Transportation and taxes were hot topics in a debate between Jimmy Skipton and Walt Smith, who are vying for the Republican nomination in the Hays County Pct. 4 Commissioner race.

Skipton, a longtime Dripping Springs resident who serves on the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District board, said transportation is “huge for us” in Pct. 4, based on growth.

Skipton said the county should work with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to assist with financing, while also lo...