Frustrations boiled over Thursday as a handful of Hays CISD stakeholders opposed a proposed high school rezoning draft map they believe could negatively impact Lehman High. Those comments were forwarded to the district’s high school rezoning committee during a second scheduled public forum held at L...

After three hours of tense deliberation Friday, members of a nine-person Hays County Salary Grievance committee unanimously approved raising the pay for three county constables to $74,000 a year.  The move came after Precinct 1 Constable David Peterson, Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm and Precinct 4 C...

UPDATE – 1:37 p.m. Heavy rainfall early Sunday has led officials to close a handful of roads in the area. Below is a list of current closures in Hays County. Up-to-date information can be found at atxfloods.com or haysinformed.com. Officials have also closed Jacob's Well Natural Area in Wimblerley a...

A proposed Ranch-to-Market 150 alignment has driven neighbors apart over the best way to handle growth and development from Kyle to Dripping Springs. On Thursday evening at Wallace Middle school, the cafeteria was full of residents poring over maps of a potential revised RM 150, which currently exis...

Rising costs of lumber imported into the country could have an effect on home prices, especially in fast growing Hays County. While such an impact wouldn’t be felt in Central Texas for several months or more, Buda real estate salesperson J.D. Sanford believes consistent increases over time could lea...

UPDATE – 4:01 p.m. All emergency personnel and responders have cleared the scene of the gas leak. All residents have returned to their homes. UPDATE – 2:03 p.m. North Hays County Fire Rescue Chief Scott Collard said two chlorine gas cylinders that had been leaking have now been stopped by the Haz-Ma...

Concerns over the long-term impact of a Houston-based firm's controversial water request led Hays County Commissioners Tuesday to support contesting its proposed permit. The decision, made via a unanimous vote on a resolution July 10, places Hays County Commissioners on a list clamoring for a hearin...

Increasing safety concerns on a stretch of Ranch Road 12 between San Marcos and Dripping Springs is pushing Hays County authorities to take action. The move comes after a major crash killed five people June 19, while several others were seriously hurt in a separate multi-vehicle wreck that took plac...

A group of 21 women, ranging from backgrounds in music, military, medical and real estate to name a few, gather every Monday to fine-tune and perfect their craft: a cappella. A Cappella Unlimited, an all women’s a cappella group and a chapter of the worldwide organization Sweet Adelines Internationa...

Since 2016, nearly 1,000 drivers and passengers have been in involved in 345 car accidents along FM 1626, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation. FM 1626 stretches through the land west of I-35 from Manchaca to north Kyle, and sections of the road have been under construction ...