Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

A $198,000 contract allowing a group to complete reforestation efforts along the Blanco River was approved by a split vote from Hays County Commissioners Tuesday. But the move to approve funding for TreeFolks, made by a 2-1 vote with Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe voting against it, came with c...

Worries over an increasing workload on an overworked staff led Hays County’s top criminal attorney to ask for more money in next year’s budget. Wes Mau, Hays County District Attorney, is concerned that Hays County’s recommended budget for his department might not be enough to cover growth, and could...

Texas children are being left behind without access to healthcare, partly a result of action taken by former Gov. Rick Perry to cut the expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. According to a new study by Wallethub, Texas ranks 49th in the country for chil...

Preparations for the 2018 football season officially got underway for the Dripping Springs Tigers Monday as they kick started the preseason practice schedule. Dripping Springs is among several Austin area schools that took part in spring practices earlier this year, requiring the team to start a wee...

As division grows over how Wimberley should approach its downtown wastewater issues, city leaders remain unsure of what is the best solution to the problem.  But as the city eyes utilizing water utility provider Aqua Texas, concerns are rising over the impact it could have on the area.  One of the p...

A Lakeway man was arrested Aug. 7 after authorities accused him of going online to solicit sexual favors from minors in the Dripping Springs area. Luann Fabric Campos Leao Hida, 24, of Lakeway, was booked into the Hays County Jail on two charges of online solicitation of a minor, both third-degree f...

Patience is wearing thin for some Buda city leaders who worry progress isn’t moving fast enough on the remaining 2014 bond infrastructure projects. Those frustrations led to a nearly 30-minute finger pointing session during the Aug. 7 Buda City Council meeting as officials and council members alike ...

Fire Prevention Landscaping Presentation Hays County Master Gardeners will present Fire Prevention Landscaping, an introduction to a complex topic designed for people living in the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) at the Buda Public Library, Aug. 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Participants will be exposed to pr...

A Kyle Police officer has surrendered his badge after he was found guilty last week of beating his girlfriend’s poodle and causing significant injuries. David Salinas, 34, of Austin, was found guilty by a Travis County jury Aug. 9 of a third-degree felony charge of animal cruelty. He will serve a tw...