Applications are due May 26 DRIPPING SPRINGS — Due to three campuses exceeding functional capacity, Dripping Springs ISD launched its Temporary Transfer Program last week. For the 2023-24 school year, parents may request a transfer of their student(s) out of Dripping Springs Elementary School, Walnu...

WIMBERLEY — Mima’s Tacos (formerly Mima’s Kitchen) has been serving Wimberley breakfast, tacos and lunch plates for the last 27 years. Now that Mima herself, Helen Sauceda, has decided to retire and pass the business down to her son David and his wife Melissa, the tradition going for generations to ...

New faces elected to school board DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs voters passed a $223.7 million bond to keep up with the district’s growth during the May 6, 2023 election. Voters also decided who would fill the DSISD Board of Trustees positions and whether or not to pass North Hays County Emerg...

BUDA — Currently, the Buda Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in Hays County that does not have at least one victim assistance position, which would provide a high level of service to victims of crime in Buda. A grant could soon change that. In an effort to support victims of crime...

KYLE — Dozens of war veterans walked in silence through the flag-lined sidewalk as they hugged each other and spoke of the 20 years that forever changed them. The city of Kyle hosted an opening ceremony for The Wall That Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica and mobile education center, on the ...

The Hays County Commissioners Court declared the week of May 15-21, 2023 as Police Week at its May 2 meeting. Additionally, the court proclaimed May 18 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The observance seeks to “honor those peace officers who, through their courageous deeds, have lost their lives or ha...

Citizens select Flores, Vela Jr. for Hays CISD school board, pass 3 of 4 bonds HAYS COUNTY — Approximately 12,176 Hays County citizens turned out on Saturday, May 6 for the election, which would determine who would fill positions on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees and approve or deny four bonds prop...

KYLE — The Kyle Police Department announced it has arrested and charged two people with various drug charges after fentanyl and other narcotics were found in a residence in the presence of two children. The city stated on Wednesday that KPD officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Strawn in the ...

These are unofficial election results as of 9:48 p.m. on May 6, with all locations reporting. * denotes the majority vote(s).   Hays CISD Board of Trustees Trustee, Single-Member – District 1 Bill Ward: 71 (26.10%) Raul Vela Jr.: 201 (73.90%)* Trustee, Single-Member – District 2 Johnny Flores: 241 (...

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced today that on Monday, May 1, Nathan Allen, 41, entered a guilty plea to four child abuse charges, according to a press release by the DA’s Office. Allen was then sentenced to 35 years in prison on a charge of continuous sexual abuse ...