BUDA — Buda City Council approved adding two additional projects to Garison Park at its Feb. 4 meeting. Ten Eyck Landscape Architects joined the project more than two years ago, said Capital Projects Manager Kenny Crawford, and has completed a design solution, with plans to begin the project in fall...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Nathan Nattin IV was arrested on Saturday, June 22 on several charges after SWAT was called to the 600 block of Terrace Canyon in Dripping Springs. At approximately 1:21pm, Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person in the 600 block of...

Staff Report Over 5 million visitors at national parks in Texas spent $370,500,000 last year – this resulted in 5,412 jobs which had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $578,500,000.  The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service (NPS) ...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — It was a successful day of fishing for some of Buda’s youngest anglers.   The 13th annual Buda Fun Fish took place at Bradfield Village Pond on June 4, where dozens of kids lined up against the pond to show off their fishing skills and vie for one of the five awards.   Th...

Staff Report Dripping Springs has been designated as a Bird City by the Texas Audubon Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), partners in the Bird City Texas initiative.   The city received the certification recognizing its efforts to ensure birds, wildlife and people thrive in its com...

By Megan Wehring  BUDA — When 15-year-old Trace Jansen went fishing on Feb. 28, it was beyond his wildest dreams that he would land the heaviest largemouth bass ever caught at Lake Travis in Austin.  Jansen, a student at Johnson High School in Buda, caught a 15.32-pound bass, breaking  a lake record...

For the first time, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have confirmed the disease white-nose syndrome (WNS) in a Texas bat. Up until this point, while the fungus that causes the disease was previously detected in Texas in 2017, there were no signs of the disease it can cause. WNS ...

Spring is but weeks away and along with bluebonnets and warmer weather, the change brings the about birthing season for Texas’ estimated 1.5 million feral hogs. To help keep ahead of the infestation, the Hays County Commissioners Court on Jan. 28 renewed its interlocal agreement with Texas State Uni...

Submitted Report AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has leased a “no fee” public access area on the Guadalupe River to help anglers target rainbow trout during the peak of the cool-weather stocking and fishing season. Camp Huaco Springs, located between San Antonio and Austin, has near...

A rundown of the 10 proposed Constitutional amendments Texans will decide 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution on Nov. 5, and ahead of the election, the League of Women Voters is presenting arguments both for and against each. Proposition 1 Proposition 1 proposes adding elected municipal judges t...