A proposed housing subdivision could bring new units near the edge of Dripping Springs’ western city limits. According to a presentation given at the April 24 Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Big Sky Ranch subdivision would be built on the roughly 200 acres of land immedi...

Prior to a scheduled contested case hearing involving the city’s discharge permit, Dripping Springs city officials this month will hold a closed-door meeting with various entities in hopes of reaching a settlement. The meeting, to be held May 7 and mediated by a Texas Commission on Environmental Qua...

Despite developers’ attempts to ease worries, neighbors believe a proposed subdivision in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) could worsen flooding in the area and contaminate and possibly damage the Edwards Aquifer. The 782-acre property, located on FM 967 just outside of Buda, ha...

More than a year after opening their doors, the owners of a wedding venue located in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) might be required to submit site development permits as none were found on file. An investigation was launched by the city of Dripping Springs over a month ago b...

Founders Day Festival in Dripping Springs The three-day festival celebrates the 1850 founding of the Dripping Springs community. In downtown Dripping Springs from April 27-29. The Friday parade will start off the festivities followed by a carnival, cook-off competitions, arts and crafts vendors, and...

A former Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation (DSWSC) general manager accused of stealing company property, vehicles and money was acquitted of criminal charges earlier this year. The decision, rendered by 428th District Judge Bill Henry, nearly ends seven years of vitriolic sparring between Do...

Software that allows the city of Dripping Springs to archive posts on its own social media pages was given the green light April 17. Archive Social, a program that allows entities to archive social media posts, even if those posts have been deleted, will allow Dripping Springs to monitor its six cit...

Bloody, bewildered and desperate for help was Dripping Springs High junior Ross Lincecum (right) who cradled a classmate while playing the role of a drunk driver in the school’s annual “Shattered Dreams” program held on campus April 20. The program, which involved a score of Dripping Springs High st...

Anxieties over the impact a proposed masterplanned development along FM 967 near Buda could have on neighbors and the Edwards Aquifer is steadily rising.  According to community organizers, the development, located in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction, calls for 1,200 homes to be built...

Perhaps no other state offers the pleasant plethora of fascinating flowers and beautiful blooms as does Texas. And our Central Texas area is among the most blessed. If you have a hankering to see bluebonnets, Indian blankets, Indian paintbrushes and black-foot daisies, this is the place. More specif...