Dear Editor: Why do men oppose abortion? They are the breadwinners! The majority of the Supreme Court Justices are men according to the last PBS photo. How many of these men voted against abortion? How many have children? Grandchildren? Of course, I doubt Supreme Court Justices are poor. I wonder if...

“Wait, are we going to talk about this?” I asked as we drove. “Talk about what?” my husband responded. “The fact that our son’s doctor just did an autism evaluation. We weren’t even talking about autism. Where did that come from?” ——— It was July 2020. The world was shut down. My family and I were i...

On Friday, April 14, the Johnson Jaguars softball team hosted the Bowie Bulldogs. The Jaguars lost to the Bulldogs 6-4.

HAYS COUNTY — Every nine minutes, a person is added to the National Transplant Waiting List, and every day, 17 people die because the organ they need is not donated in time. In Hays County, efforts are being made to encourage more residents to register as organ donors to help save lives. During the ...

DRIFTWOOD — For the last 50 years, the Burke Center for Youth has been providing a safe place for teenage boys who don’t have one. The Burke Center, located in Driftwood, began as a treatment center for teenage boys in 1973 and since then, it has grown and gained more access to tools to help boys in...

LIGHTS OUT, TEXAS! HAYS COUNTY — Each year, up to one billion birds fatally crash into windows as they migrate across the United States. The local community has the power to greatly reduce this number by turning off non-essential lights. With only one month into the spring migration season, more tha...

HAYS COUNTY — A mobile vaccination clinic will soon roll through Hays County to give residents an opportunity to get vaccinated without having to travel far or schedule an in-office visit. According to a county press release, the Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) first began discussing the...

KYLE — A few seats on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the upcoming election. The Hays County League of Women Voters held a Hays CISD candidate forum at Kyle City Hall on April 6. Johnny Flores and Dr. Esmeralda Pérez-González, both vying for the Single-Member-District 2 seat, wer...

The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 3rd Annual Buda Bogey Classic on Monday, April 17 at Onion Creek Club. Twenty-four four-person teams competed for bragging rights. The U.S. Foods team, consisting of Richard Boone, Meredith Schaffer, Jack Fennel and Jeanine Kennedy took first place. “We w...

KYLE — Bryan Langley has been named the sole candidate for the position of Kyle city manager. City council voted unanimously in a special meeting on Friday, April 13 to approve Langley for the position following a strenous search involving 69 candidates. “Very rarely is this council in unanimous agr...