Not only does the story reveal important information about the crimes committed at high schools and middle schools of Hays CISD, but it represents more than three months of negotiations between one of our reporters and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office to obtain the data.
Indulge me for a minute while I brag about the Hays Free Press. Because lately the big guys have been eating our dust. We broke the story about Walmart coming to Kyle in our Wednesday edition, before company officials were even ready to comment. The Statesman followed us on Friday. We broke the story about [...]
We’re listening to readers who have asked us to “clean up” the comments section of our website. In recent months, readers have rightfully noted that relevant, thoughtful comments were being drowned out by all the shouting. That’s why we’re implementing a new comments system called Disqus. Moving forward, readers will be able to log on [...]
A reader writes to us about anonymous comments on our stories: I love chiming in on articles but find that the conversation is driven by anonymous posters and for me it distracts from the quality of the dialog. I do think there is place for anonymous but only when there is fear of retribution from [...]
A reader questions our decision to only publish the story “Parents outraged by mom’s sex charge” in the print edition of the Hays Free Press. Here’s his email and my response. — Wes Ferguson, editor I am a bit disappointed that you do not have the full story and do not have comments allowed on [...]
