the county, calls from the Bandera area totaled 40 percent; the City of Bandera: 15 percent; Pipe Creek: 15 percent; Lakehills: 12 percent; Lake Medina Shores: 11 percent; Medina: five percent; Tarpley: two percent; and Holiday Villages: two percent.
In other business, commissioners approved a proclamation declaring March 2026 as Texas History Month for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
“I think it’s important to remember we were a country before we were a state. A lot of people lost their lives to keep us alive,” Evans said.
“It’s been filed, but neither accepted nor denied at this time,” Bandera County Judge Richard Evans said.
A previous public hearing on the proposed ESD was set for Aug. 21, 2025, however the meeting was cancelled, pending a review of the submitted boundaries. Supporters of the ESD stated they believe its creation will cut emergency responses by half. Concerns that the opposite will occur, and responses could take longer in certain pockets of the precinct have been expressed by those in opposition to the ESD. More conversation between the Lakehills ESD committee and area fire departments was recommended by the court last year.
“You’re trying to rush a timeline before sitting down to make sure all the Ts are crossed and all the Is are dotted,” Pct. 1 Commissioner Troy Konvicka said in July. “When you poll the rest of the precinct that does not benefit from the ESD, you will lose their support.”
Pct. 4 Commissioner Jody Rutherford asked the fire chiefs of Medina Lake and Pipe Creek volunteer fire departments to identify boundaries using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data maintained by local and state entities.
The public hearing will be held Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m., at the Lakehills Community Center, 11225 PR 37.
In her monthly report, EMS Director Shannon Griffin said in January, Bandera County EMS responded to 266 calls for service. The average tone to response time was 3.07 minutes, and average tone to on scene time was 14.14 minutes. By percentage within the county, calls from the Bandera area totaled 40 percent; the City of Bandera: 15 percent; Pipe Creek: 15 percent; Lakehills: 12 percent; Lake Medina Shores: 11 percent; Medina: five percent; Tarpley: two percent; and Holiday Villages: two percent.
In other business, commissioners approved a proclamation declaring March 2026 as Texas History Month for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
“I think it’s important to remember we were a country before we were a state. A lot of people lost their lives to keep us alive,” Evans said.