George Lee Swift, born on January 25, 1936 in Austin, was preceded in death by his parents Roy Lee and Anna Jane Hanson Swift. He passed away in Austin on June 24 2009. Lee is survived by his three children, Justin Lee Swift of Las Vegas, Nevada; Aletha Anne Swift of Austin and Spencer Hogan [...]
A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a construction worker along IH-35 southbound, just north of Buda, officers say. David Delacerda was charged with failure to render aid, a 3rd degree felony, after he struck and killed Fontino Cortes-Cruz, 35, when he drove through a construction site early Wednesday [...]
Hays County Sheriff’s Department has identified a man who refused to give his name after being arrested for public intoxication, authorities said. David Prichard, 34, of Coleman, was identified when the department received numerous calls Wednesday on its request for public assistance to help name its suspect. On Monday, Texas State University police arrested Prichard, [...]
Officers say they have a person of interest in the hit-and-run case that killed a construction worker early Wednesday morning along IH-35 southbound, just north of Buda. A dark-colored SUV drove through a construction site and struck Fontino Cortes-Cruz, 35, killing him on scene, according to an Austin Police Department news release. The SUV was [...]
Hays CISD is slated to receive a “Recognized” rating by the Texas Education Agency when official results are released on August 1, a step up from last year’s rating of “academically acceptable,” TEA officials said. Preliminary results of this year’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores for Hays CISD demonstrate district-wide improvements in [...]
The pursuance of an extensive review of the criminal justice system by the Hays County Commissioners Court has left some officials worried that progress could be derailed in the government center project. “My biggest concern right now is that we’ve come a very long way in designing a new government center,” said Hays County District [...]
More than 23,000 members of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative elected two new board directors at the annual meeting on Saturday, swinging the balance of power into the hands of reform candidates. Cristi Clement beat out three other candidates to win the District 1 seat, anchored in Burnet County. Larry Landaker bested five other contenders to [...]
For the third time this year, Hays County has seen a likely all-time record high number of homes and businesses posted for foreclosure. On July 7, 150 properties are listed to be auctioned off on the steps of the … Hays County Courthouse. This represents a 111 percent increase over last July, and is the [...]
When Kyle City Councilmember Lucy Johnson was asked if she considered herself a revolutionary for giving Iranians a way to express free speech during the country’s ongoing crisis, she laughed. Granted, the title “revolutionary” is a bit extreme, but Johnson is taking action as protestors are killed and imprisoned following an allegedly botched presidential election [...]
More than 60 suspected cases of the Novel H1N1 virus, or swine flu, have been reported to Hays County Personal Health Department since Friday, according to the county’s top health official. Five children at a summer camp near Wimberly have already been confirmed with swine flu and about 50 total cases are suspected at the [...]
