'Newsbreak'

The Wimberley High School Texans and Dripping Springs High School Tigers success stories last year ended before the final chapter for both football teams could be finished; each are eager to pick up where they left off, but the rewrite won’t be easy.

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS — Apogee Dripping Springs Micro High School (ADS), an alternative high school option, celebrated its official ribbon cutting ceremony in collaboration with the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce on Aug.

On the heels of financial challenges, the Katherine Anne Porter School, or KAPS, is looking to invite even more students in its doors.

Staff Report SAN MARCOS — A Hays County Grand Jury determined that the San Marcos Police Department officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Malachi Williams in the H-E-B parking lot, located at 641 East Hopkins St. in San Marcos, was justified in his actions.

Pastor Dakota Adair and his wife felt a calling to Central Texas to start a church that would not only promote their faith to God, but also create an opportunity for community.

Staff Report AUSTIN — Ally Medical Emergency Room is accepting donations throughout the month of August to support the operations of Austin Pets Alive!

HAYS COUNTY — Aqua Texas is proposing an increase to water and wastewater rates for all customers across the state, including those who use its services in Hays County.

The Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved bringing a $440 million road bond to the November ballot at its Aug. 13 meeting.

‘There's a lot of people that go without care and I think that it's something that we don't talk about and it's something that they don't know is out there’

SAN MARCOS – A few months ago, Mirko was a regular, farm-loving German Shepherd. Today, he travels with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office as the organization’s first therapy dog in hopes of bettering the lives of those he and his partner, deputy Mohmmad Zaqzouq, serve.

BUDA — A month before the scheduled adoption, Buda City Manager Micah Grau and Director of Finance Bianca Redmon presented the proposed $85.6 million budget to the city council at a special called meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15.

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Dripping Springs High School Tigers Volleyball team hosted the Hendrickson High School Hawks. This was the Tigers' first home game of the season and the team swept the Hawks 3-0 before a large home crowd.

Eight years ago, I packed up a 2000s Dodge Durango — a four-door vehicle that has a history reigning true from my husband’s family to mine — to head two hours on IH-35 southbound to Texas State University. It was college move-in day.