Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred at a Dripping Springs gas station. On March 6 at approximately 10:49 AM, the pictured suspect arrived at 104 US 290 Dripping Springs at the Circle K Gas Station approached the clerk and demande...

Staff Report WIMBERLEY -- A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after Hays County Sheriff's Office deputies found his 60-year-old mother dead inside of a Wimberley residence early Saturday morning. On Feb. 26, deputies responded to an abandoned 911 call and subsequent welfare concer...

Staff Report BUDA -- The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred Tuesday evening in Buda. On Feb. 1 at approximately 9 p.m., the Hays County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a “shots fired” call at the Amazon facility in Buda. Patrol deputies and Buda Police a...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- A 35-year-old Hays County man was arrested for continuous sexual abuse of a child — a first-degree felony offense. The Hays County Sheriff's Office responded to the report on Sunday, Aug. 22, and Andrew Alan Brown was identified as the suspect in the case. Patrol deputies...

Staff Report Mark James Stevens, 41, of Buda, was convicted for the murder of Brandon Fontenette and sentenced to life in prison. During the jury trial before 428 th  District Judge Bill Henry, which began on July 6, the prosecution presented evidence that on the evening of July 25, 2018, Mark and J...

Update as of June 18, 2021: At approximately 3:40 p.m. today, the armed and dangerous suspect, Edward James Guidry, was seen in a convenience store in Martindale. Guidry was seen getting into the back seat of a white 2008 GMC Yukon with paper dealer plates. The owner of the Yukon reported that the v...

By Megan Wehring  Texas is one step closer to becoming one of nearly 20 states to allow residents to carry firearms in public without a permit.  Before midnight on Sunday, the Texas House approved House Bill 1927 with an 82-62 vote and the Senate approved the bill with a 17-3 vote later on Monday. T...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS -- A 17-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday after leading Hays County Sheriff's deputies on a vehicle pursuit in San Marcos. Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a black Mercedes travelling at a high speed on southbound Interstate 35. The vehicle exited to the access roa...

Staff Report Below is a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety. It is with great sadness the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a shooting incident in Limestone County. Trooper Chad Walker, 38, was stopping to assist a driv...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- A suspect in a vandalism case at Dripping Springs City Hall was arrested on March 11 after surveillance photos and video on social media led to the possible identity of the suspect. Hays County deputies responded to City Hall in the morning hours of March 10 to a rep...