DRIPPING SPRINGS— Al Gonzalez is a native New Yorker who moved from Boston to Austin in 1987.  Along the way, he and his wife, Jackie, built their careers and raised three children.  A love of the Hill Country and a desire to be closer to their kids brought the couple to Dripping Springs five years ...

AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission issued a Preliminary Order for a formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas by the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA), which refers the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a full evidentiary hearing. In the spring...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD earned the highest rating of  “A: Superior Achievement,” and a numerical score of 98, on the Texas Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report for the 2023-24 rating year. During its Oct. 28 meeting, the DSISD Board of Trustees listened to a pres...

Panera Bread began in 1987 and has since expanded into thousands of locations across the nation and specializes in soups, sandwiches, salads, pizza and pastries. To celebrate the opening of the Kyle location, the first 50 community members in line received free bagels for a year.

WIMBERLEY — Incumbent Andrea Justus was re-elected to WISD Board of Trustees Place 1, overcoming challenger Benjamin Kiowski with a total of 4,455, or 53.16%, votes during the Nov. 5 election. School finances and funding are the topics that Justus called the “most critical issue[s] facing WISD.” As ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — After securing feedback from those within the school district and community stakeholders, Dripping Springs ISD has launched its new strategic plan, titled Future Ready 2030, in the fall of 2024. In addition to charting the course of the school district for the next five years, the...

JOHNSON CITY —  On Oct. 18-19, Pedernales Electric Cooperative lineworkers competed against more than 200 teams at the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Overland Park, Kansas. PEC apprentice lineworker and journeyworker teams competed in multiple events, bringing home a total of six trophies. PEC pla...

MANCHACA —   An independent filmmaker in Austin is going back to her Hays County roots for the production of her own short film. Tyra Williams attended Negley Elementary School and Wallace Middle School before making her way to Akins High School and then, later, earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in f...

HAYS COUNTY  –   Since it opened in 1984, the Hays County Food Bank (HCFB) has served the Hays County area with distribution days weekly in San Marcos, Kyle and Buda, monthly in Wimberley and every fifth Sunday in Uhland. With the cost of food and housing going up, HCFB strives to make sure that les...

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sprouts grocery store location in Kyle took place on Wednesday, Oct. 30. At the northwest corner of Kohler’s Crossing and FM 1626, a group that included Kyle City Council members and representatives of GBTC Realty, Arch Con Corporation and Sprouts grabbed a sh...