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Hays County Historical Commission Chair Kate Johnson given Leadership Award

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February 19, 2020

Submitted Report The Texas Historical Commission presented Hays County Historical Commission Chair Kate Johnson with the John Ben Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Award at its recent REAL PLACES, Preserving Historic Texas 2020 Conference. Johnson also received the award in 2010. “Con...

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No murder charges filed in fatal Buda shooting

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August 29, 2024

BUDA -- Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that a murder charge will not be filed against a 21-year-old male who shot and ...

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Child molester sentenced to 40 years in Hays County

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September 24, 2024

SAN MARCOS - Manuel Balderas, 49, of Kyle was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a jury on Sept. 24, for multiple counts of sexual assault, continuous...

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Hays County Sheriff’s Office charges two more Hays CISD middle school students in social media threat scares

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September 13, 2024

KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained and charged two additional sixth grade students from Hays CISD for creating or contributing to s...

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Hays CISD 6th grader faces charges in connection to social media threat scare

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September 12, 2024

KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained a sixth grade Hays CISD student for locally contributing to the spread of social media school sh...

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Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrests Hays CISD students for threats

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September 18, 2024

Hays CISD Chief of Communication Officer Tim Savoy stated that two arrests have been made for two separate threats made by Johnson High School student...

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