Changes continue to take place within Hays CISD’s top staff as the district promoted from within to fill a necessary position. On July 25, the Hays CISD board of trustees named Alejandro Góngora as the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools. The move comes as Hays CISD fills open positions w...

Editor’s note: Earlier this month, officials with IDEA Public Schools, a south Texas charter school system, announced plans to build a 110,000 square foot, $20 million facility on Goforth Road in Kyle. The campus is expected to serve 1,400 students. Our story this week focuses on the Katherine Anne ...

A new high school, two new elementary campuses and improvements across Hays CISD were given the green light by voters Saturday as a pair of bond propositions totaling $250 million were approved by a wide margin. Support was high for both Proposition 1 and 2, which held sizable approval percentages a...

A ten-cent increase in the price of school lunch is on the horizon for Hays CISD students as district leaders attempt to keep pace with federal mandates regulating the cost. The move, which was approved by the board of trustees April 27, would add to the cost of school lunch for students who pay ful...

Less than a month after a student was killed in a car accident, the Hays High community is mourning the loss of a senior who passed away over the weekend. Xavier Jacaman, 17, died of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information offic...

Fifty years ago, the newly formed Hays Consolidated Independent School district, which at the time featured the combined cities of Wimberley, Kyle and Buda, had 1,100 students. Fast forward half a century and the number has grown exponentially. With a population of 19,260 students, Tim Savoy, Hays C...

Prior to Thursday’s Day Without Immigrants protest, Simon Middle School principal Jose Puga tried his best to maintain a “business as usual” mentality with his staff. He understood recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Travis County caused anxiety among parents who may not b...

etting a chicken fried steak during the lunch hour at his favorite Kyle area restaurant is the norm for San Marcos resident Jesse Gomez.  On Thursday, however, Garza was surprised to discover the unfamiliar scene of no cars in the drive-thru or the parking lot. Such was the scene at several area bus...

yle resident Madison West remembered Michael Mince as a free spirit with a “great sense of humor.” Mince, who also loved the color red, often put others’ happiness before his own, West said. With a parade of red balloons in hand, West organized a ceremonial release Dec. 29 for family and friends to ...

The schematic designs for two 115,000 square foot elementary campuses slated to go into a possible May 2017 bond got the green light from Hays CISD officials this month. By a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board approved the designs for two campuses that are projected to cost $33.9 million each. Tim Savoy,...