lans for limited public access to part of a conservation easement owned by the late Gay Ruby Dahlstrom moved one step closer to completion Thursday. By breaking ground on the Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve , Hays County officials hope to eventually open the 384-acre project, located within the Dahlstro...

Dripping Springs ISD will hold two community meetings to share factual information about the bond referendum that will be on the May 5 ballot. Meetings will be held Tuesday, April 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Administration Building and Tuesday, April 17 in the Rooster Springs Elementary...

Dripping Springs High School had four qualifiers competing at the State Powerlifting Championships and Matthew Hemphill won the state title in his weight class. As a team the Tigers finished in 9th place overall. Hemphill is the State Champion for the 181-pound weight class with a total of 1,580 pou...

Hays County authorities are attempting to identify a suspect or suspects involved in a residential burglary in Dripping Springs. According to the Hays County Sheriff's Office, a call was placed for a delayed burglary of a building on March 17 on east Mt. Gainor Road. A neighbor informed authorities ...

Kick starting a conversation on gun violence, as opposed to gun control, was the message from Wimberley High students who walked out of campus for a short period Friday. Their goal was to create communication that goes beyond party lines to bring some kind of closure for students and teachers killed...

For the second time in a month, a Wimberley area family is fundraising to help get a relative out of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody (ICE). Francisco, a relative of Wimberley resident Maria Garcia, holds a sign in support for her release from ICE custody. While there is still a ways to ...

Texans looking to change the tide of a historically red state and county held high hopes as they listed to Democratic Primary candidates talk the issues in a debate prior to a key May 22 runoff. The standing-room only event, hosted by the Hays County Tejano Democrats and the Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats...

An illustrative plan showing what three single-member districts could look like in Buda was given unanimous approval from city leaders March 20. The move kicks off a series of public input meetings that will lead up to the first election of single-member districts in November. The outline for the si...

A $922,943.78 bid for furnishings at Buda’s new city hall and library was approved March 20, but not without some reluctance from city leaders. Originally, the Buda City Council March 7 approved a contract with Workplace Solutions, Inc. for roughly $1.036 million, with the stipulation city staff cut...

by Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune Congress took a major step on Thursday to keep the federal government’s doors open through the end of September, passing a massive spending bill that includes some funding for a border wall. The $1.3 trillion measure, which lawmakers scrambled to pass ahead of a gov...