By Moses Leos III An Election Day rally by Hays County Precinct No. 5 constable candidate Mitch Johnson wasn’t enough to keep candidate John Ellen from claiming the seat in Tuesday’s runoff election.  Ellen won the seat Tuesday with 57.48 percent of the vote, according to unofficial, final election ...

  by Moses Leos III An Election Day rally by Hays County Precinct No. 5 Constable candidate Mitch Johnson fell short as candidate John Ellen won Tuesday’s runoff election for the Republican nomination for the seat.   Ellen won Tuesday's runoff with 57.48 percent of the vote, according to unofficial,...

By Moses Leos III Hays County Sheriff incumbent Gary Cutler’s reelection bid moved forward Tuesday after he defeated challenger Tommy Ratliff for the Republican nomination. Cutler bested Ratliff by gaining 62 percent of the vote on Super Tuesday. With the nomination, Cutler moves on to face Democrat...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Anyone living in the Kyle area has seen those distinctive green vehicles, driven by Pct. 2 deputy constables, headed by James Kohler. He’s held office for the past 28 years and has no plans to quit anytime soon. What do constables do? More than local residents know. The five men wh...