Hays County has gone a long ways toward populating its Complete Count Committee but still needs representatives from some segments of the community. The county announced and began staffing the committee last fall and has also dedicated $50,000 towards the 2020 Census. Areas of the county have been d...

Submitted Report It connects some of the fasting growing communities in all of Texas, and now SH 21 – on the eastern border of Hays County – is being studied to make it easier, and safer, to travel. The state highway, also known as Camino Real, because it follows roughly along the old Spanish “King’...

The Hays CISD board has decided on one architectural firm for projects within its proposed 2020 bond election but won’t make a decision on a second company later. Trustees approved O’Connell Robertson Architects for bond election projects. The board had approved the company for “future architectural...

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is investigating a case of vandalism that occurred early Sunday at Johnson High School; unlike a somewhat similar incident weeks ago, it is not considered to be a prank. Graffiti including the words “Lehman” and “Lobos” “was located in a couple of places near ...

“Everybody knows that smoking ain’t allowed in school.” Grammar aside, that statement is just as true today as when Mötley Crüe recorded “Smoking in the Boys Room” way back in 1985. But today, there aren’t the telltale odors and ashes that tipped off teachers and administrators. E-cigarettes are rep...

Ever since he was brought in by legendary Rebels Coach Bob Shelton nearly two decades ago, Joe Muñoz increasingly enjoyed his position as the “voice” of the football team. He wasn’t in it for the money. Being the stadium’s announcer, he says, was more about making sure each kid got his name pronounc...

By Camelia Juarez and Moses Leos III  A 6.1% overall average pay bump is forthcoming for Hays CISD educators after district officials finalized how much they can offer, based on additional state funding.   By a unanimous 7-0 Aug. 19 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees finalized increasing pay by $...

An electrical issue is the suspected cause of a fire that destroyed a portable classroom at Camino Real Elementary late Monday, which officials have ruled was accidental. Kyle Taylor, Kyle Fire Department chief, said first responders were dispatched to the campus, located on Las Brisas Blvd. near Ni...

The three largest school districts in Hays County are expected to receive tens of millions of dollars in additional funding for teacher pay raises following the signing of House Bill (HB) 3 by Governor Greg Abbott. HB 3, the public school finance bill, ensures an additional $11.6 billion in public s...

District makes the grade on prelim test results Progress on preliminary state standardized test scores offer hope for Hays CISD officials that the district won’t have an “Improvement Required” campus for the first time in several years. On June 24, Hays CISD leaders unveiled preliminary State of Tex...