'Newsbreak'

By Brittany Kelley DRIPPING SPRINGS — Milena Christopher was visiting San Francisco when she saw it: an event titled, “Goat to My Valentine.” The event, filled with goats, mayors, police officers and more, was a parade across Union Square that attracted many. Her first thought? “I need to take this to Texas.”

By Brittany Kelley HAYS COUNTY — At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court presented an item to approve the creation of a new justice court.

Staff Report BUDA — Baylor Scott & White Health received accolades in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals ranking on Aug. 1.

HAYS COUNTY — Residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform, called Citizens Connect. Hosted by Tyler Technologies, the system is the first in Texas to create a system in which all law enforcement agencies can share data, according to a Hays County press release.

HAYS COUNTY — More than 20 million Texans are currently in areas of drought and 100% of people in Hays County are being affected by drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

BUDA — A woman died and two individuals were injured last week when they were involved in a two-vehicle collision on FM 1626 in Buda.

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