School accountability ratings are markedly lower across the state — with far fewer schools achieving the highest ratings than last year. Instead, most schools fall in the middle “acceptable” category. Many districts find themselves with lower ratings even though their student achievement has remained the same.
Michael Williams might be on the move again. The Republican congressional candidate and former Texas railroad commissioner is considering a switch from a new Tarrant County-centered congressional district to one that starts on that county’s southern edge and runs all the way south of Austin into Hays County.
The Texas Education Agency on Friday released school accountability ratings based on student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. Three Hays CISD schools earned “Exemplary” ratings and seven were rated “Recognized.”
A sampling of current listings for homes for sale in the Waterleaf subdivision in Kyle.
A state appellate court on Wednesday dismissed a Kyle dentist’s lawsuit challenging the validity of last November’s election in which Hays CISD voters opted to join the Austin Community College taxing district.
In 26 audio CDs released to the Hays Free Press, murder suspect Mark Simmons recorded his thoughts before and after he shot and killed his longtime friend Steven Woelfel in April 2010.
Margie (Drzymala) Lambeck, age 67, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Seguin, Tx. She is preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Clara (Morawietz) Drzymala. Margie is survived by her husband, Carl Lambeck of Seguin; sons, Gordon Lambeck and wife, Lynne of Buda and Ross Lambeck of Spring Branch; grandchildren, Meaghan Lambeck, Devon [...]
Elsie Holloway, 98, of Roaring River, North Carolina, formerly of Buda, passed away Sunday, July 10. She was born on January 31, 1913. Elsie and husband Noah, along with their three children, came to Buda in 1948 from Grandfield, Oklahoma. Noah worked for the Buda Independent Schools as a school bus driver and mechanic and [...]
Geronimo Garza, 55, was born to Frances and Epifanio Garza (both of whom preceded him in death) in Buda in 1955. One of 9 brothers and sisters Lucia Hernandez, Rogelio Garza, Andrea Garza, Geronimo, Robert Garza, Sylvia Skorupa, Oscar Garza, Teresa Salazar and Alex Garza and a huge happy extended family. He lived most of [...]
Elliot (Bud) Engvaldsen of New Port Richey, Florida, passed away Monday, July 18 at the age of 78. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maryann Engvaldsen. He is survived by his fiancé, Donna Schoettle, his two children, Ellie and husband Tim Warmington of Buda and Ronald Engvaldsen and wife Tina, of NY, his [...]
