Texas A&M develops tool to predict power failures that lead to wildfires

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Staff Report on December 4, 2019

California utilities testing Aggie software that has been successfully used by Texas utilities

COLLEGE STATION – Imagine a tool that can discover problems on utility lines before outages, before power failures spark deadly wildfires, or before fears of wildfires prompt massive, pre-emptive power outages such as those suffered recently by millions of Californians.

Well, the tool exists. It is available today. And it works.

Engineers at Texas A&M University have developed the tool, a on...

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TCEQ hosts public meeting on Mirasol development

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Monday, Feb. 12, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hosted a public hearing for the Texas Land Application Permit (...

February 21, 2024

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Buda, Kyle see simultaneous wildfires

Around noon on Monday, Aug. 21, a wildfire was reported in the vicinity of FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light Boulevard in Buda. According to the Ha...

August 23, 2023

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400-acre blaze 100% contained in Hays County

HAYS COUNTY — At approximately 3:13 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Hays County and state agencies received a request for assistance on a fire burning north...

August 9, 2023

Community, Kyle, News

Kyle FD team deployed to Fort Stockton

By Megan Navarro FORT STOCKTON — Three Kyle Fire Department (KFD) firefighters — Adam Laird, Andrew Cortez and Trent McCarty — were sent to Fort Stock...

April 5, 2023

Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, San Marcos, Wimberley

Hays County still under burn ban

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – Wildfires have been common this summer with severe drought conditions, leaving Hays County to be in a steady bur...

August 17, 2022

Community, Dripping Springs, News

Dripping Springs not undergoing disaster declaration

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – Despite the recent wildfires and the county being under a burn ban, the city of Dripping Springs is not exe...

August 17, 2022

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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