HAYS COUNTY — Residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform, called Citizens Connect. Hosted by Tyler Technologies, the system is the first in Texas to create a system in which all law enforcement agencies can share data, according to a Hays Count...

HAYS COUNTY — More than 20 million Texans are currently in areas of drought and 100% of people in Hays County are being affected by drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Texas Water Utilities Hydrogeologist Carly Peach spoke about the lack of rainfall and unprecedented high temperatures ca...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is still searching for suspects in a burglary that occurred early this morning in Dripping Springs. At approximately 4:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, HCSO received an alarm at the Chase Bank in the 200 block of E. Highway 290 for a drive-up AT...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County is one of 191 counties in Texas to be included in a disaster declaration in response to widespread wildfire activity throughout the state. Neighboring Travis, Caldwell and Blanco counties are also on the list. "The state of Texas continues working with local officials to re...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County continues to work to help the individuals in the criminal justice system who are dealing with mental health issues. The Hays County Commissioners Court received an update on the Hays County Behavioral Advisory Team’s (BAT) progress at its Aug. 8 meeting. The team was establ...

HAYS COUNTY — As summer comes to an end and school begins, students are preparing to enter the sports season in the ever-climbing temperatures of Central Texas. According to Dr. Leigh Romero, a primary care sports medicine physician at Ascension Seton in Austin, there are 9,000 heat related illnesse...

Readers submitted photos of their children on the first day of school. Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD's first day was Tuesday, Aug. 15. Wimberley ISD will begin classes on Wednesday, Aug. 16.