County official gives back to community

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Katerina.Barton on April 25, 2018

As the sitting Hays County Justice of the Peace in Pct. 5, Scott Cary regularly has a full plate to work with.

But amid his duties as a JP, Cary, a former peace officer, also regularly volunteers his time as a basketball coach at Marbridge, a residential community that provides care for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Cary has been a basketball coach at the community center since 1995 and is about to go into his 22nd annual tournament with his team. The team has adopted the University of T...

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