By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY - The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted several proclamations during its meeting on Tuesday, June 7 (photos courtesy of Hays County). Commissioners adopted a proclamation declaring June 7 as Lehman High School Lady Lobos State Champions Day and recognized the Power...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY - Judge Ruben Becerra signed an Executive Order implementing an emergency burn ban over the long holiday weekend. The ban will take effect at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 and remain in effect until 8 p.m. on  Tuesday, May 31. “In consultation with the Hays County Fire Marshal,...

By Brittany Anderson Some Hays County residents — including two members of the commissioners court — are concerned with the new commissioners precinct map passed during the Nov. 9 meeting. Map CC2, proposed by Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, passed in a 3-2 vote. Judge Ruben Becerra and Pct. 1 Commis...

By Sahar Chmais People going to school will be required to wear masks after Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra issued an Executive Order Friday evening, Aug. 13.  Becerra’s decision came after monitoring the spike in hospital admissions, how highly contagious the Delta variant has been and that childre...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Inside the Hays County Jail, community members reported conditions such as inability to flush toilets, broken walls, lack of airflow, swamp gas inside and no visitors allowed, said Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. But Sheriff Gary Cutler said that exact nature of Becerr...

Staff Report Following Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order (GA-34) to lift the mask mandate in Texas, Hays County officials encourage residents to continue practicing safety precautions as COVID-19 has not disappeared. Effective on Wednesday, March 10, all businesses of any type may open to 100% ...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – A Local Disaster Declaration in regards to the severe winter weather has been issued by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. The declaration will be implemented immediately for seven days, or until the winter weather conditions subside.  There have been multiple car acciden...

By Sahar Chmais  UPDATE: U.K variant of COVID-19 was detected at Dahlstrom Middle School. Because the variant is more contagious, the campus will implement 100% virtual instruction for 14 days. HAYS COUNTY – The U.K variant of COVID-19 has been detected in a Hays County resident, according to the De...

Staff Report “Nationally we’re a hot spot, and regionally we’re a hot spot within our state,” County Judge Ruben Becerra said during commissioners court July 14. Becerra and commissioners expressed gratitude to the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the National Guard for the free, ...

The plight of inmates in Hays County Jail during the pandemic, most of whom have not been convicted of any crime, was on the minds of several people who spoke up at Commissioners Court’s recently. The remarks came after jail officials acknowledged an outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility. Capt. Julie...