By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is working to address issues stemming from the presence of community cats. On Nov. 22, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved an interim community cat management policy to move toward the recommendations of a feasibility study conducted by Team Shelte...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – The Hays County Commissioners Court considered several presentations by Ardurra on Tuesday for using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the area.  Kyle Area Senior Zone The Kyle Area Senior Zone (KASZ) is requesting $106,000 to obtain construction-ready documents...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Businesses and organizations around Hays County are honoring veterans all weekend with parades, fundraisers and more.  Kyle/Buda Buda VFW will hold a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at 8 a.m. in the Bradfield Village Park parking lot. Additionally, the community i...

(Editor's Note: This post was updated on Nov. 9 at 5:09 p.m. to include statements provided to the Hays Free Press by Miguel Zuniga, Amanda Stark, Bear Heiser, Michelle Guiterrez Cohen and Ruben Becerra) By ASHLEY KONTNIER There will be two new faces on Kyle City Council after Miguel A. Zuniga toppe...

BY MEGAN WEHRING HAYS COUNTY – Nearly 50,000 voters cast their ballot early for the Nov. 8 election as of Wednesday. The Texas Secretary of State’s office recorded that out of 167,750 registered voters, 49,760 or 29.66% voted early (46,075 in person and 3,685 by mail) through the close of business o...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Members of the project teams celebrated the completion of FM 1626 and FM 967 improvements on Tuesday, Oct. 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  The event featured remarks from Hays County commissioners Mark Jones (Pct. 2) and Walt Smith (Pct. 4), city of Buda Mayor Lee Urba...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – A local nonprofit focused on recovery is offering a free Narcan stand.  With the recent presence of fentanyl and related deaths, Outsiders Anonymous has followed a calling to help. Free Narcan and fentanyl testing strips are offered 24 hours a day at 324 Riverwalk Driv...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS — Residents of the city of Hays pride their home on being a “little piece of heaven on Earth,” but a potential development is threatening to cause a myriad of problems. Hays, located a few miles northwest of Buda, has a population of just under 300. Since 2013, the city has...

By Amira Van Leeuwen HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Homeless Coalition for the Homeless hosted a “Lunch and Learn” titled “From Homeless to Home” on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the San Marcos Public Library. Panelists Melissa Rodriguez, chief executive officer of Hays Caldwell Wom...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) has fined Hays County Pct. 2 commissioner Mark Jones $500 for two campaign violations.  The TEC found credible evidence of violations of Sections 253.031 and 254.063 of the Election Code.  Jones, who is running for Hays County Judg...