by Cyndy Slovak-Barton With the March Democratic and Republican primaries just around the corner, some voters might be looking for familiar names – but with the new maps signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott following the 2020 Census, several will no longer be a part of Hays County. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Do...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – “The victims of race-based violence and their families deserve justice,” said Congressman Chip Roy at an anti-Asian violence hearing. “There’s old sayings in Texas about find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree; we take justice very seriously. And we ought to ...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – “The victims of race-based violence and their families deserve justice,” said Congressman Chip Roy at an anti-Asian violence hearing. “There’s old sayings in Texas about find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree; we take justice very seriously. And we ought to ...

Former Democratic State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis announced she is running for congress. Davis, who gained notoriety during her 2014 run against Governor Greg Abbott, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for District-21 on Monday morning. She will face freshman...

Legendary Texas congressman Sam Rayburn used to say, “Any jackass can kick a barn down. It takes a carpenter to build one.” One of the current Texas members of Congress – from Hays County no less – kicked down a barn this past week. He says he’s proud of his destruction. Maybe so, but Texans will su...

Long term economic impact of climate change not worth short term gain Our senator says it costs too much to address climate change. This month is proof that it costs too much not to. Once again devastating floods struck Central Texas. Once again hurricanes of historic ferocity battered the Gulf Coas...

Immigration and healthcare were primary topics of a debate Nov. 6 involving candidates vying for the Congressional District 21 seat. On Oct. 16, Democrat Joseph Kopser and Republican Chip Roy squared off in a televised forum in downtown Austin. The two are fighting for a seat vacated by Rep. Lamar S...

As the Nov. 6 midterm election looms, two Democratic candidates in state and national races that impact Hays County out-fundraised their Republican counterparts in the latest reporting period. So far in the race for Texas House District 21, Democrat Joseph Kopser raised $381,013.81 in the last quart...

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 gra...

Democrat Joseph Kopser and Republican Chip Roy will vie for the District 21 Congressional seat this November after both claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary runoff. Kopser, who finished with the second most votes in the March 6 Democratic Primary, upset Mary Wilson by roughly 4,000 votes Tuesday, ac...