Buda’s latest expansion of its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) could be constructed within the next 24 months, according to a July 3 presentation.     Buda’s City Engineer John Nett and Marty Rumbaugh, a representative with AECOM, an engineering firm helping on the project, gave city council an up...

Kyle city leaders approved construction on North Burleson Street Tuesday, a process city officials admitted could be “painful” for local residents. The project will consist of rebuilding and widening North Burleson Street, along with the construction of an extension of Marketplace to I-35. A contrac...

A 30,000 square-foot multi-use indoor sports facility focusing mostly on volleyball, will be open to the community and will include a retail center. Through hard work, and a little help from Buda’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Beltz’ goal will come to fruition with the opening of a 30,000...

A 500-acre development that includes a full 18-hole golf course could soon be coming to the rolling hills of Driftwood. On July 10, the Dripping Springs City Council approved phase one of the site development plan for Discovery Land Company’s planned golf course. The development spans the Ranch Road...

Further discussion on a Houston-based firm’s request for nearly one billion gallons of Middle Trinity aquifer groundwater is heading into the court system. On July 12, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) board of directors unanimously approved for the State Office of Ad...

UPDATE – 4:01 p.m. All emergency personnel and responders have cleared the scene of the gas leak. All residents have returned to their homes. UPDATE – 2:03 p.m. North Hays County Fire Rescue Chief Scott Collard said two chlorine gas cylinders that had been leaking have now been stopped by the Haz-Ma...

On Thursday, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved the hiring of two new principals during a special called meeting. Newly hired Simon Middle School Principal Charli Lennon. (Photo courtesy of Hays CISD) Simon Middle School in Kyle will be led by Charli Lennon, who hails from the Austin area and ...

Kyle Police is investigating what officials believe is the "suspicious" death of a two-year-old boy.   Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief, said authorities were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of Marquitos Drive in Kyle July 4 for a medical emergency of a child, who was reportedly not breathing. ...

Concerns over the long-term impact of a Houston-based firm's controversial water request led Hays County Commissioners Tuesday to support contesting its proposed permit. The decision, made via a unanimous vote on a resolution July 10, places Hays County Commissioners on a list clamoring for a hearin...

A savings of more than $60 million is expected on the Alliance Regional Water Authority’s (ARWA) 45-mile water pipeline project, due to a new partnership struck June 20. That partnership, which includes the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), cut $30 million off of ARWA’s cost for the project, ...