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Dripping Springs, News...
May races are unopposed in Dripping Springs, Wimberley
February 26, 2020
The number of May elections scheduled to be held in Hays County has shrunk. Municipal elections slated in both Dripping Springs and Wimberley will not be held, since there are no contested races in either city. In Dripping Springs, Mayor Todd Purcell was up for re-election, as were Place 2 council m...
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News, Wimberley
Wimberley mayor signals a potential power play
February 5, 2020
Under Wimberley’s current form of government, Mayor Susan Jaggers doesn’t get a vote when it comes to deciding city policy – and she intends to change that. Jaggers told council at its most recent meeting that she wants to give voters a choice when they go to the polls May 2 on whether to abandon th...
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Projected flushing date in sight for wastewater plan
News, Wimberley
Projected flushing date in sight for wastewater plan
October 23, 2019
Wimberley City Council is beginning to set end dates and deadlines for the wastewater project that has taken at least three years of negotiations. The council agreed on Wednesday that in order to cross Cypress Creek to get to Aqua Texas, the city needs to complete easement negotiations with landowne...
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Wimberley finalizes nature preserve, trail master plan
News, Wimberley
Wimberley finalizes nature preserve, trail master plan
September 25, 2019
By Nathalie Cohetero Wimberley City Council voted to adopt a final draft of the Cypress Creek Nature Preserve and Trail Master Plan at their recent meeting. In partnership with the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA), the city of Wimberley approved a master plan addressing challenges regar...
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Wimberley council votes to dissolve Short Term Rental committee
News, Wimberley
Wimberley council votes to dissolve Short Term Rental committee
August 14, 2019
After a year of work, the controversial Short Term Rental (STR) Committee in Wimberley will conclude its services after city leaders Aug. 1 voted 3-2 to deny a one-year extension and workshop. Council members Gary Barchfeld and Craig Fore both cast dissenting votes. Conceived in August 2018, the com...
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Staying private?  Council denies mayor email access
News, Wimberley
Staying private? Council denies mayor email access
August 7, 2019
A heated debate over email privacy and access to other city officials’ accounts led to the discovery that Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers occasionally monitors city staff emails without their knowledge. On Aug. 1, Jaggers explained she wished to have access to Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick’s city emai...
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Wimberley council adopts transparency  resolution for sake of wastewater project
News, Wimberley
Wimberley council adopts transparency resolution for sake of wastewater project
June 12, 2019
A new resolution passed by the Wimberley city leaders reinstates the city administrator as the primary contact for matters relating to its wastewater project. The action repealed a previous resolution which labeled the city’s mayor and mayor pro tem, as well as the city administrator, as points of c...
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Mayor Pro-Tem selected after fallout
News, Wimberley
Mayor Pro-Tem selected after fallout
May 29, 2019
A new Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Wimberley has been selected after a controversial fallout that postponed the decision for a week. Newly elected Councilmember Rebecca Minnick was elected Mayor Pro Tem in a 3-1 vote on May 21 after a previous effort to select a new Mayor Pro didn't have enough par...
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News, Wimberley
Wimberley okays wedding venue rezoning
May 15, 2019
In a final vote before a new council is sworn in, the Wimberley city leaders approved a zoning change that would allow additional development at The Water’s Point Hill Country Wedding Venue. The council approved the Wimberley Planned Development District (WPPD) in a 3-1 vote. Councilmember Allison D...
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Wimberley holds on wastewater debt authorization
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Wimberley holds on wastewater debt authorization
April 24, 2019
Concerns about meeting required creteria necessary to obtain a $5.5 million Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) loan for wastewater system upgrades led Wimberley city leaders to table action on authorizing the debt. Instead, Wimberley city leaders approved by a 4-0 vote April 18 a resolution statin...
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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com 
May 19, 2023
This story was updated as of 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 to add additional information. KYLE — A Kyle woman was arrested on Thursday for murder,...
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Kyle to host weekend-long fair
Kyle, News
Kyle to host weekend-long fair
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
City aims to break world record for number of people with same name in same location KYLE — Those looking for a weekend full of barbecued ribs, margar...
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Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
Hays County, News
Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — Twenty-six educators were recently recognized as Campus Teachers of the Year in Hays CISD. On May 4 at Thistlewood Manor and Gardens in ...
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Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
Education, Hays County...
Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — “I still can’t wrap my brain around it,” said Kimberlie Williams, a second-grade educator at Pfluger Elementary School. Teachers foster ...
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Former officer waives arraignment
Hays County, Main...
Former officer waives arraignment
By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com, By: Brittany Kelley brittanyk@haysfreepress.com 
May 24, 2023
HCSO corrections officer waives hearing for charge of deadly conduct in fatal shooting SAN MARCOS — Former Hays County corrections officer Isaiah Garc...
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