Over 176 animals were confiscated from a Buda area home Thursday from residents who alleged they are a nonprofit animal rescue, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. Officers received a complaint about inhuman animal care at a residence in the 200 block of Towhee Drive, where a ...

Calls for turning the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter into a no-kill facility has now received the support of Hays County leaders. Last week, Hays County Commissioners approved support for the no-kill goal at the shelter and will form a commission to ensure the initiative is reached. Multiple Hay...

Frustrations boiled over Thursday as a handful of Hays CISD stakeholders opposed a proposed high school rezoning draft map they believe could negatively impact Lehman High. Those comments were forwarded to the district’s high school rezoning committee during a second scheduled public forum held at L...

Buda and Kyle officials are assuring residents their water supplies are not affected by the city of Austin's boil water notice, which was enacted early Monday. According to a statement from the city of Kyle's Public Works Department, the city is "in no way affected by Austin's boil water notice." Of...

For the past week, Dripping Springs resident and Farmers Market Manager Laurel Robertson has collected a plethora of high-fives that came her way at city hall.  That feeling of exuberance comes after Dripping Springs’ Farmers Market, which sets up at the Triangle in the heart of the city, was recent...

Seton health fair Health screenings, medical demonstrations, wellness education and more will be offered at the Seton Hays Community Health Fair, which goes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Seton Medical Center Hays. EMS, fire and police vehicles will be onsite for exploration. Kyle Founders Day P...

Don’t want to watch the University of Texas vs OU game tomorrow? Then celebrate water! The 20th anniversary celebration of the Water Quality Protection Lands is being held just west of Buda on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guided hikes will begin around 10 a.m. Food, CaveSim exploration and live m...

After a few reported cases of the flu in Hays County in recent weeks, local health care providers are urging citizens to practice healthy habits as winter approaches. The move for residents to protect themselves from the flu comes as nearly 10,000 Texans died as a result of the virus in 2017, accord...

Aye... chihuahua A festive pooch struts his stuff during the Chihuahua Beauty Pageant. The event is sponsored by the Buda Chamber of Commerce.

To split or not to split middle school student populations as they feed into Hays CISD high schools was one of a handful of talking points tackled by a 35-person rezoning committee, which met for the first time Thursday. The meeting, held at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center, is one of the first ...