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🌱 Keeping Texas German alive, one Fredericksburg conversation at a time

Fredericksburg, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Fredericksburg! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Keeping Texas German alive, one Fredericksburg conversation at a time
  • Frost Bank plans a bigger Dallas headquarters
  • Remembering Mary Huron, longtime dietician and caregiver

Also on today's calendar: DK 33rd Annual Art Show and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 44.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How rural Texas is trying to preserve a unique German-speaking dialect (blogspot.com) — At Fredericksburg's Pioneer Museum, older residents trade stories and jokes in Texas German, keeping a fading language connected to everyday life. Researchers estimate roughly 5,000 speakers remain, mostly age 70 or older, and are recording interviews to preserve a dialect that fewer families have passed down.
   

• Frost Bank Plans $22M Dallas Office Overhaul at Harwood No. 7 (credaily.com) — Frost Bank plans a roughly $22 million renovation of its Dallas regional headquarters, expanding its space at Harwood No. 7 to 62,000 square feet plus part of another floor. Preliminary filings call for work from January through May. The bank’s broader expansion included new Fredericksburg and Kerrville branches in 2025.
   

• Maria (Mary) F. Huron (brownwoodnews.com) — Maria “Mary” F. Huron, a San Saba native who worked in hospital and school kitchens and cared for family and neighbors, died October 29 at 82. Her career included supervising specialized diets at Kerrville State Hospital. Survivors include her sibling Sammie Flores Martinez of Fredericksburg.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • FREE mesquite wood for those STR fire pits or family s’mores at Thanksgiving.
    I trimmed some limbs that range from approx 1’ to 4’ diameter. No need to come to front door - you’ll see the limbs at the front of the property -… (Nextdoor N. Hwy. 16)
  • Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Fredericksburg. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member - 1134 Fredericksburg, TX in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredericksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Comfort

  • Football Recap: Joseph Hoyt Leads Blanco's Defense on Friday (maxpreps.com)

Kerrville

  • Barbara Streckfus: Sept. 20, 1935-Nov. 6, 2026 – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com)
  • Hill Country mental health funding reaches schools, nonprofits as demand for support continues (ksat.com)
  • South Texas bracing for more flash flooding; governor bolsters emergency response (abc7.com)

Ok Fredericksburg! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fredericksburg

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fredericksburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.