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Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Fair Oaks Ranch City Council, Place 6

Two candidates are running for the Fair Oaks Ranch City Council Place 6 seat. Incumbent Jonathan Swarek will run against Matt Reigelsperger in the May 2 election.

The details: Community Impact reached out to each candidate ahead of the election with questions focused on city growth, perceived challenges and how each candidate plans to work with residents. Candidates were asked to keep their responses under 50 words, answer the provided questions, and avoid attacking their opponents. Answers may have been minimally edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

Get involved: April 2 is the last day to register to vote in the May 2 election, and early voting is scheduled for April 20-28. Voter information can be found through the Texas Secretary of State website.

 
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Bella Sera officially settles into new location in Boerne

Italian restaurant Bella Sera has shifted locations along Main Street, moving north of downtown Boerne.

In case you missed it: The Italian restaurant—temporarily located at 812 N. Main St.—moved into its new location up the street at 900 N. Main St. on March 16.

According to a Facebook post from the business, the restaurant closed from March 16-19 to move locations, and will reopen March 20 for business to the public.

On the menu: Bella Sera chefs serve up traditional American-Italian cuisine, from veal specialties and home-baked pastas, according to the menu.

The restaurant also offers private hosting for parties and events, plus catering options.

The context: Owned by Drin Kurtaj, Bella Sera has several locations throughout Texas and the Hill Country.

According to previous reporting from Community Impact, the chain began over 25 years ago with other locations in Marble Falls, Fredericksburg, Kerrville and New Braunfels.

  • 900 N. Main St., Boerne
 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Live @ Landa: Concert in the Park

Easter Egg-stravaganza

March 19, 6-9 p.m.
New Braunfels

March 20, 5-7 p.m.
Schertz

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HCAL Tails on the Trail Fun Run

Monarch Fest

March 21, 8-10 a.m.
Boerne

March 21-22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
San Antonio

Learn more.

Learn more.

 
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Latest Education News
Texas families now have until March 31 to apply for education savings accounts, judge rules

Texas families now have an additional two weeks to apply for the state’s new education savings account program, a Houston federal judge ruled March 17.

What's happening: U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered the state comptroller’s office to extend the application deadline to March 31 over concerns that no Islamic private schools had been greenlit to accept state ESA funds. In two lawsuits filed in early March, four Muslim parents said they felt deterred from applying for education savings accounts because the Islamic schools they send their children to were not among the 2,200 schools authorized to participate in the program.

Parents previously had until 11:59 p.m. March 17 to apply for the program.

Latest update: In a March 17 news release, the comptroller’s office confirmed that applications would be accepted through March 31 in compliance with the judge’s order.

Over 229,000 students had applied for the $1 billion program as of March 17, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. The state will use a need- and income-based lottery system to determine who is accepted.

 

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