SAN MARCOS — The Hays County District Attorney’s Office was notified on July 1 that 483rd District Judge Tanner Neidhardt began livestreaming the trial proceedings of a case. Questions and concerns from the prosecution led Neidhardt to discontinue and remove the livestream from YouTube. Nearly a mon...

HAYS COUNTY — “In light of some information that has been presented to me, I think it is in the best interest of the Hays County governmental body to remove the processes of payroll from the Hays County Treasurer and place them in the Budget Office,” said Hays County Treasurer Daphne Tenorio after t...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Public miscommunication with the public is causing some residents to question how Hays County leaders are enforcing government decisions and distributing funds. Those claims came to light at the Hays County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Dan Lyons freq...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — With a limited timeline to find a new name for West Ranch to Market 150, the committee encouraged more Kyle residents to attend the open meetings to provide public input or personally reach out to committee members for name suggestions.  “We are representing our neighbors,” C...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Kyle City Council approved an agreement with Swagit Productions, LLC, to provide the public with a more user-friendly platform for virtual city meetings. The city council currently uses NovusAGENDA where the public can view the agenda, recordings and any additional informatio...

By Kelly Shannon hether depending on our government for storm recovery, good schools, police protection or other important services, openness and access to information are essential to ensuring the job gets done. A free flow of information helps citizens keep watch on their government. It also allow...

By Sen. Kirk Watson and Rep. Todd Hunter ive of the most frightening words to hear from elected officials from all levels of government are these:   “I’m all for transparency, but….” The phrase following the “but” is usually an excuse to weaken government transparency, not protect it. Our open gover...

Reprint courtesy of the Houston Chronicle Transparency in government should be an inviolable marker of the people’s right to know. It’s an old story: Elected officials take office and quickly forget that they are servants of the people, not mini-potentates. Likewise, bureaucrats running state agenci...

Reprint courtesy of the Houston Chronicle   Transparency in government should be an inviolable marker of the people’s right to know. It’s an old story: Elected officials take office and quickly forget that they are servants of the people, not mini-potentates. Likewise, bureaucrats running state agen...