Best of 2015: Amazon warehouse, jobs coming to Hays County

Hays County

Staff Report on December 29, 2015

Amazon.com announced plans in August to open a fifth Texas fulfillment center in San Marcos. The 855,000 square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship smaller items such as books, electronics and toys. The center will be located on McCarty Lane in south San Marcos. Amazon currently employs 3,500 full-time associates in Texas and has invested more than $400 million into the state.

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Industrial park breaks ground in East Buda

By Sahar Chmais More than 800,000 square feet of industrial space will be erected on the east side of Buda; city representatives consider the project ...

June 30, 2021

Hays County, News, San Marcos

Amazon delivery station to bring hundreds of jobs to San Marcos

By Megan Wehring SAN MARCOS -- Amazon is making another appearance in the state of Texas by adding a new last mile facility in San Marcos to delivery...

March 3, 2021

Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, San Marcos, Wimberley

COVID-19 hijacks housing market

By Sahar Chmais In early March, when COVID-19 gripped the U.S., many experts predicted a grim outlook that the housing market would suffer. This was t...

July 29, 2020

Business, Kyle, News

Kyle gets primed for new Amazon center

Amazon has leased a new 307,840-square-foot facility in the Kyle Crossing Business Park where it plans to open a sortation center later this year and ...

July 22, 2020

Buda, Business, Hays County, Kyle, News

Amazon to bring 100s of jobs to Buda

The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work, and Hays County was no exception when the unemployment rate rose to 12.8 percent i...

June 17, 2020

Business

Hays County unemployment rates fall to lowest point in years

ontinued job growth over the past five years has helped drive Hays County unemployment figures down to levels not seen in nearly two decades. Accordin...

January 10, 2018

Buda, Community, Dripping Springs, ...

Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024

The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5. Barton Publications reached out to local candidates to answer questions about their races. Not all returned the questionnaire.

By Staff Report

October 16, 2024

CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the nex...

Breaking News, Hays County, News

November 2024 Election Coverage

By Staff Report

November 5, 2024

These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvas...

Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...

Judge Neidhardt accused of using public resources for campaigning

By Staff Report

October 28, 2024

Note: This story has been updated as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to include Tanner Neidhardt's statement. Note: This story has been updated as of 2 ...

Hays County, News, San Marcos

Pedophile sentenced to life without parole

By Staff Report

October 4, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...

Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...

Residents file lawsuit against Hays County for Proposition A on ballot

By Brittany Kelley

October 31, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road ...

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