Boerne City Council appoints Kyle Mickelsen to fill District 3 vacancy
Following the formal resignation of District 3 council member Quinten Scott, Boerne City Council selected a new member to fill the vacant council seat.
How we got here: Scott has served on city council for six years, addressing challenges such as COVID-19, project concerns and other issues as Boerne has grown.
“I’m thankful for all the work that the council and I have done,” Scott said. “I’m sad that I’m leaving, but happy that I’m leaving it in good hands of a good council.”
Sept. 9 marked Scott’s last City Council meeting, where council entered an executive session and interviewed three candidates before making a final decision on Mickelsen filling the vacancy.
Mickelsen told Community Impact his family has been in Boerne for 19 years. After serving on the City Charter Review Committee, he decided to apply for a position on City Council to be more involved in the community.
“It is important to help manage growth while maintaining Boerne’s unique charm,” he said.
A San Antonio-based card and hobby shop is headed to the Hill Country with a second location opening on the horizon.
What you need to know: Heroes Hideout is “tentatively” planning to open its new Boerne location on Dec. 1, Owner Michael Godfrey told Community Impact.
The storefront currently sits at 1026 N. Main St. in the Live Oak Shopping Center strip.
What’s special about it? Godfrey said the shop will have a large selection of mostly trading cards along with some new twists from their original location in San Antonio at 8802 Marbach Road, Ste. 102.
“It’ll be 95% trading cards,” he said. “But the difference with the new shop is we’ll have Dungeons and Dragons supplies, books and other tabletop games.”
TCG collections available at Heroes Hideout include Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and more.
Gov. Abbott issues executive order prohibiting THC sales to Texans under 21
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a Sept. 10 executive order aimed at prohibiting hemp-derived THC products from being sold to minors, which he called “safety for kids, freedom for adults.” The order comes one week after a special legislative session ended without Abbott and state lawmakers agreeing on legislation to ban or restrict THC sales.
The details: Abbott’s order directs the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to “immediately begin the rulemaking process” on new THC regulations, including:
Limiting THC sales to people 21 years and older
Requiring THC retailers to check all customers’ IDs
Expanding testing and labeling requirements for THC products
Raising manufacturer and retailer licensing fees to cover costs of enforcing the new rules
Enhancing monitoring by state and local law enforcement
What they're saying:“Governor Abbott has shown that Texas can protect children without turning back to prohibition,” Heather Fazio, director of the Texas Cannabis Policy Center, said in a statement. “While we have some concerns, this is a win for safety, freedom and free markets.”
