🌱 Want a six-course supper club night right here in Bandera?
Bandera, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readHello again Bandera! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Want a six-course supper club night right here in Bandera?
- How dangerous is Highway 46 between Kendall and Bandera counties?
- Why retirees nationwide are eyeing Bandera for their next chapter
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brownstone Bandera, TX Supper Club, June 26, 2026: Daniel Mentz (brownstone.org) — Bandera-area residents are invited to a June 26 farm-to-table supper club at Sovereignty Ranch’s Barn Restaurant on Wyatt Ranch Road in East Bandera, featuring a six-course dinner and talk by speaker Daniel Mentz. Guests can also join a pre-dinner farm tour with Mollie Engelhart to learn about regenerative agriculture and soil health. 
• Why TxDOT is making changes to this deadly S.A.-area highway now (lmtonline.com) — TxDOT is rolling out new safety upgrades this summer on Highway 46 between Kendall and Bandera counties, targeting a stretch that’s seen hundreds of crashes. Bandera County commissioners have formally labeled the road unsafe, prompting short- and long-term fixes from fresh markings and rumble strips to future turn lanes and possible widening.
• 8 Charming Texas Towns Perfect For A Peaceful Retirement (myfamilytravels.com) — Bandera gets spotlighted as a peaceful Hill Country retirement option, celebrated for its Cowboy Capital heritage, Medina River access, and tight-knit, welcoming community. The article notes that local rodeos, outdoor festivals, and nearby healthcare in Kerrville and San Antonio make Bandera appealing for retirees seeking both adventure and comfort.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MISSING BLACK AND WHITE CAT LAKEWOOD ESTATES
If you live in Lakewood Estates and posted about your black and white cat going missing, message Yvette Cooper (also of Lakewood Estates) on here. … (Nextdoor Bandera Country) - CRAZYYYYYY!!!!!
If anyone has any information at all about my name being used to complain about a neighbors dog's, who told me this through texts, and is saying her… (Nextdoor Medina Lake)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Bandera. Apply here.
- Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Cook in Bandera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bandera here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Bending Branch Promotes Jennifer Cernosek to Chief Operating Officer (wineindustryadvisor.com)
- 718 Ranch to Market 473, Comfort, TX 78013 (zillow.com)
Boerne
- 190-A Richter Road, Boerne, TX 78006 (zillow.com)
- Carter Creek Winery Appoints Grayson Goss as Head Brewer (fb101.com)
- An elite Texas community is at war when a group of wealthy spouses divulge life-threatening sex secrets, and a despised local celebrity insults 'townspeople' (brinkwire.com)
Ok Bandera! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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