By Amira Van Leeuwen Correction: Karen Marshall served under Greg Abbott (current Governor) when he was Texas Attorney General, not Ken Paxton, as previously written.  HAYS COUNTY — Several candidates on the November ballot gathered with residents at a public forum hosted by the Buda Area Chamber of...

By Amira Van Leeuwen Clarification- It has been brought to our attention that this story appeared to suggest that the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award given to Michael Tobias came from the city of Kyle. In fact, the award is given by the State of Texas. KYLE — Patriotism filled the morning ...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Gun violence: it’s a conversation that has been had time and time again, and is once more at the forefront of the heart and minds of many people.  State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) held a gun violence town hall on July 20 at Kyle City Hall to share the report o...

By Brittany Anderson Solar-power users within the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) service area will soon face changes to their bill. The PEC board of directors unanimously voted during the regular meeting on Dec. 17 to approve a new solar interconnection rate called Sustainable Power Credit af...

By Sahar Chmais “As an Iraqi freedom veteran, as someone who defended our freedom for this country, to have our government slowly take away those freedoms is insulting and plain out scary,” said Melanie Molien, Hays County resident who attended the Women’s March rally. “We have fought too long for e...

By Sahar Chmais  Hays CISD released its COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year shortly before the new CDC guidelines came out, which recommend vaccinated people should also wear masks indoors. The Texas State Teachers Association asked Governor Greg Abbott to reverse his executive order, G...

By Sahar Chmais  State representatives are urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, to provide more options for schools and students for COVID-19 safety measures.  So far, 32 state representatives have signed Rep. Vikki Goodwin’s letter to the governor and c...

By Sahar Chmais State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) took her toddler and left Texas during the special session, as part of the more than 50 legislators who made the move to block the passage of bills that would add restrictions on voting. Zwiener and fellow legislators plan to stay out of Texas un...

By Sahar Chmais  Limiting campaign contributions for state officials and state candidates is the goal set by State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood). House Bill 121, introduced by Zwiener, proposes to limit contributions to $5,000 per election, per individual, and $10,000 per election, per political a...

By Brittany Anderson  Two House Bills were filed by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) to provide grants for local infrastructure and ensure resilience in the face of future severe weather events.  In response to February’s harsh winter storm, Uri, Zwiener filed House Bills 236 and 242 on July 12, whic...