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Red, White and Buda gets surprise visitor on July 4
Buda, Community
Red, White and Buda gets surprise visitor on July 4
July 6, 2022
By CJ Vetter BUDA - At the annual Red, White and Buda celebration, Buda residents received a surprise visit from gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. Stopping by for the festivities, Beto also made a point of being in Hays County on July 4 due to its long democratic history. Beto’s arrival in Buda...
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I’d Trade 23 candidates for one sure winner
Columns, Opinions
I’d Trade 23 candidates for one sure winner
June 26, 2019
Is the bulging field of Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination a sign of strength? Or is it a troubling indication that wresting the presidency from Donald Trump won’t be as easy as it ought to be? At last count there were 23 “major” candidates including seven senators, four members of C...
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Long lines don’t deter local voters
Community
Long lines don’t deter local voters
December 5, 2018
With a four-plus hour practice in her rear-view mirror Nov. 6, Texas State student and Hays High alumna Abbie Blackwell understood there might be a line when she took to McCormick Middle School to cast her ballot on Election Day. Little did Blackwell realize was that her polling site, Precinct 223, ...
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Voting trends in Hays County
Hays County, News
Voting trends in Hays County
November 14, 2018
Election notes whispered from the ghost of our former publisher, Bob Barton, who was an inveterate numbers cruncher: Beto O’Rourke won a higher percentage of the vote across Hays County than any Democrat at the top of the ticket in a generation. The county also flipped in its support of Ted Cruz – a...
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Sleazy tactic uncalled for
Columns, Opinions
Sleazy tactic uncalled for
September 19, 2018
Desperate times can call for desperate measures and it seems incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz might be getting awfully needy these days. At least that’s the feeling in many circles this week after news broke of Cruz’ recent, and controversial, campaign fundraising mailers. Those mailers, encased in a...
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Hundreds turn out for Beto O’Rourke town hall
Hays County, News
Hundreds turn out for Beto O’Rourke town hall
September 12, 2018
By Katie Burrell and Exsar Arguello Immigration reform and climate change were two of the topics U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke addressed during a packed town hall event at Texas State University Sunday.  The event was the latest stop in O’Rourke’s campaign against incumbent Texas congressman T...
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News
Congressional, state race candidates ready for November election
May 30, 2018
The stage is set for November’s midterm election as Democratic and Republican candidates were chosen  duringing the May 22 primary runoff. Hays County voters will decide on a pair of congressional seats and a state office, along with a handful of other county and local races that will be up for grab...
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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com 
May 19, 2023
This story was updated as of 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 to add additional information. KYLE — A Kyle woman was arrested on Thursday for murder,...
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Kyle to host weekend-long fair
Kyle, News
Kyle to host weekend-long fair
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
City aims to break world record for number of people with same name in same location KYLE — Those looking for a weekend full of barbecued ribs, margar...
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Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
Hays County, News
Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — Twenty-six educators were recently recognized as Campus Teachers of the Year in Hays CISD. On May 4 at Thistlewood Manor and Gardens in ...
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Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
Education, Hays County...
Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — “I still can’t wrap my brain around it,” said Kimberlie Williams, a second-grade educator at Pfluger Elementary School. Teachers foster ...
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Former officer waives arraignment
Hays County, Main...
Former officer waives arraignment
By By: Brittany Kelley, By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com 
May 24, 2023
HCSO corrections officer waives hearing for charge of deadly conduct in fatal shooting SAN MARCOS — Former Hays County corrections officer Isaiah Garc...
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