By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs City Council and staff said their goodbyes to Todd Purcell on Tuesday, Feb. 9, after he decided to retire from city government.  Previously serving as the Dripping Springs mayor for more than 20 years, Purcell temporarily stepped into the Pla...

By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – Given the city’s quick growth and expansion, Dripping Springs City Council has revised the Parkland Dedication Ordinance to meet the need for public lands and open space. New revisions to the ordinance, which was last updated in 2007, will ensure that neighborhoods...

By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – Candidates can begin filing for the three open city council seats for the May 1, 2021 election. City Council Place 1, Place 2 and Place 3 will be the available positions. Applicants may pick up their registration forms at City Hall, request an application by mail o...

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By Sahar Chmais Dripping Springs is working on a development code rewrite, which was enacted in 1995 and has some outdated concepts for the city.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...

Residents are encouraged to engage in city council meetings and other town events in the Hays County area. Kyle  Saturday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 9 a.m. : Santa visits Kyle Wednesday, Dec. 2 : West Ranch to Market 150 Naming Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 : Mayoral Run...

by Chase Rogers DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs city council members unanimously voted to set the tax rate for the 2020-21 fiscal year on Sept. 8 at $0.19 per $100 of taxable valuation. The new rate, though it is the same that was approved last year by the council, is expected to produce an addi...

Staff Report The Dripping Springs City Council has cancelled the May 2 General Election as all candidates running were unopposed following the candidate filing period that ended on Feb. 14. Due to the candidates running uncontested, the city is not required by law to hold a municipal election. All t...

By Chase Rogers DRIPPING SPRINGS – The Dripping Springs City Council unanimously voted, 6-0, to appoint Laura Mueller city attorney during   the Jan. 21 regular meeting. Mueller is the first full-time attorney in the city’s history. She served as a contracted attorney with the city for several years...

A dispute over the legitimacy of a city council candidate’s residency has led to a lawsuit filed by an incumbent Dripping Springs city leader. Incumbent Place 5 council member Travis Crow is suing opponent Geoffery Tahuahua for alleged violation of the Texas Election Code. Crow filed litigation on t...