BUDA — Following the bus accident that left more than 50 injured on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD has released the name of the child whose life it claimed. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, was a pre-kindergarten student in Naira Solís Shears' bilingual class at Tom Green Elementary School. On the day of t...

Following the bus accident that claimed the lives of an adult male and Tom Green Elementary School student on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD and the Tom Green principal have provided updates. According to principal Jennifer Hanna, there are three staff members and two students known to still be in the ...

This story has been updated at 6:03 p.m. MUSTANG RIDGE — At approximately 2:17 p.m., on Friday, March 22, Austin-Travis EMS responded to a crash near Caldwell Road in Dale, Texas, involving a rolled over school bus, a concrete truck and a passenger vehicle. According to Hays CISD Chief Communication...

By Sahar Chmais  HAYS CISD – Several Hays CISD campuses will not resume in-person courses until next week, beginning on Monday, March 1, due to damage from the winter storm.  Fuentes, Hemphill and Tom Green Elementary will proceed with virtual learning until  next week because the campuses are still...

A student at Tom Green Elementary makes himself comfortable Sept. 8 as he participates in an engaging online learning session during the first day of virtual instruction inside of the school’s cafeteria. It was a brave new world for many Hays CISD students and educators Sept. 8 as the district offic...

By the age of 104, most people would have had their fill of birthday presents. But Betty X. Davis isn’t most people. As her birthday approached in November, Davis sent out a call for presents – but not for herself. Rather, she sought donations of children’s books that she in turn donated to the libr...

Join the fun as the city of Buda and the Buda Public Library celebrate Texas Arbor Day by offering the community two engaging events. Come to Green Meadows Park on Friday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. for a tree planting ceremony, then pop by the Buda Public Library from 3-5 p.m. for activities such as tree a...

Curriculum alignment and instructional support were factors Hays CISD officials cited as the primary causes for the district’s seven-point improvement in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) A-F Accountability ratings. While there are areas for continued progress, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright ...

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...

On Thursday, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved the hiring of two new principals during a special called meeting. Newly hired Simon Middle School Principal Charli Lennon. (Photo courtesy of Hays CISD) Simon Middle School in Kyle will be led by Charli Lennon, who hails from the Austin area and ...