Hays County now has a Countywide Fire Code. The new standards and rules were adopted by the Commissioners Court last month. The code became effective Jan. 1 and is designed to provide the basis for fire protection for the occupants of new construction as well as authorize the Fire Marshal to make “f...

Hays County now has a Countywide Fire Code. The new standards and rules were adopted by the Commissioners Court last month. The code became effective Jan. 1 and is designed to provide the basis for fire protection for the occupants of new construction as well as authorize the Fire Marshal to make “f...

The New Year has just begun and hurricane season is still five months away, but if the past is any guide, chances are that Hays County will experience at least one natural disaster during 2020. According to FEMA, the state has seen 266 natural disasters since 1953 – 161 fires, 40 floods, 21 hurrican...

Hays County’s recently approved mental health grant, for $62,304, will be partially spent on a mental health crisis counselor. The mental health crisis counselor will ride along with mental health officers on follow ups with individuals who are currently in crisis or may need the proper resources to...

Hays County’s SWAT team is getting a $104,860 Capability Improvement Grant from the Office of Governor Greg Abbott, part of $61.2 million in Homeland Security grants intended to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for other threats. The awards were announced by Abbott’s ...

The Middle Trinity Aquifer has risen and fallen within the past 10 years but it is declining overall, the principal hydrogeologist for the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) told the Hays County Commissioners Court during their Oct. 22 meeting. Brian Smith put up a slide s...

The board of directors of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) voted at its October meeting not to hold a special election to replace District 4 Director Jim Powers, who submitted his resignation in September. The cooperative said in a news release that, “In a unanimous vote taken during open s...

Hays County officials have their eyes on making public a portion of El Rancho Cima, the 2,382-acre former Boy Scout ranch along the Blanco River in Hays and Comal counties, between Wimberley and Fischer. However, public access will be controlled with restrictions similar to those in effect at Jacob’...

The Hays County Friends of the Night Sky (HCFNS) is forming now and looking for members. Do you want to encourage better lighting in Hays County that reduces glare and protects our common view of the night sky? The HCFNS is being formed to do just that, plus to support communities in Hays County whi...

Outsourcing Hays County inmates to other jurisdictions – a practice that has already cost taxpayers close to $2 million since the first of the year – is getting still more expensive. On Oct. 2, the Hays County Commissioners Court updated its agreement with Burnet County to house Hays inmates when th...