Calling for emergency services in Central Texas is now a finger tap away. Last week, officials with the Capital Area Coalition of Governments (CAPCOG) unveiled its region-wide Text to 911 service. Text to 911 is the ability to send a text message to a local 911 call center. The service is intended t...

A new revenue stream that could take pressure off of homeowners within the Emergency Service District No. 6 (ESD 6) was given the go-ahead by voters May 6. With more than 70 percent approval during the election, ESD 6, which is the North Hays County Fire Rescue, will implement sales and use tax in a...

Change is coming to the Dripping Springs City Council dais after two political newcomers, including the first woman elected to office in 24 years, ousted a pair of incumbents in the race for three seats Saturday. DRIPPING SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL Taline Manassian, an attorney who has lived in Dripping S...

Early voting begins April 24 for area elections. Early votes can be cast at the DSISD Administration Office. Read about local elections here: Six seek office in Dripping Springs Sales tax increase for North Hays Rescue Three vie for DSISD board seats Where to vote on Election Day, May 7 Polls will b...

The need to diversify revenue is driving the Emergency Service District (ESD) 6 to take a proposition for implementation of a sales tax to area voters this May. The proposition calls for one quarter of one percent of sales tax to be implemented within unincorporated areas in its 244-square-mile dist...