Staff Report Remaining projects from the 2018 bond program for the Dripping Springs Independent School district are moving ahead. The latest of the projects includes the expansion/renovation of the Transportation Center, construction of new Walnut Springs Elementary, renovations to Dripping Springs ...

The Texas Department of Transportation will host a virtual public scoping meeting to gather input on proposed improvements on I-35 from US 290 East to SH 71/Ben White Boulevard. The $4.9 billion improvement project, known as the I-35 Capital Express Central project, proposes adding two nontolled man...

Opportunities for youth fishing and family hiking are among uses Hays County envisions for roughly 28 acres of property it recently purchased adjacent to the Cape’s Camp area and the A.E. Wood State Fish Hatchery in San Marcos. The county purchased the tract known as the “pond property” earlier this...

The city of Dripping Springs was awarded two grants totaling more than $2.8 million from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to improve pedestrian safety via the construction of two sidewalk projects. The grants were awarded through TxDOT’s Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program (TA...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will host a second open house to gather input from the community regarding safety and mobility needs along US 290 from RM 1826 in Austin to RM 12 in Dripping Springs. The open house is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 10 at the Oak Hill United Methodist ...

A proposed $3.5 million project aimed at creating a trail system in the Garlic Creek subdivision in Buda isn’t expected to affect nearby Hays CISD bus routes, said city staff in early August. But at the same time, Buda is now waiting once again to see if an application aimed at obtaining grant fundi...

By Camelia Juarez An application aimed at obtaining grant funding for a proposed sidewalk that could connect Dripping Springs High to Dripping Springs Middle School was given the green light by city leaders earlier this month. Worries are growing among community members who oppose the city’s plan to...

Officials discuss regulating cell phone usage By Camelia Juarez Distracted driving, along with reducing speeds on U.S. 290, topped a list of resident traffic concerns discussed by State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) and Hays County law enforcement leaders Aug. 8.  One part of that conversation cen...

Two lawsuits filed by six groups aim to halt the completion of the Oak Hill Parkway project, a proposed $550 million expansion of the “Y” just outside of Austin.   Initiated by water watchdog group Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, the first lawsuit, filed July 29, alleges expansion of the U.S. 290 a...

While construction on south FM 1626 between FM 2770 and RM 967 progresses, county officials don’t anticipate work to be done before Hays CISD students return to campus in mid-August. Officials are now pushing the contractor of the project to expedite improvements, which are now roughly six months be...