High starting salaries, combined with the growing need for nurses in Texas, has pushed local entities to provide training so more of the workforce can enter the medical field. With National Nurses Week lasting from May 6 through May 12, the personal-finance website WalletHub released a report on whi...

A decision on giving the city of Austin affected party status in the fight over Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit was deferred Monday by the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to a later date. Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit calls for the authorization of discharge of treated domes...

HaysCo offices closed for Memorial Day Hays County offices will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Offices for the city of Dripping Springs and the city of Wimberley will be closed Monday as well. Offices will reopen at their regular times on Tuesday, May 29. Hays County Commis...

Roughly $13,000 owed in a leasing dispute by the Democratic candidate for Hays County Judge was partially waived by San Marcos city leaders May 1, but not without controversy. The issue centered on a dispute between Ruben Becerra and the city of San Marcos over his acquisition of the Dixie Cream Don...

Recent advances in technology is helping Hays County officials to better accommodate the process of appraising properties. Every three years, every parcel of property in Hays County is reviewed by the Hays County Appraisal District (CAD) to assess the value of a property. With around 95,000 properti...

A rodeo cowboy learned the hard way how a brahma bull handles business during a ride in the Bailey-Kay Hutson “Riding on a Dream” event held at Dripping Springs Ranch Park May 19. The annual bull ride is held to help Hutson, a Dripping Springs High alumna born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, fu...

Authorities have identified a body found in a wooded area near Dripping Springs May 14 as a man who had been reported missing earlier this month. According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release, authorities were dispatched to the 3400 block of McGregor Lane in Dripping Springs May 14 in re...

Democrat Joseph Kopser and Republican Chip Roy will vie for the District 21 Congressional seat this November after both claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary runoff. Kopser, who finished with the second most votes in the March 6 Democratic Primary, upset Mary Wilson by roughly 4,000 votes Tuesday, ac...

Updating flood prevention measures for new development drove Kyle city leaders May 15 to approve of a handful of ordinance changes on the matter. But even with those alterations in hand, Kyle city officials worry the Federal Emergency Management Administation’s (FEMA’s) upcoming overhaul of its floo...

Congestion caused by an influx of Hays High students parking vehicles within the Plum Creek subdivision is forcing emergency officials to take action. By limiting parking on Wetzel, Hellman, Mather and Kerbey to only one side of the street, the Kyle Fire Department hopes the move will allow emergenc...