Kinder Morgan Pipeline ruptures SAWS water project

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

May 27, 2020

Call it a case of two pipelines coming together – though not in a way either one wanted.

Contractors building Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) on May 21 punctured the Vista Ridge Pipeline, a project of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) built to deliver water from the Carrizo Aquifer in Burleson County to thirsty Bexar County.

The puncture was described by SAWS official Steve Clouse, who was quoted in a Rivard Report story about the incident, as a “pinhole” t...

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

Kinder Morgan responds to latest lawsuit

Energy giant Kinder Morgan called a federal lawsuit filed by two Hays County groups last week “unfounded and without merit.” The lawsuit a...

July 1, 2020

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

Kinder Morgan pipeline accused of violating Safe Drinking Water act

Signs outside a Monday press conference in Wimberley (above) can be seen all along the route of the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP). The laughter of ch...

June 24, 2020

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

County leaders condemed for sharing racist Facebook posts

By Patrick SvitekThe Texas Tribune Republican leaders in five Texas counties shared racist Facebook posts, some of which also floated conspiracy theor...

June 10, 2020

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

Radioactive camera box swept down river during weekend flooding

A radioactive camera box swept away in a flash flood along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County over the weekend has been safely recovered. The le...

June 3, 2020

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

County adopts policy for natural gas pipeline road crossings

After earlier rescinding permission for Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline to cross county roads, the Hays County Commissioners Court on A...

May 13, 2020

Buda, Community, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, Wimberley

Kinder Morgan downplays Hays County road permissions

Kinder Morgan downplayed the impact of a decision by Hays County Commissioners to rescind permission to cross county roads. That decision was made in ...

April 29, 2020

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Hays County district clerk files petition to remove district attorney from office

By Staff Report

September 13, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as of 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to include additional information. According to Hays County court ...

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Man arrested for murder, evading arrest in Buda

By Staff Report BUDA

September 8, 2023

BUDA — A Kyle man was arrested and charged with murder and evading arrest with a vehicle in Buda. At approximately 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, th...

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Kyle Police Department arrests five people in human smuggling operation

By Staff Report KYLE

September 20, 2023

KYLE — Five people were arrested in a human smuggling case in Kyle. On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Kyle Police Department dispatch received a call at appro...

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HCSO seeks public’s assistance in Buda homicide

By Staff Report

September 7, 2023

BUDA — At approximately 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office responded to Insta-Fuel Travel Center, 16649 IH-35 in Buda, ...

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