Farm to Market 10 of the Best Coffee Shops in Central Texas Ten independent shops, from Dripping Springs to Cibolo, for International Coffee Day. By Texas Home Talk · October 1, 2026 Quick jumps:1. Dripping Springs2. Fredericksburg3. Marble Falls4. Wimberley5. Georgetown6. Round Rock7. Lockhart8. New Braunfels9. Boerne10. Cibolo International Coffee Day is October 1, and
Fredericksburg vs Boerne retirement compared: 2026 property taxes, healthcare, home prices, seniors, community and jobs. See which Hill Country town fits.
Wimberley vs Dripping Springs: Which Hill Country Town Fits You? Two Hays County towns joined by Ranch Road 12, compared on the numbers that actually decide a move: what the same house costs in property taxes, schools, the drive to Austin and San Antonio, home prices, and daily life. By Texas Home Talk. Updated September
Farm to Market Is New Braunfels Now the Barbecue Capital of Texas? Terry Black’s just fired up its pits a short walk from Black’s Barbecue. By Texas Home Talk · Updated September 25, 2026 · ~11 min read Photo · Texas Home Talk Add Cooper’s, Rudy’s, Granzin, a crop of small independents and the brisket
Del Webb New Braunfels at Veramendi: A Straight-Talk Guide to the 55+ Community What’s actually built, what it really costs, and what the brochure leaves out — from our New Braunfels home base. Photo · Texas Home Talk By the Texas Home Talk Editorial Team · Updated 2026 New Braunfels is our home market, so
Relocation & Commute Data I-35 Corridor Commute Guide: Real Drive Times From 18 Central Texas Communities to Austin & San Antonio Every community in this guide compared side by side — no-traffic baseline, morning rush, and evening rush — measured to the same two downtown points so the numbers actually mean something. 📍 18 Communities
Buyer Due Diligence What Sinkholes on Your Hill Country Property Mean Sinkholes on Texas Hill Country property are usually quiet until they are not — voids in the limestone can undermine foundations, wreck septic fields, move floodwater in unexpected ways, and complicate insurance. Here is what karst on your lot actually means for buyers and
Texas has no state income tax and does not tax any retirement income — Social Security, pensions, IRA and 401(k) withdrawals are all exempt at the state level. The trade-off is property tax: Texas carries one of the highest effective property tax rates in the country. For residents 65 and older, though, a stacked homestead
Central Texas Relocation Guide Baby Chasers: Moving to Central Texas to Be Near the Grandkids They call it “chasing the grandbabies.” Across Central Texas, a wave of grandparents is following their adult children to the I-35 corridor and the Hill Country—close enough for Sunday dinner, independent enough to keep their own front porch. Here’s how
