After a grueling campaign with property owners and water conservation groups over its proposed permit, Dripping Springs can now expand its wastewater treatment plant.    On Wednesday, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioners approved the city’s requested wastewater permit which...

In November 2011, Amberlyn Fett, 22, lost her lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis, but her legacy of caring and giving during the holiday season and the charity she created lives on. Numerous hospitalized children of all ages at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin this past Christmas received ...

The prospect of ecotourism is leading Buda’s sustainability commission to survey the city for the potential of becoming a Dark Sky Community. That move comes after commission members in July discussed plans for Buda to possibly apply for Dark Sky designation. Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Horsesho...

UPDATE – 7:00 p.m.  The Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team is state tournament bound for the first time in three years. On Saturday, Dripping Springs outlasted the Boerne Champion Chargers in a hard fought 27-29, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 win in the Class 5A, Region IV final at the South San Athletic...

A live bat found at Sycamore Springs Elementary in Dripping Springs late last month tested positive for rabies, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Oct. 26 when authorities were dispatched to the campus for a live bat call. The animal was di...

A Lakeway man was arrested Aug. 7 after authorities accuse him of going online to solicit sexual favors from minors in the Dripping Springs area. Luann Fabric Campos Leao Hida, 24, of Lakeway, was booked into the Hays County Jail on two charges of online solicitation of a minor, both third-degree fe...

After a legal campaign and community outcry, the city of Dripping Springs has reached a settlement with affected parties that will change provisions to its wastewater permit. Per the settlement, which was finalized earlier this week, Dripping Springs agreed to reduce its proposed discharge limit to ...

Success on the court hasn’t been hard to find for 18-year-old tennis prodigy Jayci Goldsmith. Goldsmith, a Dripping Springs native, has been all over the map, representing herself and Dripping Springs High with her on-court talents. It’s no surprise that Goldsmith, who will attend Texas A&M in the f...

More than 60 percent of voters gave the green light May 5 to a sales tax increase that could help a Dripping Springs-area emergency service district (ESD) keep pace with growth. Of the 3,220 ballots cast, 1,987 voted in favor of raising ESD No. 1’s sales tax by .5 percent, with 1,233 voting against....

A Dripping Springs man has been identified as the victim in a fatal May 6 single-vehicle wreck along Ranch Road 12 just outside of Dripping Springs. Ernest Tamayo, 58, of Dripping Springs, was killed in the wreck, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. According to a DPS repo...