Hays County’s Brown Santa program is looking for elves to assist with its annual drive to bring food and toys to needy local families. Last year the program served more than 600 families and although the need hasn’t diminished, the COVID-19   pandemic has forced some operational changes. One is the ...

  BUDA, – The Buda City Council has adopted a resolution authorizing the city to provide the Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) with up to $50,000 in federal funding for coronavirus related expenses.   As part of an interlocal agreement with Hays CISD, the $50,000 will come fr...

These are preliminary results as of midnight Nov. 3. Hays County Sheriff’s Race Gary Cutler      (R) 53,451  50.97% Alex Villalobos (D) 51,423  49.03% State Representative District 45 Erin Zwiener    (D) 55,279  52.29% Carrie Isaac     (R) 50,440  47.71% Judge 453rd Judicial District David Junkin   ...

Staff report County authorities are investigating the murder of a juvenile who was fatally shot on Monday, Nov. 2 at   a mercado in east Kyle. The victim, whose name was not released because of his age, was dropped off at an area hospital with a gunshot wound, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said i...

  Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – Hays County’s Transportation Department began work on Cotton Gin Rd. on Nov. 3 under Phase I of the project. Transportation Director Jerry Borcherding said the work involves reconstructing the existing roadway along the current alignment, both horizontally ...

Staff Report WIMBERLEY — The discovery of a sleeping suspect inside a vehicle with stolen license plates parked on rhe Wimberley Square earlier this month has led one arrest and the recovery of multiple stolen items. Much of that property has now been returned to its rightful owners, the Hays County...

  HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD will get $266,356; Dripping Springs will get $91,794 and Wimberley ISD will get $33,397 in federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) funds under an agreement unanimously approved by the Commissioners Court at their Oct. 27 meeting. The San Marcos CISD wi...

Hays County introduces New Online Tool for public information requests HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is offering a new, user-friendly online tool allowing users to submit public information requests at their convenience whenever they are connected to the internet. The online Public Information Request S...

SAN MARCOS –John Quiñones, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, will deliver the LBJ Distinguished Lecture at Texas State University with a YouTube Livestream at 6 p.m. on Nov. 9. Quiñones' moderated discussion, "Upward and Onward: Opportunity Through Education," is free and open to the pu...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY — Teachers have a greater responsibility this year when it comes to teaching both virtual and in-person students. Some are learning alongside the students to ensure they are well-versed in the technology.   The Hays CISD Board of Trustees discussed the effect virtual l...