More charges fly in pipeline protest

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

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More salvos were fired last week in the ongoing fight between Hill Country landowners, environmentalists and energy giant Kinder Morgan.

The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) and the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) have jointly threatened to sue Kinder Morgan after the company’s contractors breached a karst feature March 28 during construction of the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), which fouled nearby wells.

The groups contend the Texas Hill Country is too ...

Hays County, Main, News

TESPA’s complaint against Aqua Texas moves to State Office of Administrative Hearings

AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission issued a Preliminary Order for a formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas by the Trinity Edwards Springs Prote...

November 7, 2024

Hays County, Main, News, Wimberley

Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association gets OK to intervene in groundwater suit

AUSTIN — A federal court granted the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association’s (TESPA) motion to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit between Aqua T...

October 16, 2024

Community, News

Aqua Texas looks to raise water, wastewater rates for customers

HAYS COUNTY — Aqua Texas is proposing an increase to water and wastewater rates for all customers across the state, including those who use its servi...

August 21, 2024

Main, News, Wimberley

TESPA files formal complaint against Aqua Texas

WIMBERLEY — The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) is taking formal action against Aqua Texas, a utility company that provides wat...

May 8, 2024

Community, Main, News, Wimberley

Wimberley community comes together for water

WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley Community Center had standing room only on Friday, Feb. 9, for a meeting hosted by The Watershed Association and the Trini...

February 14, 2024

Main, News, Wimberley

Aqua Texas negotiates with groundwater district on overpumping fine

WIMBERLEY — Aqua Texas, a water utility company that serves Hays County, was fined approximately $450,000 by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation...

October 4, 2023

Buda, Hays County, News

Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment

By Brittany Kelley

April 30, 2025

BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...

Breaking News, Hays County, Kyle, ...

Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road

By Staff Report

March 18, 2025

KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...

Hays County, News

Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County

By Staff Report

April 2, 2025

AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...

Dripping Springs, Main, News

Three-car collision leaves one dead

By Staff Report

March 12, 2025

DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...

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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography

By Staff Report

April 30, 2025

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...

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