Hays County leaders gave support to placing the Ranch Road 12 and U.S. 290 intersection in Dripping Springs into a potential study that could one day lead to improvements. By a unanimous vote, Hays County Commissioners Dec. 5 approved a resolution supporting the submission of that intersection into ...

A final decision on the Guaranteed Maximum Price of Hays County’s jail expansion may not be made until after the New Year.  On Nov. 7, Hays County Commissioners considered withdrawing the contract with Turner Construction Company (TCC) for its Public Safety Bond Program Phase II. By doing so, it cou...

An incumbent Hays County commissioner announced he is forgoing a second reelection bid when his term expires in 2018. Ray Whisenant, a Dripping Springs native who was first elected as the Pct. 4 commissioner in 2010 and was reelected in 2014, said Tuesday he does not intend to run again. Hays County...

Seven million dollars is how much over budget the voter-approved project to expand and renovate the Hays County’s public safety facilities, including its jail, is. As a result of the overrun, Hays County Commissioners took no action Tuesday on accepting or declining the proposed guaranteed maximum p...

The Hays County Commissioners Court is moving forward with the development of County Roadway and State Highway Systems projects identified in the November 2016 bond referendum. Progress has already begun for a handful of Hays County projects, including safety improvements on U.S. 290 in Dripping Spr...

The second and final phase of the FM 150 road improvement plan was given the green light by Hays County Commissioners Oct. 10. Joe Cantalupo, vice president of K Friese Associates and project manager of the FM 150 West Character Plan, recommended Oct. 3 commissioners approve the presented plan as co...

A current Hays County commissioner announced he’s resigning in order to run for the vacant county judge position in 2018. Last Tuesday, Will Conley, Hays County Pct. 3 commissioner, officially threw his hat into the ring for Hays County Judge. Hays County voters will select a new Hays County Judge i...

A road connecting several subdivisions in Dripping Springs will receive a lower speed limit in the coming weeks. Hays County Commissioners approved extending a 35-mile per hour speed limit on Sawyer Ranch Road to the entrance of the Meadow Creek Ranch subdivision. The change was brought up in a publ...

Allocation of funds for projects that are a part of Hays County’s 2016 bond measure led officials to approve a $371 million Fiscal Year 2018 budget Sept. 19. While Hays County will be spending more money, officials also approved a slight decrease in the county’s ad valorem tax rate. Hays County Comm...

Hays County Commissioners Sept. 12 approved overtime pay for Hays County emergency staff who worked during Hurricane Harvey in August. Kharley Smith, director of emergency management and emergency management coordinator of the Office of Emergency Services, asked for $5,786 for overtime hours for eme...