By Moses Leos III Discussion on the impact of implementing an ad valorem tax exemption for certain manufacturing companies in the area hit the dais at the Hays CISD board of trustees Monday. The Freeport Exemption, which was created by the state in 1989 as a form of tax exemption, is used by communi...

By Anna Herod A new jail might be in Hays County’s future. After Hays County spent an estimated $500,000 to $1 million on outsourcing inmates last year, commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pursue a November bond election to fund a new jail, law enforcement center and communications facility. ...

By Samantha Smith A Hays County courtroom resembled a scene from “Law and Order” Thursday when Judge Jack Robison lowered the bond of Wilson Rene Molinares,  who is charged with four counts of manslaughter.  Molinares, who is a 22-year-old Texas State student, had his bond reduced from $250,000 per ...

By Moses Leos III As demand for emergency services grows in Hays County, city and county officials are looking to the creation of a new emergency service district (ESD) for areas not covered by an existing department. On March 15, the Kyle City Council approved a resolution in support of the creatio...

By Samantha Smith Ten months after the 2015 Memorial Day flood that devastated parts of Hays County, officials still have not issued an After Action Report meant to show leaders where additional resources or funding needs to be applied.  Hays County Communications Manager Laureen Chernow said the de...

By Samantha Smith Rapid spread of the Zika virus in recent months has raised concern in Hays County over the projected health and welfare of its citizens if the virus spreads to North America.  For now, the virus seems to be restricted to the areas already on the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) t...

By Samantha Smith Hays County Court at Law No. 2 Judge David Glickler, arrested for DWI in Hays County in May 2015, is set to go to trial in May after waiving his right to a trial by jury.  Glickler, 46, was arrested after going Southbound on I-35 just after the Yarington Road exit in San Marcos aro...

  Staff report A San Marcos woman was arrested Wednesday for prostitution following a Hays County Narcotics Task Force investigation after she offered to perform a sexual act on an undercover detective in exchange for money.   According to a Hays County press release, authorities arrested Linan Wang...

By Anna Herod In an effort to keep up with growth, Kyle officials have begun the process of involuntarily annexing approximately 1,500 acres of land outside of city limits.  But the city’s outward expansion has led to disdain from nearby residents.  The 1,500 acres of land in question is located sou...

By Samantha Smith A Kyle man was arrested March 1 on warrants of theft ranging from $1,500 to $20,000 after he conned multiple victims in Hays and Travis counties for contract labor services he didn’t perform.  Authorities arrested John Paul Vargas Jr. on a 2013 charge of theft of the elderly in Hay...