Sahar Chmais  Hays County turned blue this election year, not only in the presidential race. Across the board, the competition between Democratic and Republican nominees in Hays County leaned toward a Democratic-party win.  That does not mean that Democratic-party nominees were the only winners in t...

Sahar Chmais  On Wednesday night, Buda City Council said their goodbyes to Mayor George Haehn and Councilwoman Remy Fallon.  “I really appreciate all the effort everybody has provided to this council,” Haehn addressed the council. “The advice, the friendship and the association, we’ve all been there...

KYLE – During last night’s meeting, Kyle City Council set the runoff election date for the Mayoral race for Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 to coordinate with other local runoff elections. Kyle election results will be canvassed on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and outgoing council members will be acknowledged, and new co...

Sahar Chmais The Main Street Advisory Board voted in support of the U.S. House of Representatives Bill 7197, granting  $120 billion of funds to food and beverage purveyors.  “The Main Street Advisory Board proudly supports the restaurant and food and drink industries in our vibrant city,” Mathew Put...

Hays County’s Brown Santa program is looking for elves to assist with its annual drive to bring food and toys to needy local families. Last year the program served more than 600 families and although the need hasn’t diminished, the COVID-19   pandemic has forced some operational changes. One is the ...

  BUDA, – The Buda City Council has adopted a resolution authorizing the city to provide the Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) with up to $50,000 in federal funding for coronavirus related expenses.   As part of an interlocal agreement with Hays CISD, the $50,000 will come fr...

These are preliminary results as of midnight Nov. 3. Hays County Sheriff’s Race Gary Cutler      (R) 53,451  50.97% Alex Villalobos (D) 51,423  49.03% State Representative District 45 Erin Zwiener    (D) 55,279  52.29% Carrie Isaac     (R) 50,440  47.71% Judge 453rd Judicial District David Junkin   ...

Daniel Richard Cotton The Hays County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating recent thefts of catalytic converters occurring in the San Marcos area. A citizen’s tip identified the suspects as Daniel Richard Cotton, age 37, and Jeremy Gabriel Moore, age 46. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office was able ...

The city of Buda and the Inspired Minds Art Center (IMAC) were recently presented with a gift in the form of a sculpture by lifetime Buda artist, Steven Harris. The sculpture was dedicated to Buda for the city’s support of the arts and artists in the Buda Community. It was also dedicated to IMAC for...

Staff report County authorities are investigating the murder of a juvenile who was fatally shot on Monday, Nov. 2 at   a mercado in east Kyle. The victim, whose name was not released because of his age, was dropped off at an area hospital with a gunshot wound, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said i...