DRIPPING SPRINGS -- DSISD Board candidates can now apply for a place on the May 2021 ballot. Applications can be filed at the administration building at 510 W. Mercer Street until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. Interim superintendent Brett Springston will conduct a "candidates academy" on Feb. 3 to shar...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — Population growth caused Dripping Springs to shift its focus to the city parks. City Council unanimously approved a proposed parkland dedication ordinance on Tuesday to update regulations, improve parkland quality and implement fees. The amount of the fee-in-lieu ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — Books are meant to be shared. This is a motto that Dripping Springs High School junior Ramsey Hutton decided to encompass when she organized the Austin-based nonprofit Books for L.O.V.E, which ensures equal access to books for every kid. Books for L.O.V.E, Literac...

By Sahar Chmais Dripping Springs is working on a development code rewrite, which was enacted in 1995 and has some outdated concepts for the city. Rewriting the development code will help determine appropriate uses for each zoning district in certain areas, it will limit types of uses in areas, regul...

By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs received a 300-acre land donation, adjacent to Headwater Subdivision, from Dick Rathgeber and Rathgeber Investment Company LTD. The property was appraised at about $5.7 million and will be dedicated to the city as Rathgeber Natural Reso...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — The twinkling lights that drape the shops and trees on Mercer Street will come back this year with the help of donations from the Dripping Springs community. The Dripping Springs Visitors Bureau (DSVB) started the Light Up Historic Mercer Street Campaign in 2018 t...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Halloween is right around the corner and even faced with the pandemic, the local communities are celebrating in their own way. Residents are getting creative this year because trick or treating is off the table for some. According to Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – The wedding industry continues to change rapidly as the COVID-19 pandemic  brings more surprises. Some venues, like  the Terrace Club , are still welcoming events -- even if they are smaller than years past.  Dripping Springs is a popular location for hosting wedd...

After a grueling campaign with property owners and water conservation groups over its proposed permit, Dripping Springs can now expand its wastewater treatment plant.    On Wednesday, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioners approved the city’s requested wastewater permit which...

Citing major concerns over public health and safety, Dripping Springs city leaders Aug. 21 passed a resolution in opposition to the construction of a proposed concrete batch plant near Henly. The move, which was the result of a 5-1 Dripping Springs City Council vote, came after residents voiced thei...