[dropcap]A[/dropcap] $4.4 million price tag is what Hays CISD leaders tabbed as the maximum cost of Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex Monday.

But even with the decision, which came via a split 4-3 vote, board trustees were no closer on deciding whether the complex would have a natural grass or synthetic turf playing surface. It was a move that left many Hays baseball and softball athletes, coaches and parents who packed into Monday’s board meeting advocating for turf frus...