Kyle City Council members approved a policy earlier this month establishing a process for appointing members to boards and commissions. “We didn’t have an existing policy,” said Mayor Todd Webster. “It was being handled inconsistently.” According to the policy, staff will post an official job descri...

An ad valorem tax exemption used by communities to potentially spur economic development was given the green light from Hays CISD leaders late last month. By a 6-0 vote with one abstention March 27, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved implementing the Freeport exemption, which is a form of prop...

  No one was injured early Thursday after a man entered a Kyle-area restaurant and robbed customers and employees at gunpoint, according to a city of Kyle press release. Authorities are now searching for the suspect, who they believe is also connected to an attempted aggravated robbery at a San Marc...

The fight over Hays County groundwater is bubbling once again after legislation in the 85th Texas Legislature has drawn the ire of a local state representative.     At the center of the controversy is the 5,000-acre Needmore Ranch, located near Wimberley   and owned by south Texas beer distributor G...

Over $17,000 in fines and fees relating to outstanding warrants were collected by Hays County Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Andrew Cable’s office last week. The influx was a result of Cable’s office participating in the 2017 Central Texas Warrant Round Up, which was conducted along with Pct. 3 Constab...

The search continues for a Dripping Springs man suspected of shooting and injuring a male family member earlier this month. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating Grosbin A. Sabillon, 30, of Dripping Springs, who fled the scene of a March 8 aggravated assault case at a Dripping Spr...

From Dripping Springs to Leander and across Central Texas last week, the motto of “Play for Brynn” became a call of solidarity. Whether that meant using eye black to scribble the number 13 on faces, arms or ball caps, many used the motto as a way to help the Hays High softball team mourn the loss of...

A potential roundabout at the FM 150 and FM 3237 intersection near Driftwood could be considered within a character plan aimed at revamping the stretch of road between Kyle and Dripping Springs. The proposed roundabout was part of an update on the plan given to the Hays County Commissioners Court ea...

Construction on a $6.5 million sewer line project in the southern side of Kyle is estimated to be completed in 2019, bringing more development to the area. Discussion on the project began six years ago, when city officials decided a main sewer line was needed in south Kyle. The proposed line would r...

UPDATE – 3:27 p.m. March 29  A third incident involving a police impersonator conducting a traffic stop has now surfaced, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. The latest incident occurred March 27 when deputies responded to a Impersonating a Public Servant call at 8:30 p.m. A m...