The streets of Bandera are just now clearing of visitors and revelers after the start of deer hunting season and the kickoff on Friday with Hunter's Bar-b-que sponsored by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce.The Show Barn at Mansfield Park was the location of the festivities, food catered by Bill Miller's Bar b que, live music and silent and live auction was the order of the night.  It was a night to visit with old friends and make new ones.  Lots of networking going on, several vendors had set up shop in the show barn, from car dealers, to hunting ranches, hunting supplies, jewelry for the Mrs. and lots to do for the future hunters (under age 16). Husband and I got to inspect and dream about a $59,000 pickup- I can see him in it!  I'd have to sell alot of real estate to pay for it- ... 11/04/2007

 It's HUNTER'S WEEKEND in Bandera, Texas               Thursday,  November 1st through Sunday,  November 4th.The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce and local businesses invite your participation and support in the annual Barbecue and Expo each year.  This year is no exception.  This is the chamber's only fundraising event of the year.  Great food, live entertainment, expo displays attract approximately 2,000 visitors each year.Bandera is known as the "Cowboy Capital of the World".    It's friendly people and western atmosphere make everyone feel right at home!  The whole town is filled this weekend with excitement and happenings.  Country music artists are playing at each of the local dancehalls.  There is a different lineup each day.  Inside or outside dining and dancing available at y... 11/03/2007

Bandera, Texas                                              Cowboy Capital of the World                                    Texas Hill CountryEver wish you'd lived 100-150 years ago?  in the Old West?  Come on down to Bandera, Texas and you can live your dream.  This small town has regular cattle drives down mainstreet.  There is always a rodeo going on in the summer.  And if a little honky-tonking is what you like to do best, you've got a variety of places to do it.  Top country-western entertainers are always on the line-up at the local dancehalls.  And if you've had too much to drink, just go home on your horse.  They don't give tickets for riding while intoxicated on a horse.                                                                                                              ... 10/03/2007

  Here I am in Downtown Bandera Texas, the Cowboy Capital of the World according to those born and raised, and also the Chamber of Commerce.  Bandera is home to several Dude Ranches, where you can play cowboy for real, not just in a bar on a mechanical horse.  A lot of us are very proud of the down home western image that the town projects.  Every visitor feels at home, relaxed is the order of the day, and you can pose for a picture on the back of a longhorn steer.   Besides the dude ranches, Bandera has it's share of honky tonks and some realy fine dancehalls, where many of my clients and contemporaries met and fell in love.  The views are spectacular from any mountaintop (1900 ft. high)- hills to those in the rocky mountains.  The rolling, rocky land is home to roadrunners and armadil... 08/22/2007