By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — With how quickly Hays CISD is growing, the district utilizes bonds in order to keep up with these changes and address campus areas that need improvement — and a 2023 bond may be on the horizon.   The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to charge the Facil...

Hays High School families were informed in an email on Friday, Sept. 1, that paramedics were called to the campus due to a student with a medical emergency. Tim Savoy, chief communications officer of Hays CISD, sent the email on behalf of Principal Tina Salazar.T here was no threat to anyone on camp...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   HAYS COUNTY   — Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) announced that Hays CISD will be the university’s partner for inclusion in its Distinguished High School Program.   SFA’s Distinguished High School Program partners with independent school districts to offer unique oppor...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE —   Fentanyl is not just a “big city” problem — and with the drug causing the death of three local students in the span of a month, it is evident that there is a crisis right here in our community.   Various Hays CISD officials, along with local law enforcement and first re...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its accountability ratings for school districts and campuses across the state – this is the first time since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year showed that 25% of districts and 33% of campuses improved their letter...

Hays CISD and the Kyle Police Department held a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Hays CISD Central Office to discuss the increased presence of fentanyl in the area and related overdoses. Watch the Hays Free Press video here: Make sure to follow us on social media to stay info...

Kyle PD sees increase in deaths and ODs in teens and adults Staff Report HAYS COUNTY —  A 15-year-old Hays CISD high school sophomore died from a suspected fentanyl overdose in San Marcos on Saturday, Aug. 20 — this is the third suspected fentanyl overdose death involving a Hays CISD student in the ...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — A non-school related criminal incident that occurred on Chapa Middle School property has raised some concerns with parents about the safety of their children during a lockdown that was initiated during the incident. According to a statement from Chapa MS principal Lisa Wa...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — The most recent Hays CISD demographic report has shown that the district’s growth will irrefutably continue to impact the county’s local businesses and their growth as a whole.   Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright and Chief Operations Officer Max Cleaver presented a...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — Hundreds of families gathered inside Hays CISD’s brand new elementary school to celebrate its opening and finally get to take a look into the campus they now call home.   Sunfield Elementary, the district’s 15th elementary school, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 11...