Former Democratic State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis announced she is running for congress. Davis, who gained notoriety during her 2014 run against Governor Greg Abbott, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for District-21 on Monday morning. She will face freshman...

How well a student performs on a standardized test may have a direct correlation with race, ethnicity and geography, at least according to a new 2018 report by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis. According to the report, evidence suggests there are achievement gaps between Hi...

With the new legislative session scheduled to kick off in January, public education officials are looking to overhaul the state’s system to accommodate the next generation. At the forefront of the discussion of education reform is Joseph Kopser, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 21. La...

Immigration and healthcare were primary topics of a debate Nov. 6 involving candidates vying for the Congressional District 21 seat. On Oct. 16, Democrat Joseph Kopser and Republican Chip Roy squared off in a televised forum in downtown Austin. The two are fighting for a seat vacated by Rep. Lamar S...

With the new legislative session scheduled to kickoff in January, public education officials are looking to overhaul the state’s system to accommodate the next generation. At the forefront of the discussion of education reform is Joseph Kopser, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 21. Las...

As the Nov. 6 midterm election looms, two Democratic candidates in state and national races that impact Hays County out-fundraised their Republican counterparts in the latest reporting period. So far in the race for Texas House District 21, Democrat Joseph Kopser raised $381,013.81 in the last quart...

The stage is set for November’s midterm election as Democratic and Republican candidates were chosen  duringing the May 22 primary runoff. Hays County voters will decide on a pair of congressional seats and a state office, along with a handful of other county and local races that will be up for grab...

Democrat Joseph Kopser and Republican Chip Roy will vie for the District 21 Congressional seat this November after both claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary runoff. Kopser, who finished with the second most votes in the March 6 Democratic Primary, upset Mary Wilson by roughly 4,000 votes Tuesday, ac...

Runoff elections for congress, governor and other offices are upon us – and many of the races involve people of special interest to Hays County. Early voting is May 14-18, with the runoff election May 22 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check the Free Press website or HaysCounty.org/elections…. for where you c...

A candidate in the Texas 21 Congressional District runoff is calling for her opponent to resign from the Texas Association of Business board in lieu of a lawsuit challenging paid sick leave in Austin. Mary Wilson, who is running against Joseph Kopser in the CD-21 primary runoff, said in a statement ...