SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Health Department hosted the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for a presentation of its services and work on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The visit included the HCHD showcasing what the team has been doing through a Health Equity & Co...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY — A new Public Defender Office (PDO) might be in Hays County’s future. With a 5-0 vote, Hays County Commissioners agreed to submit a letter of intent to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TDIC) regarding public defender opportunities, pretrial service opportunities ...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY — A new Public Defender Office (PDO) might be in Hays County’s future. With a 5-0 vote, Hays County commissioners agreed to submit a letter of intent to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TDIC) regarding public defender opportunities, pretrial service opportunities ...

By Anita Miller Hays County voters will be asked to approve a $75 to $80 million bond election on Nov. 3. At the urging of the Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee (POSAC), the vote was 4-1, with Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe the sole dissenting vote. She said although she supporte...

By Anita Miller County Judge Ruben Becerra is trying again. Becerra has called a special meeting for 1 p.m. Friday concerning the vacancy created when Pct. 3 Constable Ray Helm on July 31 surrendered his peace officer certification for life in order to avoid prosecution for falsifying records and ot...

Securing additional ballots ahead of an expected surge in mail-in voting for the July 14 primary runoff elections, as well as sanitizing supplies for in-person voting, were among anticipated uses of a federal CARES grant discussed by the commissioners court on June 10. Elections Administrator Jennif...

Submitted Report The Texas Historical Commission presented Hays County Historical Commission Chair Kate Johnson with the John Ben Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Award at its recent REAL PLACES, Preserving Historic Texas 2020 Conference. Johnson also received the award in 2010. “Con...

Left to right, Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones, Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, County Judge Ruben Becerra, retiring NHCESD #1 Commissioner Walt Krudop; ESD District Administrator Doug Fowler and Treasurer Dan O’Brien, Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, and Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith.  ...

Hays County has gone a long ways toward populating its Complete Count Committee but still needs representatives from some segments of the community. The county announced and began staffing the committee last fall and has also dedicated $50,000 towards the 2020 Census. Areas of the county have been d...

Reappointments to two key Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) were made on Nov. 26 by the Hays County Commissioners Court. Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe and Bobby Warren were both reappointed to the TIRZ No. 5 in downtown San Marcos and Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell was reappointe...