BASTROP COUNTY — On Friday, March 29, Jerry Hernandez, 42, of Bastrop, was charged with criminally negligent homicide after the bus accident that took the lives of a Hays CISD student and a man from Bastrop. At approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, March 22, Hernandez was driving a cement truck on Highway...

The Dripping Springs High School For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics team, The Spring Konstant, poses for a photo after qualifying for the UIL State Championship and the most prestigious honor at the district event to qualify, titled the Impact Award. The award...

The Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Star Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21.

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Retired Lieutenant General Scott McKean was named the executive director of Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs — a 10-acre campus dedicated to providing services and resources to Central Texas veterans and their families. The organization’s mission is to create a permanent retrea...

KYLE — At its March 19 meeting, Kyle City Council approved an ordinance to amend the city’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to allow council members access to the health insurance program. The item also included reallocating funds that are currently used for mileage reimbursement to a $300 monthly mileag...

KYLE — Discussions continue to circulate around the potential multipurpose community center in Kyle, following Assistant City Manager Jesse Elizondo providing a report to the city council at a special meeting on Saturday, March 16. Beginning with citizen comments, Betty Conley, president of the Kyle...

BUDA — Following the school bus accident that left more than 50 injured and an adult and a student deceased, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright provided a status update on the aftermath of the incident. At approximately 2:17 p.m. on Friday, March 22, a Tom Green Elementary School bus was returning...

BUDA — Following the bus accident that left more than 50 injured on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD has released the name of the child whose life it claimed. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, was a pre-kindergarten student in Naira Solís Shears' bilingual class at Tom Green Elementary School. On the day of t...

Following the bus accident that claimed the lives of an adult male and Tom Green Elementary School student on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD and the Tom Green principal have provided updates. According to principal Jennifer Hanna, there are three staff members and two students known to still be in the ...

This story has been updated at 6:03 p.m. MUSTANG RIDGE — At approximately 2:17 p.m., on Friday, March 22, Austin-Travis EMS responded to a crash near Caldwell Road in Dale, Texas, involving a rolled over school bus, a concrete truck and a passenger vehicle. According to Hays CISD Chief Communication...