Rezoning students is the next challenge for Moe and Gene Johnson High School. Public forums will be held for citizens in the coming months With the grand opening of the new elementary school in August, Hays CISD is continuing its planning and development for Moe and Gene Johnson High, the third four...

Moe and Gene Johnson during the heyday of the Kyle News. (Hays Free Press file photo) Hays CISD leaders Monday officially named the district’s third campus after one of its founding members. By a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board of trustees named High School 3 (HS3) as William Moe and Gene Johnson High...

onstructing the campuses approved by voters in May is priority for Hays CISD as it continues moving forward with its $250 million bond initiative. As work continues on High School (HS) No. 3 and Elementary School (ES) No. 14, district officials are now readying for the next phase, which includes rez...

A $103.3 million guaranteed maximum price (GMP) tag for the construction of Hays CISD’s third high school was given the go-ahead by district leaders. The move was done in conjunction with approval of the GMP for construction on Hays CISD’s new elementary school, which was set at $28.7 million. Both ...

A new high school, two new elementary campuses and improvements across Hays CISD were given the green light by voters Saturday as a pair of bond propositions totaling $250 million were approved by a wide margin. Support was high for both Proposition 1 and 2, which held sizable approval percentages a...

Rapid population growth in Hays County means increased enrollment for Hays CISD. At the April 17 meeting, Hays CISD Board of Trustees were presented with the district’s capital improvement plan, which assesses growth for the next ten years. According to the capital improvement plan, district officia...

Residents’ tempers flared during a public forum Monday at the Hays CISD Monday night Board meeting. The audience attendees spoke about mistrust of the HCISD administration and the 2017 Bond projects. Of the eight total public comments, six were from residents speaking out for or against the bond pro...