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Rockingwall Ranch Event Venue near Dripping Springs could still move forward
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Rockingwall Ranch Event Venue near Dripping Springs could still move forward
TCEQ executive director issues final decision letter
By Megan Navarro 
April 23, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Despite opposition from environmental groups and residents, a proposed concert venue near Dripping Springs could still be constructed after state officials reached a preliminary decision on the developer’s application regarding wastewater. California-based company Blizexas LLC is...
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H-E-B zoning request approved in Buda
Buda, Community, Main, ...
H-E-B zoning request approved in Buda
“We keep saying for Buda; this serves so many other communities.” - LaVonia Horne-Williams
By Brittany Kelley 
December 11, 2024
BUDA — At its Dec. 3 meeting, Buda City Council voted to approve a request by Balanced Site Design (BSD) on behalf of H-E-B to change the zoning from Interstate Commercial to Planned Development in regards to the upcoming project. The planned development — a proposed 135,000 square-foot grocery stor...
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Residents oppose Hays Commons’ wastewater permit
Buda, Community, Hays County, ...
Residents oppose Hays Commons’ wastewater permit
By Ashley Kontnier 
July 24, 2024
BUDA  — On Tuesday, July 16, residents from the city of Hays and nearby neighborhoods gathered in a meeting room at the Comfort Suites in Buda to oppose a proposed wastewater treatment permit for MileStone Community Builders’ planned Hays Commons subdivision. The Texas Commission on Environmental Qu...
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Buda City Council approves Persimmon after multi-year discussion
Buda, Main, News
Buda City Council approves Persimmon after multi-year discussion
By Brittany Kelley 
June 26, 2024
BUDA — After years of debate and discussions, Buda City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 762.244 acres into the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), relating to the MileStone Community Builders’ Persimmon Development, on first and final reading at its June 18 meeting. Afterwards...
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Western Buda undergoes new development, roadwork
Buda, Main, News
Western Buda undergoes new development, roadwork
By Megan Navarro 
June 19, 2024
BUDA — New residential developments and projects from the 2021 bond are underway on the west side of Buda. Construction work has already begun on The Colony at Cole Springs, a 169.95-acre development of approximately 499 residential lots that is located south of Old Black Colony Road in Buda. Discus...
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Council approves Buda Water Master Plan
Buda, Main, News
Council approves Buda Water Master Plan
By Ashley Kontnier 
May 15, 2024
Editor's note: This article has been edited as of 5:45 p.m. on May 20, 2024 to correct Mayor Lee Urbanovsky's quote that the plan *does* meet the demand up to 2043. BUDA — At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7, Buda City Council unanimously approved to adopt the City of Buda Water Master Plan. In...
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TCEQ hosts public meeting on Mirasol development
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TCEQ hosts public meeting on Mirasol development
By By Abbie Etzler 
February 21, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS  —   On Monday, Feb. 12, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hosted a public hearing for the Texas Land Application Permit (TLAP) at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. The Mirasol Springs development group and Murfee Engineering Company (MEC) presented  plans for the property an...
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TCEQ hosts public hearing on proposed Fitzhugh concert venue
Dripping Springs, Main, News
TCEQ hosts public hearing on proposed Fitzhugh concert venue
By Ashley Kontnier 
February 7, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS  —   On Monday, Jan. 29, numerous residents and stakeholders gathered at Dripping Springs Ranch Park for a public meeting held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to share their concerns about a proposed concert venue off Fitzhugh Road. As previously reported by ...
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TCEQ sets second public meeting for proposed venue Fitzhugh venue
Dripping Springs, Main, News
TCEQ sets second public meeting for proposed venue Fitzhugh venue
By Megan Navarro 
January 17, 2024
DRIPPING SPRINGS —  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has scheduled a second public meeting about a proposed music venue in Dripping Springs/southwest Austin to take place later this month. This comes after the initial meeting in November 2022 drew a crowd of several concerned res...
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Coalition against Fitzhugh venue surpasses one year
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Coalition against Fitzhugh venue surpasses one year
By Megan Navarro 
December 13, 2023
DRIPPING SPRINGS — For the past year, a local coalition made up of approximately 2,400 neighbors has been working to raise awareness of a proposed venue in Dripping Springs. A California developer, Blizexas LLC, is planning to build a 5,000-seat outdoor concert venue off Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Sp...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
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Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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