Hays Rebels (1-4, 0-1) vs. Westlake Chaparrals (5-0, 1-0) When: Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Bob Shelton Stadium Last week: Lake Travis 60, Hays 34; Westlake 33, Vandegrift 31 Last meeting (2016): Westlake 44, Hays 14 Faced with a four game losing streak, Hays looks to right the ship when they...

A proposed town hall center that could include a new library, city hall and district administration buildings was given the green light by Dripping Springs ISD leaders last month. On Sept. 25, Dripping Springs ISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a new...

Execution of a search warrant on a Hays County property last month led to multiple arrests, including those who authorities suspect were involved in a string of Dripping Springs area burglaries. Eight people were identified and arrested after a two-day search by authorities of a property in the 200 ...

A road connecting several subdivisions in Dripping Springs will receive a lower speed limit in the coming weeks. Hays County Commissioners approved extending a 35-mile per hour speed limit on Sawyer Ranch Road to the entrance of the Meadow Creek Ranch subdivision. The change was brought up in a publ...

A number of signage ordinance amendments were given the green light by the Dripping Springs City Council last month. Signage ordinances were amended for three separate developments in the city at the request of the properties’ owners. According to Michelle Fischer, Dripping Springs city administrato...

The future of representation in Buda is an item city voters will decide on when they take up a busy ballot next month. On Nov. 7, voters will choose whether the Buda City Council should transition from an at-large format to possibly six single-member districts with an at-large mayor. The topic of tr...

Frustrations among Hays CISD parents boiled over last week after many claimed the district balked in communicating events surrounding multiple fights at Lehman High. District officials maintained Hays CISD was following its protocol regarding such incidents, but felt there could be room for future i...

An investigation into high water usage in Buda has sparked debate and even outrage among residents in one Buda subdivision who claim they also are receiving astronomical water bills.  But some of the residents in Cullen Country claim they haven’t increased their usage by that much. On Sept. 20, the ...

Miscommunication between Kyle city leaders and city staff has resulted in a recently failed agenda item to potentially make a return to the city council dais.  The item in question centers on conflicting subdivision standards in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Howard Koontz, Kyle com...

Low water crossing systems from Water and Earth Technologies, Inc. (WET) will be placed at five locations across Buda after approval of a service agreement Oct. 2. Buda City Engineer John Nett said the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) would cover 50 percent of the cost of the project to purchase...