SAN MARCOS —  After numerous resets, 22nd District Judge Bruce Boyer declined to dismiss the capital murder case of DeVonte Amerson at a Jan.13 motion hearing. Amerson was arrested on March 5, 2018 for the 2015 murder of Justin Gage, 20. According to the San Marcos Police Department, Gage was shot m...

SAN MARCOS — Each October, communities around the United States gather to support the victims and survivors of domestic violence. This year, Hays County Crime Stoppers (HCCS) is joining forces with local law enforcement agencies and the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center to take a stand against and raise ...

SAN MARCOS – Josh Devereaux Jarratt, 45, of Kyle entered a plea of guilty to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Aug. 12. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child by contact, one count of indecency with a child by exposur...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County District Attorney’s Office was notified on July 1 that 483rd District Judge Tanner Neidhardt began livestreaming the trial proceedings of a case. Questions and concerns from the prosecution led Neidhardt to discontinue and remove the livestream from YouTube. Nearly a mon...