DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs is releasing 14 properties from its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). At its Jan. 16 regular meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the release of the properties — residential and commercial — from the ETJ. This comes after ...

WIMBERLEY —  Eight individuals from the Wimberley High School Swim Team qualified for regionals at the District 14-4A Championship meet on Jan. 19 in San Antonio. Junior Cassidy David, who was a two-time state qualifier in 2023, continued her streak as champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 2...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Chaplains will continue to serve in volunteer positions to support students on-campus in Dripping Springs ISD. At its Jan. 29 regular meeting, the DSISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to accept volunteer chaplains to provide support, services and programs to ...

KYLE — Hays High School paraprofessional clerk, Danielle Dunn, 32, was arrested on Jan. 25 for improper relationship between an educator and student, a second-degree felony, and child grooming, a third-degree felony. According to a statement from Hays CISD on Sunday, Jan. 21, Hays CISD received an a...

DRIPPING SPRINGS —  At its Jan. 16 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved an agreement between the city and Graybar for park lighting acquisition at Founders Memorial Park. The agreement encompasses two projects approved in the FY 2024 budget proposal. The first project is t...

More than 100 Dripping Springs High School students and their mothers spent Saturday, Jan. 20, building 36 beds for Austin area children who do not have one of their own. The Young Men’s Service League of Dripping Springs has partnered with the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build bunk beds an...

KYLE — Kyle City Council approved the 2030 Comprehensive Plan at its Jan. 16 meeting. According to senior planner Will Atkinson, the plan has been a year and a half in the making and is focused on helping the city head in the right direction in development throughout the next several years. “City of...

The Kyle location is Texas Children’s Pediatrics’ 20th Central Texas location. “Our goal is if a patient comes in, they should never have to leave here unless they need imaging or they need to see a specialist. Our pediatricians or nurse practitioners, they should be able to care for patients unless...

BUDA — Stacy Benningfield, project manager for the State Highway 45 Gap Study, presented a status update to Buda City Council at its Jan. 16 meeting. The gap study and project are included in the Hays County 2021 Transportation Plan, the city of Buda 2020 Buda Moves! Transportation Mobility Master P...

HAYS COUNTY  — On Thursday, Jan. 18, Tony Robert Barrera III, 44, was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl) with intent to deliver, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon by a Hays County jury, according to a press release from Hays County District Attorney ...