By Andy Sevilla H ays County home sales slipped in October, marking a 17 percent decline when compared to home sales during the same month last year, according to recent home sales data. October home sales, which include standard residential homes, condominiums, town homes and manufactured homes, cl...

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is investigating a possible hit-and-run that occurred Wednesday night on FM 2001 at Windy Hill Road in Buda. According to HCSO Deputy Stephen Treager, the HCSO was dispatched at 8:47 p.m. Wednesday for a medical call regarding a male subject found on the side ...

By Andy Sevilla Cities across Hays County saw an uptick in their sales tax collections this month. Two towns in the eastern part of the county, Niederwald and Uhland, brought in 51 percent and 11 percent more, respectively, than the same time period the previous year. While the town of about 550 res...

Bucket after bucket is filled with water before the event, and the line of people willing to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tuesday morning at the Hays County Courthouse wrapped around the building. The event featured former and current elected officials, construction companies, the his...

  STAFF REPORT Hays County Clerk services are now offered at a recently opened substation in Kyle. With the northward move residents now have access to almost all county clerk services at a location other than in San Marcos, officials said. The substation is located at the Hays County Precinct 2 com...

  Staff Report The owner of a karate studio in Wimberley was arrested Thursday and charged with the sexual assault of a child.  According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) press release, Richard Dale Griffin, owner of Kim-Soo Karate in Wimberley, faces two counts of sexual assault of a child,...

By Andy Sevilla With federal money up for grabs and several roadways to improve, Kyle city leaders are angling for a slice of government help. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) will divvy out $75.6 million in the next five years to help fund regional and local transportatio...

By Andy Sevilla  Hays County’s corridor cities all experienced positive sales tax growth this month, with Buda taking a near 40 percent hike in its collections, and Kyle growing its receipts by 33 percent. The Texas Comptroller’s Office returned $435,000 to Buda for its sales tax collections this mo...

By Brad Rollins, Special to the Hays Free Press New vehicles sales grew at a considerably faster rate in Hays County than in the Austin metropolitan region as a whole during the first quarter of 2014, according to research by the Freeman Auto Report. During the first three months of the year, dealer...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Drought alarms are dinging around Hays County as water levels drop below established triggers set by the various aquifer authorities. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) notified its permittees it was implementing Stage 2 drought protocols, which invol...