A second round of litigation against a proposed 42-inch, 430-mile underground natural gas pipeline could be forthcoming. On Tuesday, Hays County Commissioners voted 4-0 to file a notice of intent to sue Kinder Morgan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relating t...

Finding ways to improve Hays County’s criminal justice woes could be forthcoming. Later this month, members of Hays County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CJCC) expect to unveil their solutions as part of a criminal justice overhaul plan. Hays County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee ...

Hybrid voting machines with a paper trail might be on the horizon in Hays County, pending approval from commissioners.    But before a decision is made to purchase the machines, the court will need to choose between two certified vendors. Hart Intercivic and ES&S both presented their respective hybr...

by Lon Shell, Hays County Commissioner, Pct. 3 Public safety and the criminal justice system account for the majority of your tax dollars spent by Hays County. These responsibilities require the collaboration of multiple stakeholders, jurisdictions, county functions and elected offices, in order to ...

Reforming Hays County’s criminal justice system pushed county commissioners earlier this month to establish a task force to prioritize ways to overhaul the process. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said he prioritizes criminal justice reform for the county in an effort to streamline a process that is...

Plans for a program that could prohibit former Hays County elected officials and employees from conducting business with the county led to a lengthy debate on the legality, intent and specifics of the policy. The idea, deemed a “revolving door policy,” was crafted by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra ...

The fight over Kinder Morgan’s proposed 430-mile Permian Highway Pipeline has now reached Hays County’s courthouse. On Feb. 26, Hays County Commissioners approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote a resolution opposing the Permian Highway Pipeline, a $2 billion project that is expected to cut through Hays Cou...

Hundreds of residents packed into the Wimberley Community Center Tuesday to gain advice on how to fight a 430-mile underground natural gas pipeline that’s expected to bisect Hays County. Such was the primary topic during Tuesday's public meeting hosted by Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, w...

The fight for Hays County’s Pct. 3 Commissioner seat is now heading to court. Jimmy Alan Hall, the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 6 Pct. 3 Commissioner race, submitted a petition to the Hays County District Court to fight the result of the election. Hall, a Wimberley area attorney, was defeated by...

The fight for Hays County’s Pct. 3 Commissioner seat is now heading to court. Jimmy Alan Hall, the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 6 Pct. 3 Commissioner race, submitted a petition to the Hays County District Court to fight the result of the election. Hall, a Wimberley-area attorney, was defeated No...