After weeks of negotiations, Hays County leaders Sept. 3 gave their final green light to a contract allowing the outsourcing of prisoners to Travis County. The move, accomplished by a 5-0 Hays County Commissioners vote, is expected to transfer 50 prisoners currently held at the Hays County Jail in S...

By Anita Miller There are showers in the forecast this week and hurricane season’s not done for two months, but a warning about water usage is still timely. According to the drought monitor released Sept. 5, Hays County is classified as D1, moderate drought. The city of Kyle, which has been in Stage...

A Kyle native and Hays High alumnus has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle accident that occurred overnight Sept. 6 on Post Road near San Marcos. Justin David Malott, 30, was named as the victim in the crash that occurred in the 1800 block of Post Road, according to a city of San Marc...

As municipalities gear up for the Nov. 5 elections, Hays County is offering residents a chance to try out new voting machines before they hit the polls. Hays County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson said in a statement the new Hart Intercivic Verity Duo, a hybrid electronic and paper ballot ...

By Christopher Green A recent study shows Hays County is one of the top counties in Texas when it comes to investment in its local economies. According to the study, conducted by SmartAsset, Hays County had a 13.8% increase in business growth, $724 million increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP...

A five percent salary increase for some elected officials is part of the Fiscal Year 2020 $274 million budget proposed by Hays County. Elected officials, excluding county commissioners and County Judge Ruben Becerra, could receive receive a five-percent raise. Hays County is also proposing a one-per...

By Camelia Juarez The transfer of prisoners from Hays County to the Travis County Jail was approved late last month, but not without concerns over the actual cost. Travis County officials estimated the cost to keep an inmate for one day would be $110. By an unanimous vote, Travis County Commissioner...

by Anita Miller More than one-third of Hays County residents are at risk for not participating in the 2020 Census, according to a presentation given to Hays County Commissioners Tuesday ahead of the constitutionally-mandated national head count. Nonparticipation on the part of one four-person househ...

A proposed $3.5 million project aimed at creating a trail system in the Garlic Creek subdivision in Buda isn’t expected to affect nearby Hays CISD bus routes, said city staff in early August. But at the same time, Buda is now waiting once again to see if an application aimed at obtaining grant fundi...

By Anita Miller Hays County Commissioners stopped short of naming an “all-inclusive” Community Elections Commission on Tuesday, opting instead for County Judge Ruben Becerra and Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith to develop parameters intended to insure diversity among the group’s membership. An actual ...