KYLE — The Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 2 court, located at 5458 FM 2770 in Kyle, opened to the public on Monday, Feb. 5. The new court was approved by the Hays County Commissioners Court in August 2023 due to tremendous growth in the county in an effort to alleviate the workload of existi...

HAYS COUNTY — At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court presented an item to approve the creation of a new justice court. Commissioners asked for a subcommittee to be created when deciding whether Precinct 2 needed another justice court at its Aug. 1 meeting, which ultimately consi...

Staff Report KYLE — The Kyle Police Department (KPD) is investigating two deaths inside a residence in the 300 block of Tower Drive.   On Thursday, June 23 at approximately 9:20 p.m., dispatch received a call indicating that one person was shot and possibly deceased while another adult and child wer...

Staff Report Finalized local election results following the March 1 primary are in, but some candidates are still in the running and will be on the November ballot.   Pct. 4 County Commissioner Walt Smith remains seated after running unopposed. Other candidates running unopposed included Maggie Hern...

Judge Beth Smith, the 23-year incumbent in JP Pct.2, has filed for reelection. She brings to the table not only proven integrity, fairness, and community justice for all, but an extraordinary amount of the experience and education it requires to be an effective and efficient public servant. Always a...

by Cyndy Slovak-Barton With the March Democratic and Republican primaries just around the corner, some voters might be looking for familiar names – but with the new maps signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott following the 2020 Census, several will no longer be a part of Hays County. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Do...

By Sahar Chmais A texting innovation should help residents when it comes to court dates and payment. The Hays County Criminal Justice Committee has kicked off the new program that sends text message alerts to remind residents about their court responsibilities. “We are all endlessly trying to make o...

by Sahar Chmais Daniel Mateos Smith was arrested twice in February and May – once for harboring a runaway child and, after his release, he was arrested for trafficking and sexually engaging with that minor. Justice of the Peace Judge Beth Smith put out an arrest warrant after the police found Daniel...

An 80-year-old Buda woman was killed Monday morning after her Chevrolet Impala was hit head-on by an 18-wheeler. Geraldine Wilcox Hylander was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. The driver of the Freightliner, identified as 35-year-old Charmell Ramone Randle...

A gofundme account has been established to help the family of Ben Verse pay for his funeral expenses. Verse, 19, of Kyle, was found dead in a vehicle early on Wednesday. Sept. 25. Police said the vehicle was in the parking lot of a “closed business” in the 2200 block of Interstate 35 in Kyle. He was...