BUDA — US Foods, one of the nation’s leading foodservice distributors, announced plans to expand its operations in Buda, adding 165 jobs and investing more than $120 million in the area. After considering multiple locations nationwide, the company selected Buda, citing $3 million in competitive ince...

SAN MARCOS - Mark Anthony Briones, 34, of Kyle was convicted of capital murder for the June 2022 murder of infant Annalyne Fridley Benavides. Judge Bruce Boyer then sentenced the defendant to life without parole. According to a Hays County news release, on June 20, 2022, Briones was babysitting Frid...

These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvassed and certified. District Judge, 22nd Judicial District (Multi-county jurisdiction, numbers only show Hays County votes) * Bruce Boyer (R): 79,001 (...

SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road bond placed on the Nov. 5, 2024, election ballot. The proposed $439,634,000 bond, titled Proposition A on the ballot, aims to bring 35 projects over t...

Note: This story has been updated as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to include Tanner Neidhardt's statement. Note: This story has been updated as of 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 to include Texas State University's response. SAN MARCOS — On Sunday, Oct. 27, an email was sent to Texas State University President D...

KYLE – Ten Texas State University students were apprehended early Friday, Oct. 25 following a report of stolen Halloween decorations on Hometown Parkway in Kyle. At approximately 12:48 a.m., the Kyle Police Department responded to a call regarding the theft of decorations valued at $500. Upon arriva...

KYLE — The Kyle Police Department arrested Isaac Arroyos, 20, of San Marcos in connection with the fentanyl poisoning death of 19-year-old Edgard Escobar. Arroyos was apprehended on Wednesday, Oct. 23, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for felony first-degree murder and felony third-degree...

WIMBERLEY -- Following two separate investigations conducted today at two campuses, Wimberley ISD sent the following email out to the district's community. Dear Texan Families, We are emailing you to let you know about two separate investigations that were conducted today at two of our campuses. At ...

SAN MARCOS - Manuel Balderas, 49, of Kyle was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a jury on Sept. 24, for multiple counts of sexual assault, continuous sexual abuse of a child and indecency with a child. The jury assessed punishment and Judge Bruce Boyer stacked three of the counts to total 40 years....

KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office is investigating a new threat made in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District against Chapa and Simon Middle School. The following email was sent to all district parents during the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 19. Dear Hays CISD Family, We, like mos...