By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – Given the city’s quick growth and expansion, Dripping Springs City Council has revised the Parkland Dedication Ordinance to meet the need for public lands and open space. New revisions to the ordinance, which was last updated in 2007, will ensure that neighborhoods...

DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees selected Cypress Springs Elementary as the name for the new school under construction on Darden Hill Road, south of the intersection with Sawyer Ranch Road. The DSISD fifth elementary school will open August 2021. Cypress Springs are a g...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees, in collaboration with JG Consulting, is in the process of searching for a new superintendent. DSISD is prioritizing community involvement while conducting the search process. Community members, parents, students and staff a...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- As the fifth elementary school in Dripping Springs ISD will open in August 2021, the district is planning to begin the process of developing new attendance zones. While attendance zones are created for a new school, the other elementary schools will also be impac...

By Sahar Chmais There is no doubt that this year’s 87th Legislative Session looks nothing like years prior. Yet, that did not deter Senator Judith Zaffirini, representing Senate District 21, from pre-filing 42 bills centered around medical and educational needs. “This session will be unlike any othe...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School junior Brody Lane became the sixth student in school history to earn an All-State Choir position. Brody Lane. Photo courtesy of Dripping Springs ISD. Brody earned 1st Chair as a Bass 2 in the Texas All-State Mixed Choir, competing virtually against 19 ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School senior Drew Wilson, alto sax, and junior Hennah Hajari, bassoon, were selected for the 2021 Texas All-State Band, the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Wilson has now earned all-state recognition for three consecutive years. Drew Wilson....

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Due to concerns surrounding the current climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Founders Day Commission decided to cancel the 2021 Founders Day Festival. Below is a statement from the Commission. "The last twelve months have been very difficult for our nation, state, a...

by Chris Cobbler The Texas Legislature opened quietly, which delighted everyone after the violence inside the U.S. Capitol the previous week. At the Texas State Capitol, a variety of legislative agendas took center stage at the start of the 87th session, which will run 140 days. Gov. Greg Abbott’s g...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Population growth caused Dripping Springs to shift its focus to the city parks. City Council unanimously approved a proposed parkland dedication ordinance on Tuesday to update regulations, improve parkland quality and implement fees. The amount of the fee-in-lie...