By Sahar Chmais Walnut Springs Elementary and Cypress Springs Elementary schools in Dripping Springs are slated to open at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.   In 2018, a $132 million bond package passed to make improvements on existing campuses and build a new school. The Walnut Springs ca...

HAYS CISD — After half of the propositions were denied by voters in May, Hays CISD wants to call another bond election next year. The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Monday to charge the Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) with developing recommendations for a bond initia...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD — A salary increase has been approved for Hays CISD employees. The Board of Trustees approved a 4% pay increase for all district employees, which will increase the teacher starting salary to $50,000. The board also approved a minimum pay increase of $14 per hour for custod...

By Megan Wehring Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education. Last year, the state allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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By Sahar Chmais After Democratic legislatures walked out of quorum to block the passage of Senate Bill 7, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Article 10 of the Texas budget that controls the pay for the Legislative branch. “Funding should not be provided for those who quit their job early,” Abbott said in a sta...

By Sahar Chmais Participants in the vehicular aggression of the “Trump Train,” which surrounded and followed the Joe Biden campaign bus on the I-35 corridor in Hays County in October 2020, are being sued by former Sen. Wendy Davis. In a separate complaint filed by Davis, San Marcos police officers a...

By Sahar Chmais This year, the Red, White and Buda celebration will come back after the COVID-19 cancellation, spanning over four days to commemorate Independence Day. Activities will kick off at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 1 at the Buda Amphitheater and City Park, where residents can watch Seussical t...

By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2021 "Wendy Davis, others sue law enforcement and Trump supporters over “Trump Train” harassing Biden bus in Texas" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about publ...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD -- Hays CISD will welcome a new chief human resources officer on July 1. The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved for Dr. Fernando Medina to assume the role of the district's chief human resources officer. Medina will replace Marivel Sedillo, who was promoted t...