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In the interest of community health, we are putting COVID-19 stories in front of the pay wall. However, it does cost money to report these stories. Please consider subscribing so you can get all the news all the time. It can be difficult to social distance, if you behind bars in jail and out of caut...

Staff report The office of Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith intends to stay open and says people cited with Class C Misdemeanors will have to proceed with their cases. However, all civil and non-essential court hearings and trials will be postponed until at least May 8. The action was taken in...

As more events and schools shut down to follow social distancing and prevention protocols, the most vulnerable group, the elderly, are living in close quarters in assisted living centers around Hays County. “Given their congregate nature and residents served (e.g., older adults often with underlying...

The latest salvo in a years-old dispute between Hays County Pct. 3 Constable Ray Helm and his former employee Gary Griffin came last week when two Central Texas district attorneys declined to prosecute Griffin on charges he was arrested on in January. Helm had sought the warrants, which were signed ...

Two Kyle Fire Department firefighters prepare to reenter Helen’s Casa Alde in Buda to check for hotspots early Sunday morning. No one was hurt after fire severely damaged the iconic Buda restaurant, which is a total loss.  Buda fire authorities are continuing their investigation of a fire at a popul...

Chase Rogers Robert Morrow, former chairman of the Republican Party of Travis County, is heading into a runoff election with party-backed candidate Lani Popp for a seat on the 15-member State Board of Education. Having garnered 40.1 percent of the vote in the March 3 primary over Popp’s 33.9 percent...

A freezer in the meat section of the Kyle H-E-B Plus that had once been filled with product is barren after hundreds rushed to the store Saturday to buy goods. Such a scene has played out at other grocery stores across the country this week as people react to the WHO's designation of COVID-19 as a p...

Add the city of Buda to the list of entities who have postponed or canceled events due to the threat of COVID 19. While there are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus locally or in Hays County, the city is taking action as s a precautionary measure. This decision was made after careful consideratio...

With three presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Hays County and more expected, officials are calling for calm and cooperation, urging the public to observe social distancing and proper hygiene as local authorities rely on plans and protocols already in place. County Judge Ruben Becerra issued a state of...