Despite dying in committee, a bill aimed at increasing the penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for environmental violations stirred a conversation about the agency’s lack of oversight. House Bill 3035 by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) would have required TCEQ to ...

Despite dying in committee, a bill aimed at increasing the penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for environmental violations stirred a conversation about the agency’s lack of oversight. House Bill 3035 by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) would have required TCEQ to ...

Roughly a week after multiple parties filed suit against Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), the Houston-based firm fought back by filing a motion to dismiss the claims, according to a press release. The filing, submitted May 7, asked the judge in charge of the case for a summary judgeme...

Lingering issues on a grant application meant to fund a public defender’s office led Hays County Commissioners May 10 to reject a second attempt at approving the item. The move happened when no other commissioner seconded a motion by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra to approve the application. It was...

Heavy rainfall Wednesday morning has pushed authorities to close several roads across Hays County. The closures come as areas of Dripping Springs and Driftwood are recovering from torrential rains last weekend. Below are a list of the current road closures in the area. We will update as more informa...

A pair of incumbent Hays CISD trustees will retain their seats after they cruised past their opponents in what was a contentious school board race. Single Member District 4 trustee Merideth Keller and Single-Member District 5 trustee Esperanza Orosco each won by wide 30-plus or more percentage point...

Update 9:05 p.m. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Rebecca Minnick, Christine Byrne and Bo Bowman have swept the City of Wimberley's city council election. The trio ran similar campaigns highlight what they believe was a disconnect in local government, among other local issues. Together, the ...

One person was killed Friday after their vehicle was swept away by flood waters along Bell Springs Road near Dripping Springs. Michael Brandon Hurlbut, 55, of Dripping Springs, was identified as the victim, according to authorities. Hurlbut's body was located early May 4 along Barton Creek and away ...

Dripping Springs is in recovery mode a night after a flash flood that saw up to four feet of water rush through downtown in some locations.   A majority of the damage was in specific locations, including Springs Apartments, Pioneer Bank and Homespun Kitchen and Bar. Sources are telling the  News-Dis...

Reforming Hays County’s criminal justice system pushed county commissioners earlier this month to establish a task force to prioritize ways to overhaul the process. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said he prioritizes criminal justice reform for the county in an effort to streamline a process that is...