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Annual Parades in Seguin: A Local’s Guide
From the lighted holiday parade that opens the Christmas season to a Fourth of July parade that draws crowds of more than 10,000, Seguin’s parades are some of the town’s best-loved community events. Most of them roll down the same few blocks of Austin Street, and each one has its own personality. This local’s guide covers every annual parade in Seguin, when it happens, where to stand, and the small details that make the day easier, whether you’re watching from the curb or riding on a float.
lavacacountytoday.com
Shiner football: Comanches take on Freer in bi district
The Shiner Comanches open the 2026 playoffs against the Freer Buckaroos in the bi-district round at 7 p.m. today at Karnes City ISD’s Johnson Field. The Buckaroos posted a 5-5 overall record and 4-3 in 16-2ADI for fourth place. Freer scores 34.3 points per game while allowing 24.3 points per game.
cueroonlinenews.com
Cuero Honors Precelia Brown with Memorial Bench Dedication
CUERO, Texas — The Cuero Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the dedication of a memorial bench honoring the life and legacy of Precelia Brown, a beloved community servant whose impact on Cuero continues to be felt by generations of residents. The memorial bench, dedicated by...
southtexasnews.com
Fast start pushes Goliad past Rio Hondo in playoff opener
CORPUS CHRISTI — The Goliad football team didn’t waste much time turning the scoreboard in its playoff opener against Rio Hondo. And those points were certainly needed. The Tigers recovered a Bobcat fumble on the second play of the game, and two plays later Brayden Franke scampered in for a 26-yard touchdown. The Tigers (6-5) used that fast start and a solid running game to take a 42-28 victory against Rio Hondo in a Class 3A Division I bi-district game at Warrior Stadium.
Austin Chronicle
Day Trips: Lindenau Dance Hall, Cuero
The Lindenau Dance Hall is among the last remnants of a once thriving German farming community on the Coastal Plains five miles northwest of Cuero. The rolling hills were empty except for a few nomadic Karankawa Indians along the coast when empresario Green DeWitt was authorized by the Mexican government in 1825 to settle 400 families between the Guadalupe and Lavaca rivers. German immigrants began moving into what became DeWitt County in large numbers by the 1840s. By 1857 nearly half of the county’s population were Germans.