After 30 years in office, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio) announced last week he will not seek re-election after his Congressional term ends in 2018, according to a letter written to constituents. Smith serves as the representative of the U.S. 21st Congressional District, which includes parts ...

The period where cities, developers and residents are able to appeal and comment on proposed new flood plain maps has been pushed back to 2018. According to a city of Dripping Springs press release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA will begin its 90-day appeal period for its new flood m...

Hays County authorities are investigating an incident where a guest at a Dripping Springs hotel was hit by a bullet fired from an adjacent room Saturday. An investigation led authorities to arrest William Frame, 54, of New Braunfels, whom they suspect fired the shot. Frame was booked into the Hays C...

A new leader has been selected to helm Pedernales Electric Cooperative months after the company’s former CEO resigned following allegations of intimidation against employees.   Julie Parsley was selected by PEC’s board of directors to lead the cooperative, according to a press release. Parsley is a ...

The Dripping Springs Independent School District has earned the highest rating of “Superior,” a letter grade “A,” and a score of 100 according to the recently released Texas FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report. The rating is based on 15 indicators that are considered in the rat...

A proposed new Kyle Fire Department substation has some Mountain City residents hot under the collar. Next year, the Kyle Fire Department plans to renovate an existing home in the 200 block of Mountain City Drive in Mountain City to accommodate the new substation. Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor said th...

Facing the inability to pay $9 million owed for development of Plum Creek’s second phase, Kyle leaders approved an agreement that could take the city off the hook.  The measure, approved by a 6-0 vote Oct. 17, was done as part of an addendum to a development agreement between the city of Kyle, Mount...

Frustrations are mounting for a local Buda family as rampant acts of vandalism have plagued a memorial skatepark meant to honor their late son. Over the last six months, authorities have seen an increase in the rate of vandalism at the Jackson Tyler Norris Skatepark,   said David Marino, Buda Public...

Seven million dollars is how much over budget the voter-approved project to expand and renovate the Hays County’s public safety facilities, including its jail, is. As a result of the overrun, Hays County Commissioners took no action Tuesday on accepting or declining the proposed guaranteed maximum p...

January 2018 is the anticipated construction start date on Lehman Road, which is one of the final two projects remaining in the city’s $30-plus million road bond initiative. Leon Barba, Kyle city engineer, said the city expects to start advertising bids for the Lehman Road project in December, with ...