HAYS COUNTY  — At its March 12 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved an interlocal agreement for a sixth Tax Increment Investment Zone (TIRZ) in the city of Kyle. This comes more than two months after another agreement, effective through Dec. 21, 2048, was approved for the city’s fif...

HAYS COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation held a series of open-house meetings  Feb. 20-22 to gain community feedback on the IH-35 Austin-San Antonio Link Study from SH 45 to CR 382 (Cibolo Valley Drive). The goal of the open houses is to gain feedback on the draft purpose and need, the r...

By Megan Navarro FORT STOCKTON — Three Kyle Fire Department (KFD) firefighters — Adam Laird, Andrew Cortez and Trent McCarty — were sent to Fort Stockton to support local officials in preparation for potential wildfires. They arrived in the area on Friday, March 31, as part of a Texas A&M Forest Ser...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   BUDA – What started out as a hobby is now a dream come true for Dolores Diaz. Sweet Cakes 4 U, located in the heart of Buda, is a family-owned and women-owned cake shop that sells an assortment of cakes, cupcakes, bars and cookies.   Diaz has lived in the city of Buda for 30 y...

The Dripping Springs Tiger baseball team will be competing in the 2022 Hill Country Classic Feb. 24 through 26. Feb. 24, the Tigers will play Hays at noon and Rockwall at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25, they will play New Braunfels at noon and Elgin at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26, they will play Vandegrift at 2:30 p.m.

Preston Alford (22) gets a block and pulls away from the pursuit by New Braunfels in a scrimmage game last Friday evening against the visiting Unicorns. The Tigers open their season on the road against Kerrville Tivy on Friday, August 27, at 7:30 pm.

by John Hatch   (Publisher’s Note: Last week’s guest column by Tim Doty was anti-EP. This week the discussion continues with pro-EP remarks.) I magine the Texas Legislature is meeting. Two bills are up for consideration. One bill creates a Groundwater Conservation District to oversee areas that up u...