With Dripping Springs becoming the first International Dark Sky Community in Texas in 2014, Buda is now looking to get in on the action as well. Members of the sustainability commission met on March 1 to discuss their application to make Buda a designated dark sky community. This has been a part of ...

The rollout of an updated transportation service aimed at helping area seniors could be on the horizon in Buda. City officials now hope the Buda Seniors Taking a Ride (STAR) program can fulfill one of several needs Buda is addressing for its aging population. “The big thing was that our seniors felt...

An incumbent Hays CISD school board trustee will square off against three political newcomers who are challenging him for the District 3 seat on the dais. Bert Bronaugh, the incumbent District 3 trustee, will go up against Valerie Hopkins, Michael Sanchez and Alejandro Correa in the May 6 general el...

More than 2,800 people tested positive for the flu from December 2017 to February 2018, according to statistics provided by officials March 7. While the peak of the flu season has come and gone, health officials continue to urge caution for those who might be feeling sick. “The flu season is not ove...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) March 7 approved a short list of nine entities for a contested case hearing against Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application. Those nine groups and individuals were selected from a field of 66 applicants that sought a chance to contest the ...

Amendments to Kyle’s Transportation Master Plan could allow a change in alignment to Cypress Road to allow for more development. In its current state, Cypress Road is a curved and winding street that will not accommodate the traffic expected to come with the growth of the area.  Leon Barba, Kyle cit...

Of the more than 3,500 traffic stops conducted in Kyle last year, roughly 531 of those involved a search of some kind, according to statistics provided by Kyle Police in February. The statistics are part of a requirement from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for law enforcement agenci...

Record-breaking voter turnout in Hays County for both Republicans and Democrats during the March 6 primary election might signal a new height in political involvement. Turnout in last week’s primary featured a 10 percent increase in the number of Democrats who participated and a 12 percent increase ...

For 85 years, longtime Kyle resident Franklin Herzog has watched his hometown go from a sleepy community to a bustling suburb. But as new development has started to spring up near his residence on Sledge Street, Herzog’s concern over the rapid growth in downtown is also rising. Herzog is one of many...

Future 9th and 10th graders will be the first students to roam the halls of Moe and Gene Johnson High when the campus opens in fall 2019, according to information posted Friday on the Hays CISD website. While the rezoning process for Johnson High has not been completed, district officials released i...