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I love roller coasters now, by the way
Columns, Opinions
Wolves Never Look Up
I love roller coasters now, by the way
By Brittany Kelley 
March 6, 2024
The first time I rode a roller coaster, I was 16. My high school band went on a trip to Dallas for a weekend, where we went to Six Flags Over Texas, M...
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I never said goodbye
Columns
IT’S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY
I never said goodbye
By Megan Navarro 
February 28, 2024
Right before the holidays, I heard the tragic news that one of my classmates from high school unexpectedly passed away in his New York apartment. When...
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Can you change the person you’re dating?
Columns
Can you change the person you’re dating?
Maintaining healthy boundaries while supporting healthy changes
By Lauren Espinosa, LMSW, CTP HCWC Dating Violence Counselor II 
February 28, 2024
Contributed Article The following article is part four of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about dating violence. February is Dating V...
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Elvis comes to Texas and goes home the king
Columns, Opinions
Elvis comes to Texas and goes home the king
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 28, 2024
Eighty-eight thousand paying customers packed the Astrodome on Mar. 3, 1974 for Elvis Presley’s two sold-out performances, his last at the Houston Liv...
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Congressmen pay price for anti-war stand
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Congressmen pay price for anti-war stand
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 14, 2024
Jeff: McLemore, a feisty freshman congressman from Texas, butted heads with Woodrow Wilson on Feb. 17, 1916 over the president’s about-face toward the...
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P.S.: thanks for treating me fairly
Columns, Opinions
The Unexpected Journey
P.S.: thanks for treating me fairly
By Ashley Kontnier 
February 14, 2024
Do you ever just look around and feel frustrated with the state of the world? Working in the news business, it would be easy for me to be pessimistic,...
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Waylon gave up his seat on Buddy’s last flight
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Waylon gave up his seat on Buddy’s last flight
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 7, 2024
A thousand people, mourners and the morbidly curious, squeezed into a Lubbock church on Feb. 7, 1959 for the funeral of hometown rock-and-roller Buddy...
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Another gloomy February
Columns, Opinions
From The Crow's Nest
Another gloomy February
By Clint Younts 
February 7, 2024
Well, here we are in February already. I don’t know about all y’all, but I’m not a fan of this month. The weather fluctuates like Oprah’s dress size. ...
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All-American leads SMU to final four
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
All-American leads SMU to final four
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
January 31, 2024
Jim Krebs rewrote the Southwest Conference record book on Feb. 6, 1956 by scoring 50 points to power the SMU Mustangs past the Texas Longhorns 109-96....
Drowning in a feeling
Columns, Opinions
Wolves Never Look Up
Drowning in a feeling
By Brittany Kelley 
January 31, 2024
I’ve been in the courtroom a lot these past few weeks, but this is nothing new. In fact, my entire journalism career, thus far, has included trips to ...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
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Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
By Staff Report 
May 25, 2025
UHLAND – At approximately 1 a.m. May 25, the Uhland Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that occurred outside a residence on Rocky R...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
Breaking News, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Suspect arrested in Uhland fatal shooting
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Suspect arrested in Uhland fatal shooting
By Staff Report 
May 27, 2025
UHLAND -- With the assistance of the Texas Rangers, Chad Lee-Gardner, 18, was booked into the Travis County Jail on a warrant for a murder charge in r...
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