Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS – The mayor of Dripping Springs and two city council members secured their seats prior to holding an election.   During the consent agenda, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously voted March 3 to cancel its scheduled May election since all three candidates are ru...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs will undergo its development moratorium for an additional 90 days. At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council approved the extension that will last through May 21. The moratorium will continue to affect permits for new ...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — A proposal for a more sustainable neighborhood development was turned down by the Dripping Springs City Council on Tuesday. The project, Zoe Life Center, is a regenerative neighborhood development with a holistic ecological mindset with spaces for living, co-work...

By Megan Wehring  Hays County and the city of Dripping Springs adopted an amended 1445 agreement this week.  For projects located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the county and city work together regarding subdivision matters stated under a 1445 agreement that is required by the Texas Lo...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs City Council and staff said their goodbyes to Todd Purcell on Tuesday, Feb. 9, after he decided to retire from city government.  Previously serving as the Dripping Springs mayor for more than 20 years, Purcell temporarily stepped into the Pla...

Staff Report The Dripping Springs City Council has cancelled the May 2 General Election as all candidates running were unopposed following the candidate filing period that ended on Feb. 14. Due to the candidates running uncontested, the city is not required by law to hold a municipal election. All t...

The city of Dripping Springs officially accepted its award as a Platinum Scenic City during the Texas Municipal League’s Annual Conference, held last week in San Antonio. The platinum award is the highest recognition through the Scenic City Certification Program, a program of Scenic Texas and its 17...

An overlay meant to protect property owners on a neighboring tract of land is being asked to be removed for the construction of a gas station in Dripping Springs. QuikTrip Corporation, which owns 10-acres of land on the periphery of a neighborhood at the intersection of Hwy. 290 and Sawyer Ranch Rd....

Crucial funding for Dripping Springs’ expansion of its wastewater treatment plant has been secured with the help of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). On April 10, the TWDB unanimously approved $43 million in financing from its Clean Water State Revolving Fund for the planning, acquisition, d...

Protecting dark skies and enabling more freedoms in how cities spend money are two topics Dripping Springs city leaders support during the 86 th Legislative session. Those priorities were outlined via a resolution approved by Dripping Springs city leaders March 3. High on Dripping Springs’ priority ...