HAYS COUNTY — At its Jan. 16 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved changes — suggested by Human Resources Director Shari Miller — to amend the current human resources policy. Currently, the policy allows for an employee who is promoted to stay at the same salary "step," causing enorm...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amended compensation plan to focus on the positions that the district has found to be harder to fill. “We’ve had some different employee groups come and speak about how hard it is to do the ...

BUDA — Following an extensive search, Buda City Manager Micah Grau appointed Matthew Wright as director of Human Resources. Wright will assume his new role with Buda on Nov. 27. “We are eager to have Matthew bring his unique perspective to our team,” Grau said, adding, “He’s had a successful career ...

HAYS COUNTY — “In light of some information that has been presented to me, I think it is in the best interest of the Hays County governmental body to remove the processes of payroll from the Hays County Treasurer and place them in the Budget Office,” said Hays County Treasurer Daphne Tenorio after t...

By Megan Wehring Ahead of the start of school later this week, Hays CISD is still looking to fill teaching positions. Due to the state of Texas not providing funding for full virtual learning, the district is offering a Homebound Academy program for students who may need to stay home for medical rea...

A high ranking member of Hays CISD's executive leadership team has resigned after an employee within the district filed a complaint against him in February. Jim Baker, who had served as Hays CISD's chief human resource (HR) officer, resigned Tuesday according to a district statement. Baker had been ...