DRIPPING SPRINGS  —   After using Waste Connections Lone Star for nearly 10 years, the city of Dripping Springs is looking at moving in a new direction when it comes to its trash service provider. At its May 6 meeting, following executive session, Dripping Springs City Council voted 4-1 to authorize...

Dripping Springs City Council proclaimed the month of May as Art Month at its May 6 meeting. In doing so, the city recognized the vital role that the arts play in enriching the lives of residents, strengthening community bonds and enhancing the cultural and economic vitality of the region, the procl...

Members of the Dripping Springs City Council and the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce cut the "ribbon" -— Dripping Springs-themed toilet paper — on the new public bathrooms on Mercer Street in downtown Dripping Springs Thursday, April 17.

Dripping Springs Deputy City Administrator Ginger Faught poses for a photo with Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) Executive Director Melissa Rodriguez, HCWC Bilingual Legal Advocate Toto Yehya and Lonnette LaBorde, casework supervisor for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Central Texas, after t...

HAYS COUNTY   — The Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch compiled information regarding the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election. School districts Three of the Hays County school districts have bonds placed on the ballot. Following final approval Jan. 23, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees called a $968 million...

DRIPPING SPRINGS   — A traffic signal will be installed at Arrowhead Ranch Boulevard in Dripping Springs by 2027. Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved an advanced funding agreement March 25 for the installation of a traffic signal at US 290 and Arrowhead Ranch Boulevard, which secures ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — When the Dripping Springs City Council proclaimed June as LGBTQIA Pride Month in 2021, a few members of the community came together to create the Pride of Dripping Springs organization. Initially, the group was formed to put on a pride event in Dripping Springs. The first event i...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Following a hearing Feb. 18, Dripping Springs City Council partially upheld a takings assessment March 4 related to the Hardy Tract. The tract — a 78-acre parcel of property proposed for the construction of approximately 70 residential lots — is located in the Dripping Springs cit...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Plans to bring a large store to the city of Dripping Springs are moving forward, as the Dripping Springs Board of Adjustments (BOA) and Dripping Springs City Council approved the necessary requests and amendments last week. At its March 4 meeting, the BOA unanimously approved a va...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — At its Feb. 18 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the hiring of a second utility billing clerk, which is also in coordination with the city taking over the responsibility of issuing wastewater utility bills. The city currently has an agreement with the Dr...