Soledad Soto-Casarez of the San Marcos FFA with her Grand Champion heifer at Saturday’s auction culminating events at the 2020 Hays Youth Livestock Show at Ranch Park in Dripping Springs. There were plenty of well-deserved smiles to go around Saturday at the 2020 Hays County Youth Livestock Show Auc...

Staff Reports Will Conley joined the seven-member Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees in place 4 and Joe Malone continued his six years of service in his present role as president on Nov. 18. Conley’s seat was previously held by Tina Pennington, who did not seek re-election. “I am excited to begin the i...

There’s a new face coming to the Buda City Council, but both incumbents won their races in Kyle, according to election returns posted by Hays County. Robert Rizo, incumbent in Kyle District 3, sailed to re-election with 60.9 percent of the vote (1,191 votes) compared to 39.91 percent (791) votes for...

Two lawsuits filed by six groups aim to halt the completion of the Oak Hill Parkway project, a proposed $550 million expansion of the “Y” just outside of Austin.   Initiated by water watchdog group Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, the first lawsuit, filed July 29, alleges expansion of the U.S. 290 a...

Citing a change of direction in his life, a former Hays County Commissioner announced plans to resign as chairperson of an area transportation board. Will Conley, who has chaired the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Transportation Policy Board since 2012, said Jan. 14 he int...

Citing a change of direction in his life, a former Hays County Commissioner announced plans to resign as chairperson of an area transportation board. Will Conley, who has chaired the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Transportation Policy Board since 2012, said Jan. 14 he int...

Days after a stunning win to secure the Hays County Judge seat, Democrat Ruben Becerra has named Kyle City Council District 4 member Alex Villalobos as his Chief of Staff. Villalobos, who was elected in 2017 to a three-year term, will continue serving on the dais in Kyle, in addition to working at h...

An influx of straight-ticket Democratic voters at Texas State University is one primary factor that led to a handful of key Hays County seats to turn blue Nov. 6. That wave was part of a larger national movement that flipped a handful of state and national seats during the 2018 Midterm elections, se...

Below are links to all of the Nov. 6 General Election races the  Hays Free Press  and News-Dispatch  is covering. Follow along as result come in throughout the night. Hays County Judge  Hays County Commissioner  Hays County Justice of the Peace  Kyle City Council, Place 5 

UPDATE – 1:00 a.m.  An underdog Democratic candidate stunned a former 14-year commissioner Tuesday to take the highest elected office in Hays County.   Ruben Becerra, a San Marcos business owner, defeated Will Conley by 2,649 votes, according to unofficial, final results. All results will be canvass...