DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs is working to address the need for affordable housing for residents. On April 4, Dripping Springs City Council adopted a resolution declaring a need for a regional housing authority within the city limits and authorized an agreement with the Texas Hous...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY – Dripping Springs and Wimberley Valley are among the six areas in Texas that are classified as certified International Dark Sky Communities.  To protect the billions of migratory birds that fly over the state annually, the Lights Out Texas campaign is encouraging all r...

Staff Report UPDATE [Aug. 8 at 10:45 a.m.]: As of Aug. 8 at 9:54 a.m., the size of the fire was 1,210 acres and 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident viewer. Among the losses were seven homes and recreational vehicles with multiple barns and other equipment, according to...

The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) has recently filed a request for a contested case hearing for the city of Blanco’s wastewater permit (#WQ0010549002), which will allow the city to discharge an average of 1.6 million gallons of wastewater daily into the Blanco River. WVWA and our par...

An influx of people is leading the city of Blanco to seek a permit to allow expansion of its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).  But the permit is concerning Hays County officials who fear the discharge of up to 1.6 million gallons per day of treated effluent into a point along the Blanco River coul...