The 2020 Census is technically still months away, but Hays County is gearing up to do a better job of making sure every resident is counted.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced Oct. 9 the formation of the Hays County Complete Count Committee, designed to be an umbrella for similar committees formed by the county’s municipalities as well as Texas State University.

“Hays County has been identified as an undercounted, hard to count area along the corridor and areas to the east of In...