The Greater San Marcos Manufacturers Association, Greater San Marcos Partnership and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area are teaming up to present a manufacturing roundtable for senior leadership in manufacturing organizations, located in Hays and Caldwell counties. The event will focus on peer-n...

Hello Buda! My name is Micah Grau, and I have the honor of serving as Buda’s new city manager. If my name sounds familiar, that is because I have been serving this community since 2017. Prior to becoming city manager, I served Buda as deputy city manager. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Previously, I served the c...

The Hill Country StewardBy Central Texas Conservation Partnership Often, when we think about the health of our Hill Country creeks or rivers, our tendency is to look straight down in the channel. Is there any water down there? How much? See any fish? No doubt, these are important questions. However,...

By David Patterson Susan Cook, and Walt Smith were the only candidates that answered this week’s question: Is there a Hays County plan to bring water infrastructure to all of the existing homesteads and subdivisions that are completely dependent on the aquifers during a multi-year drought? Only thos...

By David Patterson From 1950 until 1957,  there was a long multi-year drought in Texas and Hays County. During this drought, the annual rainfall averaged seven inches a year. Our normal annual rainfall is 32 inches. Here is the punchline: In 1957, the last year of the drought, the Hays County popula...

By Patrick Cox, Ph.D. Since its founding in 2015, the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) has responded to dire threats, taken legal actions when necessary, and provided leadership and science-based analysis to protect our aquifers, springs, creeks, landowner property rights, and ...

By Central Texas Conservation PartnershipThe Hill Country Steward 100% of the Hill Country is currently in a drought – ranging from severe to exceptional. Since 2000, drought has cost the State of Texas between $20-50 billion – making it one of the most expensive and far-reaching natural disasters f...

By David NucklesBuda Bond Oversight Committee Chair As our small, bustling city continues to grow, so does our need for additional resources and infrastructure improvements. In 2020, our City Council formed the Buda Bonds Advisory Committee (BBAC) to analyze potential projects for consideration in t...

By Elwood Watson What a month it has been. The right-wing dominated Supreme Court voted to weaken Miranda rights, required states to fund private religious schools, protected border patrol agents from excessive force claims, and weakened the requirements for concealed carry laws. Oh, and Roe v. Wade...

By Vercie Lark, Region 7 Great Plains Administrator and Ted James, Region 6 South Central Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Being black and walking away from a person who legally owned you became reality on June 19, 1865, when Texas became the last state to implement the Emancipation...