DRIPPING SPRINGS  — There could be more regulations for tree preservation in Dripping Springs after residents have expressed concerns that trees are being cleared away with nearly every development. At its Tuesday, Dec. 5 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council considered an ordinance that would ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – The city of Dripping Springs will now have a permanent recruitment incentive for employees. In February 2023, city council, upon city staff’s recommendation, approved implementing an Employee Referral Incentive pilot program. This was due to the challenges the city was facing to f...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — There will now be a total of seven members on the Dripping Springs Ranch Park (DSRP) Board of Directors. At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to expand the DSRP board membership from five members to seven members. “It will all...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its Oct. 3 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council approved several proclamations and appointed two individuals to the Dripping Springs Ranch Park (DSRP) Board of Directors. National 4-H Week The council proclaimed Oct. 7-13 to be National 4-H Week in the city of Dripping Sp...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — After a series of workshops, the Dripping Springs City Council approved the budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 25. The consolidated general fund — which includes the city, parks, Founders Day and eclipse funds — has a total of $15,592,345.84 i...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Aug. 15, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the installation of an eclipse display at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 511 E. Mercer St. The city will experience two eclipses over the next nine months: an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, and a total...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs City Council brought back up the possibility of repealing its Co-Sponsorship Policy at its Aug. 1 meeting. The purpose of the Co-Sponsorship Policy is to set forth guidelines and criteria governing the granting of city of Dripping Springs funds or in-kind serv...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Drivers will need to slow down slightly on a portion of Ranch Road 12 in Dripping Springs. On July 18, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved reducing the speed limit from 55 to 50 miles per hour on RR 12 approximately 1 mile between just south of Goodnight Trail a...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs community is rallying in support of the Rippy family following Oran Hill “Pug” Rippy’s passing on June 12. Janet Rippy said that “Pug” got his name from the feature of his nose, which disappeared as he grew older. “He is named after his father, Oran, and his u...

Second from left, Geoffrey Tahuahua, Dripping Springs City Council member, Michael Tobias, Kyle City Council member and Allen Bruggman, Wimberley ISD communications director, can’t help but laugh at cheesy dad jokes at the Inaugural Father’s Day You Laugh, You Lose Challenge, hosted by the Hays Free...