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A New Braunfels, Texas, woman arrested in January for setting fire to a county Republican Party’s headquarters was charged with terrorism, according to local media. Grace Carol Brown was arrested Jan. 22 by the New Braunfels Police Department on suspicion of arson and burglary after employees at the Comal County Republican Party headquarters discovered the building had been broken into and a small fire had been set on Jan. 14, according to a Jan. 23 release. A Comal County grand jury added the terrorism charge on April 15, the San Antonio News-Express reported. “Sadly, this incident is not isolated,” Texas...

Got a rat of an ex? One Texas zoo will help you move on… and benefit wildlife conservation efforts in the meantime. New Braunfels’ Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo has a special Valentine’s Day program for those of us who aren’t feeling the spirit of the holiday this year. “Love Bites” is the zoo’s limited-time Valentine’s fundraiser to support its wildlife conservation fund. “Whether you’re laughing off a breakup, poking fun at an ex, or just looking for a unique way to give back, Love Bites lets you do it in a way that helps animals and protects wildlife,”...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – A woman has been arrested in connection with an investigation into arson at the Comal County Republican Headquarters, according to the City of New Braunfels. Grace Carol Brown, 21, was taken into custody on Thursday for burglary of a building and arson, a news release said. She was later booked into the Comal County jail on a $200,000 bond. New Braunfels police officers and fire officials had responded around 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 14 to the Comal County Republican Headquarters, located in the 200 block of Landa Street. The release said that employees found that...

An LGBT organization in New Braunfels is hosting a drag show on Saturday that is being marketed as “all ages.” While the Riverside Pride Festival was originally slated to take place at the Comal County Fairgrounds, the event has since been moved to an alternate location—Faith United Church of Christ. The Comal County Fair Executive Board released a statement Tuesday evening explaining that the LGBT organization had decided to move the event following concerns over “age appropriateness.”

Some Karen is concerned of people having fun.

The Pentagon has responded to a globally-released ‘Kill List’, asking law enforcement to give extra protection for military personnel whose personal information was released,News Channel 10 reports. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports the Pentagon spent the weekend notifying the soldiers who appeared on the list, and urged city police departments and military police to increase patrol in the neighborhoods where the targeted live. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) published the list days ago, a report that contained names, photos, and home addresses of U.S. Armed Forces personnel, causing alarm in cities potentially at high-risk....

These people are unfair and manipulate the judicial system. Jennifer Tharp should not be re-elected.

Prayers needed for BornToBeAmerican who is unemployed and searching for work. Wife, Jani, suffers from breast cancer and is undergoing chemo now. They live in Texas, near New Braunfels, if any FReeper can help with employment.

A middle school principal threatened to kill a group of science teachers if their students did not improve their standardized test scores, according to a complaint filed with the New Braunfels Police Department. Anita White, who taught at New Braunfels Middle School for 18 years before being transferred this month to the district's Learning Center, said Principal John Burks made the threat in a Jan. 21 meeting with eighth-grade science teachers. She said Burks was angry that scores on benchmark tests were not better, and the scores on the upcoming Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests must show improvement....

One public school district voted Monday night to begin offering a new bible class as part of its curriculum. The elective course is called "The Bible and its Influence." Board members voted six to one to approve the new class. "The Bible is a fundamental document," says Rosalyn Bratcher with the New Braunfels ISD. "It has had a great influence in terms of politics, art, music, literature." The district says this course does not violate the First Amendment. "What makes it compliant is that we are teaching the Bible as a textbook and a document," adds Bratcher. Northeast ISD already...

Danger! No alerts have been issued concerning the Canyon Lake dam near San Antonio, but much closer to New Braunfels Texas. The water level in Canyone Lake is so high, it has begun to enter the spillway, and even is now coming over the earthen dam which could break due to erosion of the soil as water passes over it. Never in the history of this lake has water come over the spillway, and most certainly, it has never reached 944 feet above sea level and then over the dam itself. So, if you live along the Guadelupe river south...