Sergeant Carl Bragg is close to wrapping up the case in of the young puppy that was violently attacked in Blanco in early July. The puppy is doing well, still blind, but doing much better,” Sgt. Bragg said.

On August 7, 2008, Dairy Queen hosted the Annual Miracle Treat Day, with proceeds going to the Children’s Miracle Network and the Dell Children’s Center in San Antonio. The event was a huge success thanks to the area citizens and the hardworking employees.

On August 1, 2008, forty-two years after former Marine Charles Whitman killed fourteen people and wounded another thirty-one with a sniper rifle from the top of the 28-story University Main Building, ten law enforcement officers and four civilians were honored in South Austin for the role they played in stopping Whitman’s shooting spree. Lt.