Concerns over U.S. Highway 290 boiled over Thursday as residents packed into Dripping Springs City Hall to express their opinions to county and state officials in a town hall meeting meant to address safety improvements. Officials called for the meeting after ten people died in vehicle accidents on ...

Dripping Springs residents got some hard questions answered April 9 by DSISD school board candidates Trey Powers, Ron Jones and Barbara Stroud at the Candidate Forum held at Trudy’s Restaurant in Dripping Springs. The Dripping Springs Democratic Action Group hosted the forum; candidates answered que...

Early voting begins April 24 for area elections. Early votes can be cast at the DSISD Administration Office. Read about local elections here: Six seek office in Dripping Springs Sales tax increase for North Hays Rescue Three vie for DSISD board seats Where to vote on Election Day, May 7 Polls will b...

Wastewater management and workforce housing were two of several topics addressed by six Dripping Springs City Council candidates during an April 6 forum. Approximately 35 residents attended the event, which was held at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park and was hosted by the Dripping Springs Chamber of...

Growth and development are two factors that have helped Dripping Springs city officials improve the net position by $743,000 for the year ending Sept. 30, 2016. According to an independent audit conducted by Donald Allman, the city’s assets also exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal ye...

As the race for three Dripping Springs City Council seats enters its final month, two challengers have vastly outspent their incumbent counterparts on their respective campaigns. Taline Manassian and Harrison Schultz, both political newcomers, spent close to a combined $5,500 toward their city counc...

The need to diversify revenue is driving the Emergency Service District (ESD) 6 to take a proposition for implementation of a sales tax to area voters this May. The proposition calls for one quarter of one percent of sales tax to be implemented within unincorporated areas in its 244-square-mile dist...

The fight over Hays County groundwater is bubbling once again after legislation in the 85th Texas Legislature has drawn the ire of a local state representative.     At the center of the controversy is the 5,000-acre Needmore Ranch, located near Wimberley   and owned by south Texas beer distributor G...

The search continues for a Dripping Springs man suspected of shooting and injuring a male family member earlier this month. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating Grosbin A. Sabillon, 30, of Dripping Springs, who fled the scene of a March 8 aggravated assault case at a Dripping Spr...

Should larger cities be allowed to protest the discharge permit requests by smaller towns? State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) doesn’t think so, and he filed a state House bill to bar larger cities from protesting discharge applications from smaller municipalities. House Bill 3004, if approv...