HAYS COUNTY -- Following inclement weather that caused closures on Tuesday, Jan. 21, several schools announced that they will reopen this week. Hays CISD will operate on a normal schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Austin Community College District (ACC) will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 22. All in-person and...

WIMBERLEY  — On the heels of financial challenges, the Katherine Anne Porter School, or KAPS, is looking to invite even more students in its doors. Founded in 1998 by Dr. Yana Bland and others, KAPS was started on the belief held by Texas writer, Katherine Anne Porter, that “knowledge of great art a...

Elite Roofing, Colin Hald and Mark Wesley Koch presents a $5,000 donation check to Katherine Anne Porter School to start off the 2024-25 school year. Katherine Anne Porter School, also called KAPS, is committed to “fostering an education environment that is safe, welcoming, and free from stigma and ...

WIMBERLEY — The Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) recently received a makeover with exterior paint, transforming the appearance of the large concrete structure on FM 2325. The project was made possible with donations of primer and paint products by Behr Paint Company, Home Depot in Dripping Spring...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY –The Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) is welcoming new and returning members of the Board of Trustees. On Sept. 29, KAPS held its open house and board election, and 60 people attended to take part in the festivities. This will be the last year that only employees and pa...

Katherine Anne Porter students volunteer at Wimberley Market Days parking at the campus last weekend – the students raised more than $1,000 for the scholarship fund. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

By Megan Wehring   WIMBERLEY – Nearly 60% of the Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) senior class registered to donate for the campus’ blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 31. KAPS considered the blood drive, which was on wheels in the parking lot at 515 FM 2325 in Wimberley, to be a success with 29 donor...

By Megan Wehring   WIMBERLEY – A new lone finalist to become superintendent for a Wimberley charter school has been selected. Dr. Subhas Mathew Since the beginning of the year, the Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) has been working to keep KAPS a “viable and necessary education opportunity” for th...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY – A finalist for superintendent of the Katherine Anne Porter School was named last week. The board of directors of KAPS announced that Nadine Pabst, the current interim superintendent, is to assume the position. "It is my belief that all students can learn, given a positiv...

Photo courtesy of KAPS. The Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) raised over $14,000 through its Chefs' Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, April 9. From left to right: Chef Mark Grimes and Chef James Francis from Wimberley Supper Club, Chef Linda Allen, who came out of retirement to make her gumbo, Chef ...