By Brittany Anderson KYLE — The 2022 election is right around the corner, and the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce wants to make sure residents are informed about who is on the ballot.   Seven of the eight Kyle residents running for Kyle City Council attended a candidate forum on Sept. 27, held during ...

STAFF REPORT DRIPPING SPRINGS – Ahead of the midterm election, the Sententia Vera Cultural Hub is joining organizations nationwide to celebrate Vote Early Day on Oct. 28.   Established in 2020, Vote Early Day is a nonpartisan movement to ensure all Americans have the tools to cast their ballot early...

By Sahar Chmais The Hays County League of Women Voters elected its first Black and Latina officers. Teressa Carbajal Ravet is the organization’s new president and first Latina woman to serve. Alongside Carbajal Ravet, the first Black president-elect is Mary Earls. “It’s an honor to lead this respect...

by Anita Miller Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Alex Villalobos both pointed to their experience during a League of Women Voters forum Oct. 6, though both expressed significant differences in how they would go about managing a ...

by Anita Miller Preserving natural resources in the face of continued growth, managing budgetary shortfalls during the COVID-19 pandemic, access by local law enforcement to surplus military vehicles and supplies and the future of criminal justice were all topics addressed by candidates in the race t...

By Megan Wehring Candidates hoping to be elected as constable of Precinct 2 or Precinct 3 emphasized their law enforcement experience and commitment to public service during the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Hays County webinar Sept. 29. The candidates for constable of Kyle-area Precinct 2 are Ste...

By Megan Wehring Zoom webinars have become the new platform for candidate forums as election preparations are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The candidates for Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees are Gretchen Holtsinger and Lexi Jones. These candidates only provided their opening statements. Lexi Jo...

by Anita Miller Expanded reliance on specialty courts and an increasing use of technology were touted by both candidates hoping to be elected judge of Hays County Court-at-Law #3 during their webinar forum Sept. 24 sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Incumbent Judge Tacie Zelhart, a Republican ...

Submitted Report It’s not often that an organization gets to celebrate a 100th anniversary. This year the League of Women Voters-US is proud to do just that. Born out of the women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900s, the League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 to continue its work: educating, s...

Hays County’s Elections website was ranked best in the state in a recent study by the League of Women Voters (LWV). “Engaging language on elections page invites visitors to vote, register to vote and be a poll worker,” judges said. “There are many items to discover, even a section for Navigating the...