SAN MARCOS — Hays County is proposing a jump on its tax rate for fiscal year 2025 and some members of the public are not pleased. In a 5-0 vote last month, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved setting the proposed tax rate at $0.35 per $100 valuation, which is an increase from the current ra...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Commissioners Court considered the creation of a committee to gather and distribute information for the 2024 transportation road bond election at its Aug. 20 meeting, but ultimately, no action was taken. The proposed committee, presented by Chief of Staff Alex Villalobos...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2024 budget at its Sept. 19 meeting. According to budget officer Vickie Dorsett, the county was primarily focused on maintaining a low tax rate, decreasing from the previous year by $.0005; the final rate approved was $0.3075...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court discussed possible changes to the updated employment budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at its Aug. 22 meeting. The budget workshop consisted of a presentation, with no action taken, by the Compensation Committee, consisting of County Judge Ruben Bec...

HAYS COUNTY — At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court presented an item to approve the creation of a new justice court. Commissioners asked for a subcommittee to be created when deciding whether Precinct 2 needed another justice court at its Aug. 1 meeting, which ultimately consi...

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...

HAYS COUNTY — With economic inflation and a sharp rise in the cost of living, employees of all kinds are feeling financial effects — and a salary increase is a nice relief. In a 4-1 vote last week, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a 10% increase for county employees within pay grades 106...

STAFF REPORT HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted the Fiscal Year 2023 county budget of $354,051,343 during its regular meeting on Sept. 20.   The commissioners court also adopted the No New Revenue (NNR) rate of .3125; the FY22 adopted rate was .3867, the lowest county tax rate...

A five percent salary increase for some elected officials is part of the Fiscal Year 2020 $274 million budget proposed by Hays County. Elected officials, excluding county commissioners and County Judge Ruben Becerra, could receive receive a five-percent raise. Hays County is also proposing a one-per...

A new private/public partnership could aid Hays County’s efforts to tackle substance abuse for veterans, marking a new chapter in the county’s criminal justice reform saga. The partnership between the Hays County Veterans Court and Austin Recovery Inc. will provide short and long-term treatment prog...