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December 4, 2025 Volume 60 l Number 214
FRIDAY 54/45
SATURDAY 71/48
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Seguin City Council backs Highway 46 expansion plan Darren Dunn
(Seguin) -- The Seguin City Council has thrown its support behind a state plan to expand and upgrade State Highway 46 -- an effort to improve safety and prepare for future growth in the region. The council voted Tuesday to support a plan by the Texas Department of Transportation to improve the highway between Interstate 10 in Seguin and Interstate 35 in New Braunfels. TXDOT officials have been asking for more public backing for the proposal, which is still in the planning phase. Jennifer Shortess, the city’s assistant director of engineering and capital projects, made the presentation to the council. Shortess told council members that traffic has steadily increased along the corridor and is expected to continue rising as development across the region accelerates. “(There is an) 84-percent predicted increase in vehicles by 2048 in Guadalupe County. Along with that global view of Guadalupe
County, you can see here on our development layer how there are several other developments that are in planning stages. Also note that the Texas State Technical College campus is not shown on this map yet, but one day will be a feature for future development,” said Shortess. Shortess said the city closely tracks traffic patterns and roadway safety data, which clearly shows the need for improvements along Highway 46. “The city of Seguin has a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, and it identifies crashes and major injuries on Texas right-ofways and the city’s right-of-ways. City staff monitor this and update this regularly so that we can have the best information we have. As you can see, there are multiple crashes, and even the red dot means fatalities. So, the expansion of SH-46 is in line with Seguin’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan,” said Shortess. While final plans have not yet been adopted by TXDOT, 46, pg. 4
Holiday Stroll Parade, park lighting set for TONIGHT
Former Mayor Betty Ann Matthies to serve posthumously as grand marshal Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- Downtown Seguin is set to come alive tonight as the city officially launches its three-day Holiday Stroll, beginning with the 2025 Holiday Stroll Parade and the annual lighting of Central Park. A total of 116 illuminated floats
will roll through downtown this evening, marking one of the largest parade lineups in recent years. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. at College and Austin Streets, then travels south along Austin Street before ending Parade, pg. 4