Before KBRN AKA Boerne Radio, KTXD launched in Boerne in the late 1940s.  The story of the first Department of Public Safety radio station right after this.

Kendall County Roofing

Back in 1938, Kendall County placed its trust in a man named Sid Edge, electing him sheriff. And not just once — five times in a row. For a decade, he wore the badge, kept the peace, and earned the respect of his neighbors.

Then in 1948, his watch ended suddenly. After an altercation with a prisoner, Shasn’t rested at all.

It’s still alive — in service, in education, and in the next generation of Boerne.

Sheriff Edge suffered a fatal heart attack. He was just 59 years old.

The county still needed a sheriff. And so the Commissioners Court turned to his son — William B. Edge — appointing him to finish the job his father had started.

One of Bill Edge’s very first acts was to ask for something new… something modern. Two-way radios. Installed right into the sheriff’s cars.

And just one month earlier, Bill Edge had stood at a podium in Boerne, speaking at the dedication of a brand-new Department of Public Safety radio station — KTXD.

A station dedicated to his father's memory.

A station Sheriff Sidney Edge had worked on to bring to Boerne.

I’m Tom Allred with Boerne Texas History and this is Boerne Radio 103.9FM