On Center Street by BRENDA STEWART An odd calm has taken over the city after the frenzy of the primary election. And, for the most part, everyone seems relatively happy with the results. No big surprises, really. Except for my hero, Earle, getting shut out of the lieutenant governors’ race (although...

Capital Highlights by ED STERLING AUSTIN – Changes to the social studies curriculum for public schools are in the hopper. The State Board of Education on March 12 voted 10-5 in favor of a set of proposed revisions. The next step is for the proposed revisions to be posted in the Texas Register in mid...

About 25 firefighters from the Austin, Buda and Manchaca fire departments tackled a home blaze Monday afternoon at the 1700 block of Brown Bear Lane in Manchaca, just south of FM 1626 and Brodie Lane. A sleeping woman (right) awoke in time to escape safely before flames collapsed the roof of the hom...

by JEN BIUNDO Photo by Blain Moncrief An RV burst into flames on RM 967 Thursday afternoon, sending huge plumes of black smoke into the sky above Buda and leaving the roadway scorched. No one was injured in the blaze, emergency workers said. The driver had just purchased the 1977 Dodge RV in Uhland ...

by SEAN KIMMONS Kyle’s 2010 outlook report disclosed a steady decline in home building permits, huge increases in population and medical facilities, a relatively low tax rate and plans for various public works projects, a recent city council meeting revealed. The report showed the city’s current est...

by BRAD ROLLINS Underscoring the familiar warning that anyone can be the victim of identity theft, District Attorney Sherri Tibbe was herself the recent target of a credit card hustle. Tibbe said she had disabled a credit card and asked that a new one be sent to her. The next day, she started seeing...

by BOB BARTON Democratic Convention More than 100 citizens elected from the Buda-Kyle area at precinct meetings held March 2 are delegates to the Hays County Democratic Convention which begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Wimberley Activity Center. Congressman Lloyd Doggett is scheduled to speak at...

Ted Lehr announces for PEC District 4 LEHR Ted Lehr, a 20-year resident of Central Texas with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, announced his candidacy for the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors for the District 4 position, encompassing northern Hays County and western ...

As public servants, they manage your city, keep your county running and operate the schools where your children get an education. And as a taxpayer in Hays County, you pay their salaries. The Hays Free Press is publishing its annual salary guide, showing the top 25 salaries paid to officials in Buda...

Staff Reports Kyle City officials are blaming a “technical issue” for problems with the online posting of Tuesday’s city council meeting agenda. The city is required, under the Open Meetings Act, to post a copy of the agenda online and a hard copy at the city hall 72 hours prior to public meetings. ...