The Boerne Fire Department and the Bexar County Emergency Services Department No. 4 are working on long-term projects to bring new facilities online in Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch in an effort to provide responsive services.

The details: While the two departments work to meet regional growth, challenges in staffing, acquiring equipment and constructing facilities have increased department costs and extended completion timelines.

Both departments are working on funding upcoming re stations: ESD 4 is looking at renovating a facility near Fair Oaks Ranch, while also considering a new station off I-10—Station 135.

While the I-10 location is a confirmed site, the station has not been approved for construction, ESD 4 Fire Chief Jack Andrade said.

“What makes me have some angst about it is that the I-10 area is kind of like a guardrail,” Andrade said. “If your fire station is on one side, it’s very difficult to get to the other side.”

An orthodontist serving Boerne residents has merged with another local dentist serving San Antonians.

What’s happening: Hulme Orthodontics has merged with the San Antonio-based practice—Beitchman Orthodontics—at its location in Boerne.

As of 2026, both Dr. Kevin Beitchman and Dr. Richard Hulme are serving patients as orthodontists at the office in Boerne, clinical staff told Community Impact.

The practice is located at 410 N. School St., while Beitchman Orthodontics' main office in San Antonio is located at 11924 Vance Jackson Road, Ste. 201.

The context: Hulme Orthodontics celebrated its 20-year anniversary last year, according to previous reporting from Community Impact.

Hulme, one of the practice’s founders, began serving in the area two decades ago, according to their website.

Since their inception, they’ve spread to six locations across San Antonio, the website says.

• 410 N. School St., Boerne

Texas attracts dozens of company headquarters to the state annually, with at least 314 businesses moving their main office to Texas from other states between 2015-2024, data from the governor’s office shows.

Zooming in: At least 24 companies moved their headquarters to Texas in 2024, with more than half landing in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Two companies relocated from other countries, with data center developer Hive Digital Technologies bringing its home base from Canada to San Antonio and pharmaceutical company IntraBio Inc. moving its headquarters from the United Kingdom to Austin.

How we got here: State officials and experts said Texas’ economic incentives and light regulatory environment are key reasons why companies brought their operations to the state in recent years.

“Texas wants companies to move here, and [company leaders] know that,” Megan Mauro, interim president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, told Community Impact. “Our legislative policy is really impacted by the voices of employers here.”