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Restaurants adapt as COVID-19 forces continuous changes
Buda, Business...
Restaurants adapt as COVID-19 forces continuous changes
September 2, 2020
By Chase Rogers HAYS COUNTY – Of all the businesses and occupations greatly affected by state-mandated and local COVID-19 mitigation guidelines since March, the restaurant and service industry may have been hit the hardest, pressuring owners and managers to continuously adapt with no clear end in si...
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Abbott extends early voting, waives STAAR test for upcoming year
Buda, Community...
Abbott extends early voting, waives STAAR test for upcoming year
July 29, 2020
Staff Report Gov. Greg Abbott issued declarations this week regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the reopening of Texas public schools and the resumption of standardized testing. On Monday, Abbott extended the early voting period by nearly a week, beginning Oct. 13. Additionally, he said mail-in ballots...
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Buda, Community...
County leaders condemed for sharing racist Facebook posts
June 10, 2020
By Patrick SvitekThe Texas Tribune Republican leaders in five Texas counties shared racist Facebook posts, some of which also floated conspiracy theories, leading Gov. Greg Abbott to call for two of them to resign. Abbott and other top Texas Republicans called for the resignation of the GOP chairs i...
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Survey asks ‘do you or don’t you mask up in public?’
Buda, Community...
Survey asks ‘do you or don’t you mask up in public?’
June 3, 2020
Six months ago, pre COVID-19, no one thought of wearing a face mask. Even as awareness of the coronavirus began to spread, wearing one was a subject of debate. But now, covering one’s face as a way of preventing the spread is simply a matter of course. The small piece of cloth has come a new, albeit...
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County gets update on COVID-19 testing initiatives
Buda, Dripping Springs...
County gets update on COVID-19 testing initiatives
May 20, 2020
The directive from Gov. Greg Abbott pushed back Hays County’s efforts to get bilingual information out about testing for the COVID-19 virus, commissioners and County Judge Ruben Becerra learned on Tuesday Tammy Crumley, director of Countywide Operations, gave an update on testing and outreach effort...
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Capital Highlights: Governor, president spotlight actions in pandemic, economic downturn
Columns, Opinions
Capital Highlights: Governor, president spotlight actions in pandemic, economic downturn
May 13, 2020
By Ed Sterling Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased. Gov. Greg Abbott on May 7 met with President Trump in the White House. The president praised Abbott’ leadershi...
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Dripping Springs Tigers, Education...
UIL extends activity suspension to May 4
March 25, 2020
Staff report  An already altered athletic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials on March 19 extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities. May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the ti...
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Adriana Cruz leaving GSMP for state position
Business
Adriana Cruz leaving GSMP for state position
October 30, 2019
Governor Greg Abbott on Monday announced his appointment of Adriana Cruz as the executive director of the Economic Development and Tourism (EDT) division within the Office of the Governor. Cruz joins EDT with a robust background in economic development and business, having most recently served as th...
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Zwiener opens Kyle office
Business
Zwiener opens Kyle office
August 14, 2019
On Saturday, State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) joined staff and the Kyle Chamber to cut the ribbon at her new office near the corner of Miller and Main streets in downtown Kyle. Zwiener, who was elected to the House District 45 seat in November 2018, went through her first legislative session th...
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Student debt bill moves to Governor’s desk
Community, Education
Student debt bill moves to Governor’s desk
May 29, 2019
A bill aimed at protecting professionals who default on their student loans is now on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. On May 21, the Texas House voted 146-0 with one member absent to pass Senate Bill (SB) 37, originally authored by State Sen. Judith Zafirini (D-Laredo). State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood...
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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
Breaking News, Hays County...
Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder
By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com 
May 19, 2023
This story was updated as of 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 to add additional information. KYLE — A Kyle woman was arrested on Thursday for murder,...
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Kyle to host weekend-long fair
Kyle, News
Kyle to host weekend-long fair
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
City aims to break world record for number of people with same name in same location KYLE — Those looking for a weekend full of barbecued ribs, margar...
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Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
Hays County, News
Hays CISD campus teachers recognized
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — Twenty-six educators were recently recognized as Campus Teachers of the Year in Hays CISD. On May 4 at Thistlewood Manor and Gardens in ...
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Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
Education, Hays County...
Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year
By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
May 17, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — “I still can’t wrap my brain around it,” said Kimberlie Williams, a second-grade educator at Pfluger Elementary School. Teachers foster ...
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Former officer waives arraignment
Hays County, Main...
Former officer waives arraignment
By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com, By: Brittany Kelley 
May 24, 2023
HCSO corrections officer waives hearing for charge of deadly conduct in fatal shooting SAN MARCOS — Former Hays County corrections officer Isaiah Garc...
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