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Dripping Springs recognizes Constable Ron Hood
Community, News
Dripping Springs recognizes Constable Ron Hood
By Staff Report 
December 11, 2024
Emergency management coordinator Roman Baligad, Constable Ron Hood and city council member Geoffrey Tahuahua pose for a photo after Dripping Springs City Council presented an award to Hood for his years of service to the Emergency Management Committee on Dec. 5.
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Dripping Springs approves conditional use permit for barbecue food truck
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Dripping Springs approves conditional use permit for barbecue food truck
By Megan Navarro 
October 23, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS — The first standalone mobile food truck is now coming to Dripping Springs. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, after weeks of discussion across several meetings, Dripping Springs City Council — upon the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission — voted 5-0 to approve a Conditional Use Pe...
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Dripping Springs appoints city council members to areas of oversight
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Dripping Springs appoints city council members to areas of oversight
By Megan Navarro 
June 12, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Members of Dripping Springs City Council were appointed or reappointed to areas of oversight and committees at the June 4 meeting. An area of oversight is more than just a city council member being appointed and attending meetings, according to Mayor Bill Foulds. “It’s also keepin...
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Dripping Springs City Council talks downtown restroom facilities
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Dripping Springs City Council talks downtown restroom facilities
By Megan Navarro 
April 24, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Installing restroom facilities in the Mercer Street Historic District was a hot topic during the April 16 Dripping Springs City Council meeting. The city council and Tax Increment Investment Zone (TIRZ) have budgeted up to $300,000 to construct downtown restrooms this year. This c...
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Dripping Springs approves new tree for holidays
Community, Dripping Springs, Main, ...
Dripping Springs approves new tree for holidays
Tahuahua appointed as chair of Emergency Management Committee
By Megan Navarro 
March 13, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS  — The city of Dripping Springs is getting a new tree for this year’s Christmas on Mercer celebration. At its March 5 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved a proposed amendment to the FY 2024 budget for the purchase of holiday decorations. The cost of the Chris...
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Dripping Springs amends Emergency Management Commission ordinance
Dripping Springs, Education, Main, ...
Dripping Springs amends Emergency Management Commission ordinance
City cancels election due to unopposed candidates
By Megan Navarro 
February 28, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS  — At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved amending the current Emergency Management Commission (EMC) ordinance. At the request of Emergency Management Coordinator Roman Baligad and council member Geoffrey Tahuahua, the amendments were made in ...
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Megan’s Picks of 2023
Buda, Dripping Springs, News
Staff Picks
Megan’s Picks of 2023
Here, we share staff picks for our most memorable or favorite stories of 2023.
By Staff Report 
December 28, 2023
Wizards raise funds for veterans Oct. 11, 2023 - By Brittany Kelley “Imagine a wizard buying a rusty old car and telling his wife all he wanted to do with it was take it apart to see how it worked, while really he was enchanting it to make it fly.” – Molly Weasley, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of S...
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Dripping Springs City Council talks tree preservation
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Dripping Springs City Council talks tree preservation
Ordinance approval postponed until January
By Megan Navarro 
December 13, 2023
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 ...
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Dripping Springs City Council readdresses Co-Sponsorship Policy
Dripping Springs, News
Dripping Springs City Council readdresses Co-Sponsorship Policy
By Megan Navarro 
August 9, 2023
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...
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You Laugh, You Lose Challenge … Dad Style
Buda, Community, Dripping Springs, ...
You Laugh, You Lose Challenge … Dad Style
By Brittany Kelley 
June 21, 2023
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...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
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Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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