By Paige Lambert The intersection of FM 1626 and 967 near Buda will finally see relief from its construction limbo. Construction on FM 1626 south of FM 967 to FM 2770 will begin in September and take about 10 months, Hays County commissioner Mark Jones said.   Jones said 967 west of the intersection...

By Moses Leos III W hat started as a desire to design his own clothing roughly 15 years ago branched off into a full-fledged business venture for current Kyle resident Frank Reyes. Helping design logos for friends led Reyes to start up his digital artwork and apparel printing company, Meteor Creatio...

By Moses Leos III Discussion on the impact of implementing an ad valorem tax exemption for certain manufacturing companies in the area hit the dais at the Hays CISD board of trustees Monday. The Freeport Exemption, which was created by the state in 1989 as a form of tax exemption, is used by communi...

By Anna Herod A new jail might be in Hays County’s future. After Hays County spent an estimated $500,000 to $1 million on outsourcing inmates last year, commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pursue a November bond election to fund a new jail, law enforcement center and communications facility. ...

By Samantha Smith A Hays County courtroom resembled a scene from “Law and Order” Thursday when Judge Jack Robison lowered the bond of Wilson Rene Molinares,  who is charged with four counts of manslaughter.  Molinares, who is a 22-year-old Texas State student, had his bond reduced from $250,000 per ...

By Moses Leos III After months of discussion, debate and at times finger-pointing, Hays CISD reached a decision on where its proposed third high school could go. By a unanimous 7-0 vote Monday, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees chose a location along FM 967 in Buda as the site for the district’s propo...

By Moses Leos III As demand for emergency services grows in Hays County, city and county officials are looking to the creation of a new emergency service district (ESD) for areas not covered by an existing department. On March 15, the Kyle City Council approved a resolution in support of the creatio...

By Samantha Smith Ten months after the 2015 Memorial Day flood that devastated parts of Hays County, officials still have not issued an After Action Report meant to show leaders where additional resources or funding needs to be applied.  Hays County Communications Manager Laureen Chernow said the de...

By Samantha Smith Rapid spread of the Zika virus in recent months has raised concern in Hays County over the projected health and welfare of its citizens if the virus spreads to North America.  For now, the virus seems to be restricted to the areas already on the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) t...

By Samantha Smith Hays County Court at Law No. 2 Judge David Glickler, arrested for DWI in Hays County in May 2015, is set to go to trial in May after waiving his right to a trial by jury.  Glickler, 46, was arrested after going Southbound on I-35 just after the Yarington Road exit in San Marcos aro...