Ascension Seton

KYLE — The city of Kyle held a road bond update event on Jan. 10 for residents to browse through various poster boards with information and a map that displayed the roads and plans. Council member Michael Tobias and city staff were present to answer any questions that the community had.

‘We're trying to reach out to a multitude of different age groups and help them be better prepared in any walk of life’

HAYS COUNTY — As summer comes to an end and school begins, students are preparing to enter the sports season in the ever-climbing temperatures of Central Texas. According to Dr. Leigh Romero, a primary care sports medicine physician at Ascension Seton in Austin, there are 9,000 heat related illnesses reported annually in high school sports and they are the third most common cause of death in athletes.

— It was December 2022. Twinkling lights were strewn about neighborhood homes. Christmas carols echoed through the aisles of stores. Spirits were high for the season as families made plans to gather and celebrate the upcoming holidays. But Beverly Wright was busy making other plans — to bury her son, Joshua Leon Wright.

— “On both of our bridges … we’ve had people jump off of them and so, that is where it becomes some sort of responsibility to at least direct [residents to resources],” said council member Yvonne Flores-Cale.

— Hearing that your child has cancer is heartbreaking for parents.