Jayden H., 10, grabs the first item for her cart at the new Academy Sports + Outdoors in Kyle. As a member of the Hays Communities YMCA, Academy Sports + Outdoors gave more than 30 kids $150 each for a shopping spree on Thursday, Sept. 21. The store also donated $2,000 to the organization.

Lindsey Zan and Ricardo Correa with Connection Tango dance prior to the Dialogue for Peace and Progress in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, hosted by the city of Kyle on Friday, Sept. 22 at city hall.

SAN MARCOS — A former Hays CISD substitute teacher was sentenced Sept. 18 before Judge Sherri K. Tibbe to 10 years in state prison, suspended for 10 years — or 10 years of community supervision — in relation to a November 2019 incident involving a student at Lehman High School. After pleading guilty...

BUDA — Buda City Council voted on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to contest a recent petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the formation of a municipal utility district (MUD) that would serve the proposed Persimmon residential development adjacent to RM 967. The motion — made by co...

Residents took to the streets for the 5th annual Wimberley Pride March at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The route began at Oak Park and the Welcome Center and ended at 280 Old Kyle Road. Music filled the air and speakers took to the stage to support the LGBTQIA+ community.

BUDA — Parents across Hays CISD are divided over the district’s new attendance policy, which states that a student could be unenrolled if they are absent without contact for five days. The policy was adopted by the board of trustees on Aug. 28. The policy states, “The district may initiate withdrawa...

SAN MARCOS — A 21-year-old Austin woman pleaded guilty to attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and assault of a public servant, a third-degree felony, on Sept. 12 before Judge Gary Steel and was sentenced to 25 years in state prison and 10 years probation, respectively. Estefany Zetina Gaytan ha...

KYLE — Five people were arrested in a human smuggling case in Kyle.  On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Kyle Police Department dispatch received a call at approximately 6:30 p.m. from a person saying a relative was being held by human smugglers for ransom. Officers were able to respond to a residence on Voyag...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to include the cost of Hays CISD joining the lawsuit) BUDA — Hays CISD is joining a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA). At its meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved t...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Last week, Dripping Springs City Council proclaimed September through November and March through May as “Lights Out Migratory Months.” As part of the Audubon Lights Out Program that started in 1999, Dripping Springs residents — community members, business owners and government off...