Where are they now? Update on local bills in the Texas Lege

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Moses Leos III on May 17, 2017

Where are they now? Update on local bills in the Texas Lege

PASSED THE HOUSE

HB 1510 – Relating to the transfer of certain functions related to emergency services districts from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Division of Emergency Management – Sent to the Senate

HB 1512 – Relating to the maximum loan amount made to persons under the owner-builder loan program – Awaiting vote in Senate committee (Sen. Watson carrying)

HB 2283 – Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault – Referred to ...

Dripping Springs, News

Local resident tosses hat into ring for 2020 HD45 race

Months after voters elected a new House District 45 state representative, a Dripping Springs area resident has already tossed her hat into the ring fo...

April 10, 2019

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Less is more: Support grows for scenic routes bill

Local support is growing for proposed legislation that could limit billboards from springing up along scenic routes in the Hill Country. House Bill 13...

April 10, 2019

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Less is more Support grows for scenic routes bill

Local support is growing for proposed legislation that could limit billboards from springing up along scenic routes in the Hill Country. House Bill 13...

April 3, 2019

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State rep pens new water storage bill

Buda is reigniting its Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) efforts at the legislative level by supporting a bill meant to ease restrictions on the tech...

January 30, 2019

Buda, News

Groundwater conservation, broadband internet top Buda’s legislative priorities

New groundwater conservation technologies and the possibility of cities providing broadband internet are two legislative items Buda city leaders could...

January 16, 2019

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Democrat wins HD 45 race in a landslide

For the first time in roughly a decade, voters in Hays and Blanco counties selected a Democrat as their Texas House representative. Democrat Erin Zwie...

November 14, 2018

Buda, Hays County, News

Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment

By Brittany Kelley

April 30, 2025

BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...

Breaking News, Hays County, Kyle, ...

Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road

By Staff Report

March 18, 2025

KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...

Hays County, News

Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County

By Staff Report

April 2, 2025

AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...

Dripping Springs, Main, News

Three-car collision leaves one dead

By Staff Report

March 12, 2025

DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...

Breaking News, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...

Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography

By Staff Report

April 30, 2025

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...

PASSED THE HOUSE

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