BUDA — Due to the disproportionate spread of COVID-19 among Hispanics and all minorities, the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) will host a webinar with Dr. Anthony Fauci tomorrow. Dr. Anthony Fauci Dr. Fauci serves as the director of the National Institute of Aller...

by Chase Rogers While Americans commemorated the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks Friday, Sept. 11, and amid a nation fractured by the novel coronavirus, six Hays County firefighters began a two-day drive to face another looming crisis in progress – catastrophic wildfires laying waste ...

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be launching a new conservation license plate to raise money to help conserve monarch butterflies and other native Texas, non-game, at-risk species. The public is invited to vote for their favorite design for the new monarch butterfly lice...

Sahar Chmais   Texans can begin getting their influenza vaccines and are recommended to do so by pharmacists, doctors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   Tammy Gray, pharmacist at Buda Drug Store and Soda Fountain, recommends that Texans get their shots no earlier than late Septemb...

Staff report HAYS COUNTY – Hays County voters who want to learn about the 2020 Parks and Open Spaces Bond that will be on the Nov. 3 ballot will soon see more information. An outreach and education effort to provide details of the proposed bond will be underway in the coming weeks. Voters will deter...

Staff Report A lawsuit has been filed in 207th District Court alleging County Judge Ruben Becerra received payment for duties he did not perform and asking that he be removed from office. CountyJudge Ruben Becerra   The action, filed Monday, Sept. 14 by Dripping Springs resident Nathan Kaspar, also ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – The 27th Annual Friends Foundation Fundraiser will look a little different with a virtual auction that will run Oct. 1 through Oct. 8. The event supports the foundation’s programs and services that benefit individuals 60 and older in the Dripping Springs area. Reg...

by Chase Rogers DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs city council members unanimously voted to set the tax rate for the 2020-21 fiscal year on Sept. 8 at $0.19 per $100 of taxable valuation. The new rate, though it is the same that was approved last year by the council, is expected to produce an addi...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – Hays County residents had the chance to speak up during the commissioner court’s hearing about the proposed tax increase on Sept. 8, but only two decided to voice their concerns. The proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2021 (FY21) is 42.12 cents per $100 valuation of pro...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – With early voting for the Nov. 3 election quickly approaching, Hays County officials anticipate an increase in mail-in ballots while continuing to make preparations to adhere to safety guidelines at polling locations. Election officials will position the polling machin...