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Principal of Ramage Elementary named
Education, Kyle, News
Principal of Ramage Elementary named
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
KYLE — Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright announced Monday, Feb. 24, the selection of Yvette Soliz as the principal who will open the district’s 17th elementary school — Ramage Elementary — that is set to welcome its first students in August. The board of trustees approved the hiring selection...
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Hays CISD discusses final 2025-26 zoning map, considers May bond
Buda, Community, Education, ...
Hays CISD discusses final 2025-26 zoning map, considers May bond
By Brittany Kelley 
November 19, 2024
KYLE — The final attendance zone map recommendation regarding the 2025-26 school year and future opening of Ramage Elementary School was presented to the Hays CISD Board of Trustees at its Nov. 18 meeting, as well as details on a potential May 2025 bond. “The recommendation achieves creating a zone ...
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City Limits Subaru surprises local teachers with $15K donation in time for new school year
Buda, News
City Limits Subaru surprises local teachers with $15K donation in time for new school year
By Staff Report 
August 28, 2024
BUDA — City Limits Subaru partnered with AdoptAClassroom.or g last week to surprise teachers at Camino Real Elementary School with a $15,000 donation and 25 school supply kits during a back-to-school celebration. The donation was made as part of Subaru Loves Learning, a national program championed b...
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Hays CISD Clothes Closet seeks community donations
Community, Education, Kyle, ...
Hays CISD Clothes Closet seeks community donations
By Brittany Kelley 
July 3, 2024
KYLE — Hays CISD trustee Esperanza Orosco began the original Clothes Closet in her classroom in the late 2000s. Little did she know that more than a decade later, she would be aiding more than 1,000 children each year with donations. Now, the organization is asking for community help to provide chil...
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Hays CISD Board of Trustees declares hazardous areas for children
Buda, Community, Education, ...
Hays CISD Board of Trustees declares hazardous areas for children
By Brittany Kelley 
May 29, 2024
BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution declaring hazardous traffic conditions for several roads throughout the district at its May 20 meeting. The following areas were listed as hazardous: • Blanco Vista Elementary School: - Old Stagecoach Road - IH-35 • Buda Elementa...
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Hays CISD approves cost of living raises
Buda, Education, News
Hays CISD approves cost of living raises
By Natalie Frels 
July 5, 2023
BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2023-24 Compensation Plan following a series of meetings about the proposal. During its agenda review meeting on June 20, the board was presented with the proposed 2023-24 compensation plan. The focus of the discussion revolv...
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HCISD adopts resolution to hazardous routes
Education, Hays County, News
HCISD adopts resolution to hazardous routes
By Allison Taliaferro 
May 3, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — The safety and security of students has been a continuous topic of discussion for school districts across Texas, including Hays CISD. On April 25, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees discussed how to ensure the safety of students and faculty. The board unanimously adopted a resolution rega...
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Esperanza Orosco instills hope in the community: Clothes closet and food program offers unique services
Community, News
Esperanza Orosco instills hope in the community: Clothes closet and food program offers unique services
By Brittany Anderson 
October 12, 2022
By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Like the meaning of her name, “hope,” Esperanza Orosco is instrumental in providing that to Hays CISD families and the community as a whole.   Esperanza Orosco Orosco wears many hats. She has served on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees since 2016 and has been the director o...
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Walking the walk: Graduates celebrated
Buda, Community, Education, ...
Walking the walk: Graduates celebrated
By Brittany Anderson 
May 25, 2022
By Brittany Anderson Hays CISD seniors recently had the opportunity to participate in an end-of-school-year tradition that celebrates graduating seniors and inspires the younger generation of students.   Hundreds of seniors from Hays High School, Johnson High School and Lehman High School packed int...
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Community
Free breakfast and lunch during the summer months
By Staff Report 
June 15, 2017
Five HCISD campuses host breakfast and lunch during the summer, which are free for children 18 and under. The program runs until the end of the month at four of the sites, with the final day for the lunch program taking place July 6. Lehman High School June 7 – July 6 (Closed July 3rd and 4th) Break...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
Breaking News, Hays County, Kyle, ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
Breaking News, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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